Jaguar XK120 DHC

[Klassiekerrally]

This Jag is almost ready. The rarest model of the XK120/140/150 series. A true stunner...

Short vid (no top quality...) and a lot of pics of the (almost complete) restoration. Enjoy!

Edited by Klassiekerrally on Sunday 10th February 11:33

[Jderh]

The link isnt working but the car sounds wonderful!

[Klassiekerrally]

Oh bugger... Try this one: http://www.klassiekerrally.nl
It's on the frontpage, can't miss it...

[lowdrag]

Rarest model? Not by a long chalk! 1471 LHD drophead 120's were made and 294 RHD. Now if you want a 3.8 roadster (not DHC) XK150 auto then only one was made! The acknowledged rarest today of all the XK series is the 3.8S XK150 roadster RHD. 16 made in all but finding a 120 FHC RHD is also very tough. Very few survive out of the 194 made.

[Klassiekerrally]

lowdrag said:

Rarest model? Not by a long chalk! 1471 LHD drophead 120's were made and 294 RHD. Now if you want a 3.8 roadster (not DHC) XK150 auto then only one was made! The acknowledged rarest today of all the XK series is the 3.8S XK150 roadster RHD. 16 made in all but finding a 120 FHC RHD is also very tough. Very few survive out of the 194 made.

True, but I was referring to the coachwork, not the engine spec or LHD/RHD version.

[Forthright MC]

now that is wonderful to see!
great links, looks like it went through a very extensive resto indeed and the end result appears to be a really tasty looking example now indeed
always were really luverly looking machines those 120's IMO
top job indeed!

Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 10th February 12:04

[lowdrag]

Here's another rather unique XK! One as you can see I took at the NEC for the 60th anniversary exhibition and the other last year when I came across the car again

[Klassiekerrally]

lowdrag said:

Here's another rather unique XK! One as you can see I took at the NEC for the 60th anniversary exhibition and the other last year when I came across the car again

That looks very special indeed! Can you tell me more about it?

[lowdrag]

The car was specially built in the 1950's and for many years lived in Surrey. I don't know who built it but will shortly be speaking to the owner about it. It has four seats which to me denotes he had it done when he had a young family perhaps?

[a8hex]

lowdrag said:

The car was specially built in the 1950's and for many years lived in Surrey. I don't know who built it but will shortly be speaking to the owner about it. It has four seats which to me denotes he had it done when he had a young family perhaps?

Of course if you want "strange" XK150s there is also an estate variant kicking about. The one I knew about was dubbed a "foxbat" but googling for some more info on it I came across a second one which looks better. The foxbat basically had the back of a Morry thou traveller spliced into the rear of the 150. The second one on

http://www.blenheimgang.com/forum/index.php?showto...

looks more resolved.

[wehavsound]

my grandpa built the xk150 foxbat. he wanted a fast get away car which could also fit his two dogs in the back. a couple of years ago it was in france...although not positive of its whereabouts at present.

[mph]

Another rare XK. The Rixon Bucknall Special. Built on an XK140 chassis supplied new by Jaguar. The only time Jaguar supplied a new chassis I believe.

[Klassiekerrally]

mph said:

Another rare XK. The Rixon Bucknall Special. Built on an XK140 chassis supplied new by Jaguar. The only time Jaguar supplied a new chassis I believe.

This can be considered a special coachbuilt Jag then? Or was it built long after the chassis was supplied?

To be honest I wouldn't give it another look if I didn't know what is was... Sorry! ops:

Edited by Klassiekerrally on Sunday 25th May 19:17

[mph]

Klassiekerrally said:

mph said:

Another rare XK. The Rixon Bucknall Special. Built on an XK140 chassis supplied new by Jaguar. The only time Jaguar supplied a new chassis I believe.

This can be considered a special coachbuilt Jag then? Or was it built long after the chassis was supplied?

To be honest I wouldn't give it another look if I didn't know what is was... Sorry! ops:

No problem.I like it.

Coachbuilt Jag - built new in 1956. Owners idea (colonel Rixon Bucknall a well known motoring enthusist) was for the best of both worlds i.e. vintage looks and modern performance. Featured in Autosport 1957.

Very high spec. i.e. C type spec. engine, C.R. gearbox, scintilla magneto, borrani rims, armstrong selectaride shocks,competition seats,magnesium alloy body,limited slip diff, marchal headlamps etc. etc. Nice dash too..

[mph]

Klassiekerrally said:

mph said:

Another rare XK. The Rixon Bucknall Special. Built on an XK140 chassis supplied new by Jaguar. The only time Jaguar supplied a new chassis I believe.

This can be considered a special coachbuilt Jag then? Or was it built long after the chassis was supplied?

To be honest I wouldn't give it another look if I didn't know what is was... Sorry! ops:

No problem.I like it.

Coachbuilt Jag - built new in 1956. Owners idea (colonel Rixon Bucknall a well known motoring enthusist) was for the best of both worlds i.e. vintage looks and modern performance. Featured in Autosport 1957.

Very high spec. i.e. C type spec. engine, C.R. gearbox, scintilla magneto, borrani rims, armstrong selectaride shocks,competition seats,magnesium alloy body,limited slip diff, marchal headlamps etc. etc. Nice dash too..

[lowdrag]

Ah, the Rixon Bucknall special. A while since I've seen it. It was written up a year or so back in Classic & Sports Car after it changed hands. I remember it went on the JDC E type register's 30th anniversary tour in 1991. If I'm right the registration is RB 1916 or something like that.

[mph]

The registration is RB 1903 which was Rixon Bucknall's year of birth.

[lowdrag]

I sadly admit I didn't like it in 1991 nor do I like it now. The proportions seem wrong and it has a 1930's flavour with more modern mechanicals. The shape seems all wrong being quite a wide car with a squashed grille, almost square in shape. Why square fly screens and not the usual half moon shape? The whole car just seems a mish mash with no real proportion. Guess ther owner likes it though!

[Klassiekerrally]

lowdrag said:

I sadly admit I didn't like it in 1991 nor do I like it now. The proportions seem wrong and it has a 1930's flavour with more modern mechanicals. The shape seems all wrong being quite a wide car with a squashed grille, almost square in shape. Why square fly screens and not the usual half moon shape? The whole car just seems a mish mash with no real proportion. Guess ther owner likes it though!

That's why I wouldn't give it a second look. It has too much 'kit car' flavour to be taken serious IMHO...

[mph]

I've no idea why the aero screens are square but they were fitted in period.

I agree it isn't the most beautiful object, but as the owner I have to love it!

It is certainly a lot more fun to drive than a standard XK.

It's featured in the May edition of Jaguar World.