1949 Jaguar XK120

approx 12,000 built

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Power160 bhp

Engine3.4L twin-cam straight-six

Production runapprox 12,000

The world's fastest production car of its day and the debut of Jaguar's immortal XK engine.

Typical

£75,000

for a good example

Range

£45,000 to £200,000

body style (roadster>coupe), rare early alloy roadsters premium, condition, matching-numbers

For sale now

~19

public listings

regulara dozen or more a year · Last notable sale: 1952 XK120 SE ~£45k (US$61k), Bring a Trailer, 12 Jun 2026

Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.

Mechanically easy to keep alive; alloy-body work is specialist and expensive, so bodywork drives restoration cost and value.

SpecialistsSNG BarrattMoss MotorsP&K Thornton RestorationsMonocoque Metalworks

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