Jaguar XK120 OTS | 1950

Jaguar XK120 OTS | 1950

Highlights:

– 3.4-litre straight-six petrol engine, 4-speed manual transmission, twin SU carburettors

– Open Two-Seater (OTS) body, the sporting roadster variant of Jaguar’s landmark XK120

– Presented in silver with a red leather interior

– Chrome wire wheels

– Full weather equipment, including soft top and side-screens

The seller offers for sale this 1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS, powered by a 3.4-litre straight-six engine, paired with a 4-speed manual transmission. Finished in silver with a contrasting red leather interior, this XK120 presents as a correctly detailed example of Jaguar’s early post-war sports car, riding on chrome wire wheels and equipped with its full weather equipment, including soft top and side-screens for open-air motoring in all conditions. The car carries the sporting Open Two-Seater body style, the purest and lightest of the XK120’s original body variants, with cutaway doors, a low windscreen and minimal brightwork that let the flowing lines of the bodywork speak for themselves.

Unveiled at the 1948 London Motor Show, the XK120 caused a sensation as the fastest production car of its day, its name referencing a claimed top speed of 120 mph. Power came from Jaguar’s newly developed twin-cam XK straight-six engine, a unit so capable that it would go on to serve the marque for over four decades, powering everything from saloons to Le Mans-winning racers. The Open Two-Seater, offered from launch alongside the later fixed-head and drophead coupé versions, remains the model most closely associated with the XK120’s competition pedigree and is widely regarded among collectors as the most desirable of the three body styles. With its flowing, curvaceous lines, generous performance for the era and genuine significance as the car that established Jaguar as a maker of world-class sports cars, a well-presented XK120 OTS such as this one continues to be highly sought after on the classic car market.

Condition of the bodywork & paint

4 — Very Good. Clean with minimal wear; might need minor replacements for small missing or broken parts.

Condition of the interior

4 — Very Good. Displays only minimal wear and can hit the road any time.

Technical condition

4 — Very Good. Mechanically solid, with potential for minor servicing.

Overall condition

4 — Very Good. Displays only minimal wear and can hit the road any time.

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This car is currently located in: Antwerp province, Belgium.

This car drives, brakes and shifts.

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