In the Beginning

Even though Jaguars are solitary animals and don't run in a pack or herd or pride, I've added another one to my pride.  I currently own 2 XJS's, 4 XK8's, 1 XKE and now an XK120.  Stupid auction sites, this time it was Bring A Trailer instead of eBay but the result is the same, I now have another project.  Well, my Caddy project gets put away for now and the corvette will slow down a little because I'd much rather work on a Jaguar.

I have to say, at least I went into this one with eyes wide open.  Bob did a great job of showing what was included and the shape of the car.  Not sure how long the link works but here it is: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-jaguar-xk120-drop-head-coupe-5/

When you buy 1 car that is in 3 pieces, I think you might be certifiable.  Well, call me crazy because it is mine.  For the most part, a numbers matching car.  The engine block is not original but the rest is.  Not that this is overly important to me.  if you read the introduction, you know that I want to enjoy my car, not make it a trailer queen.  I doubt I will ever want to sell it so it doesn't matter for resell value either.  I am much more concerned with having to track down all the little pieces to complete the puzzle.  With the 190 pictures, from what I can tell, most of those are there.

While I love my E-type, I sometime wish it was a convertible.  Living in Northern Nevada, there are MANY days each year when its nice to drop the top and go for a cruise.  With the price of OTS XKE's, I just can't bring myself to buy one, nor do I like the lines as much as the FHC (or 2+2).  Also being a unibody car, I'm not as excited about buying one that is rusted out.  So, along comes this DHC XK120.  Having amassed a lot of metal working tools, bolstered my welding and fabrication skills, I think I'm up to the challenge.

I guess we'll see.