The auction house Bonhams auctioned 2013 a similar Jaguar XK 120 Roadster in racing trim for about 850.000,- Euro!
The Jaguar XK 120 was built from 1948-1954 and was available as OTS (Open Two-Seater), FHC (Fixed Head Coupé) and DHC (Drop Head Coupé). If it is not a racing car like this one, he had an engine with 3442 cc, 119 kW and drove a top speed of about 193 km/h.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…