Yes, this WAS the car for me! There it was sitting in the driveway of its proud new owner; a beautiful 1953 Jaguar XK120 Special Equipment Fixed Head Coupe, but regrettably it was owned by another - Damn!!! It was exactly what I wanted; complete and totally original except for the body paint work (currently a Light Metallic Green, which looked smart, but in the engine compartment, it's original colour - wait for it - British Racing Green; absolutely perfect!). In addition, it had the Biscuit coloured upholstery, a perfect combination.
The car was last registered in Hollywood in 1972, and had been stored there ever since. As a result, there were a few small dents in the front and rear bodywork, the chrome work showed minor pitting in a number of areas, the original wiring was pretty suspect, and the original upholstery was quite dilapidated; amazingly, the original Pirelli cross ply tyres remained inflated!
How could I own this magnificent car? Well of course, I couldn't, so I enquired with the advertiser if he could obtain as similar one for me. "Not much hope" he retorted, "unrestored cars in that condition are very rare" - Damn, Damn!! At least he agreed to keep an eye out for me.

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