Chassis No. 660792

Engine No. W 3112-7

Gearbox No. JH 574

Body No. F 2878

According to information from Jaguar historian John Elmgreen, chassis no. 660792 was originally dispatched on June 12, 1951, to Jaguar dealer Brysons of Melbourne, Australia, and first registered that August to a buyer in the state of Victoria. It went on to change hands among a number of Australian buyers, having been raced for several years, before being acquired as a former race car by Karl Robertson in 1990.

An Australian designer for the Ford Motor Company and passionate sports and rally car enthusiast, Mr. Robertson had by this point moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, with his family; the XK 120 traveled with them, participating in a number of concours as well as the Oldtimer Rallye. It then again followed the family to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1992. Along the way, the numbers-matching car was meticulously restored by Mr. Robertson, in red with black leather interior, Wilton carpeting, and the original gauges. In the spirit of the Works Le Mans competitors, the XK 120 was restored with the Brooklands aeroscreens and competition external fuel filler found on the car from its period racing days. Also mounted were one of only ten sets of Dunlop steel wheels, drilled and finned by Ajax Wheels in Melbourne for Australian Jaguar racer Don Busch. Mr. Robertson and his family enjoyed both showing and driving the XK 120 extensively on both sides of the Atlantic. It eventually achieved an average of 99.99 points in JCNA concours judging, as well as earning Overall Best Jaguar in the USA, Competition Class, at the 1995 JCNA National Championship.

Jim Taylor acquired the XK 120 from Mr. Robertson in 2008 and has maintained it as part of his stable of outstanding Jaguars ever since. Recording 17,105 miles at the time of cataloging, it remains in highly attractive cosmetic order and retains the original engine with a non-matching head, although the original cylinder head accompanies the car.

The Robertson XK 120 is among the most unique of its kind – lovingly restored and presented, with numerous special features, as enjoyed by a true enthusiast.