Bobs XK120 Restoration

This is the ongoing story, as it happens, of the restoration of a 1950 Jaguar XK120 open top sports Chassis No 660295 Reg No KRU600. Bought at a house clearance auction in December 2010, its ratty appearance concealed a very straight car with wonderful provenance. It presented the perfect opportunity for me as a serial amateur restorer and is scheduled for completion mid June 2013. Remarkably, the first owner, now 87,is looking forward to being re-united with KRU600 this summer.

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

POST 62 - SEPT 2013 - THE END, ALMOST

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Well, it would seem that I'm just about there and would have to say that I've enjoyed the journey and also enjoyed writing this up a...
Sunday, 1 September 2013

POST 61 - SEPT 2013 - YOU COULD'NT MAKE IT UP !

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The UK classic car rally scene is in full swing with quite literally a choice of events every weekend and for once, the weather has been glo...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013

POST 60 - AUG 2013 - OIL, SPEED AND SEISMOGRAPHY

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My list of jobs to do to completely finish the 120 seems to alternate between forty and fifty items.  Just as soon as I knock one off the li...
Thursday, 8 August 2013

POST 60 ON ITS WAY

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A whole series of events, family happenings, holidays and deadlines for various publications have conspired to slow down this post.  Consequ...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

POST 59 - JULY 2013 - WHEELS BALANCED - OR NOT ?

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Back in January 2012 (Post 21) I moaned about the problems I've always encountered getting wire wheels balanced and on that occasio...
Tuesday, 2 July 2013

POST 58 - JULY 2013 - A POST IN TWO PARTS

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This post will be in two parts, this being the first. The second part will be completed on my return from Poole, Dorset to finally get to me...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013

POST 57 - JUNE 2013 - APPEARS TO BE FINISHED

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When I started this project in April 2011, it seemed perfectly normal to spend some time estimating how long it would take and then to extra...
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As the least likely person I could think of to "blog" and never knowingly having visited one, it came as some surprise to conclude that it was probably the ideal medium to fulfil my requirements, specifically: To produce a permanent photographic and written record of my 120 OTS restoration. Make this available to any one interested in following the project. Allow some level of comment and discussion from other owners / enthusiasts. With some encouragement from friends and family it also seems that an element of humour should be introduced were appropriate.
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