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Jaguar XK120 Supersonic

1953Coachwork by Ghia

THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE

Model dossier

Production period
1952–1953
Body style
Coupé
Engine
Inline-6
Type
Limited
Production
3

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR

Coachbuilding, design & conversions

PRICE & SALES RECORD

Vehicle value

Original price
Not documented
Latest recorded sale
USD 2,062,500 2015 · RM Sotheby'sRecorded sale of an example of this model.
Price details & sale history ↗

01 / THE STORY

History & context

No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.

02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY

Specifications & construction

Production & construction

Production
3
Production type
Limited
Production from
1952
Production to
1953
Production notes
Three XK120 Supersonics are documented as the model total. Exact chassis currently identified are 679768 and 675090; the third chassis remains unresolved. XK140 chassis 810827DN must not be included.

Engine & performance

Engine configuration
Inline-6
Specification notes
TECH 2026-10-20 — legacy V8 corrected to the Inline-6 XK120 family layout on Jaguar's official history. Exact Conrero modifications and individual Supersonic tuning remain chassis-specific; no displacement or power is generalized.

Individual vehicle

Documented chassis
2 chassis
  • 679768
  • 675090

Design & manufacture

Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
Ghia
Designer · Documented
Giovanni Savonuzzi
Manufacturer · Documented
Jaguar
Design features · Legacy attribution
Supersonic

05 / VALUE

Value & price history

Recorded sale history

USD · 1 recorded sale

Last sale
USD 2,062,5002015
Highest sale
USD 2,062,5001 recorded sale
Average sale
USD 2,062,500Completed sales only

RECORDED SALES

Recorded sale history

USD

Recorded sale history

USD · 2 dated sales
Scatter plot of completed auction sales. Every point has its own date. The gold line connects recorded prices for the selected currency only; different chassis may be represented. Horizontal positions represent calendar time. Year-only and month-only dates use approximate plotting positions. 2,371,875 2,062,500 1,753,125 2015 USD 2,062,500 · 2015 · RM Sotheby's USD 2,062,500 · 2015 · RM Sotheby's
2015
RM Sotheby's · Chassis not verified
USD 2,062,500

Each point is a completed sale with its own date, in chronological order. Dates are positioned by calendar time, with approximate placement when only a year or month is documented. The connecting line shows observed sales prices in this currency, not an appreciation index: transactions may concern different chassis and specifications. Factory prices and unsold estimates are excluded.

Auction & sale history

Date Venue Chassis Record Status Amount
2015 RM Sotheby's Model-level · chassis not verified Sale price Sold USD 2,062,500
2015 RM Sotheby's Model-level · chassis not verified Sale price Sold USD 2,062,500

Market observations describe documented transactions, estimates or offers. They are not themselves a current valuation of the vehicle.

06 / EVENTS & AWARDS

Events & awards

C d’E Cannes General · From the historical archive
Date
1954
Chassis
General
Pebble Beach General · From the historical archive
Date
2022
Chassis
General

08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE

Archive

References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.

ReferenceSource type
Carrozzieri Italiani — Jaguar XK120 Supersonic www.carrozzieri-italiani.com Exact vehicle editorial
Ultimatecarpage — Jaguar XK120 Ghia Supersonic chassis 679768 www.ultimatecarpage.com Specialist chassis history
Jaguar Classic — XK120 original XK engine (2019) media.jlr.com Manufacturer official heritage

10 / CONNECTED HISTORY

Timeline

Chronological history4 dated records
  1. Unassigned chassis · Event

    C d’E Cannes

  2. Unassigned chassis · Auction

    RM Sotheby's · Sold · USD 2,062,500

  3. Unassigned chassis · Auction

    RM Sotheby's · Sold · USD 2,062,500

  4. Unassigned chassis · Event

    Pebble Beach

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