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.
01 / THE STORY
History & context
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
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 sales2015
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
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 16 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source 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 |
THE CONVERSATION
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