✦ Shifty Estimate
$70,900
▼ 13.0% · 12 moHigh confidence$39K to $116K
- 12 months median
- $72K
- Market cap
- $541M · 7,631 built
- Sales, 12 months
- 25
- Original MSRP
- $3,345 · ▲ 2020% since
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1948 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
1948 to 1954 · Roadster · 7,631 built
Price history
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75 sales · 20 unsoldmedian $72kupdated Aug 2026
Recent sales
219 sales
1953 · White · 65,000 mi · manual2026-08-24 · WerksGruppe$45,555
1953 · Red · 70,000 mi · manual2026-08-23 · rhb3000aolcom$38,795
19532026-08-15$61,600
19522026-08-14$71,500
19532026-08-14$77,000
19512026-08-13$44,800
1954 · British Racing Green · 63,000 mi · manual2026-08-12 · 911r$105,000
1952 · Red · 4,000 mi · manual2026-07-13 · FantasyJunction$75,000
1954 · Pastel Blue · 90,000 mi2026-06-08 · PrivateCollectionMotors$87,000
1951 · Red · 76,000 mi2026-05-26 · MichaelB$54,000
1950 · manual2026-03-05$156,800
1951 · Suede Green · 20,000 mi2026-02-20 · hymanltd$67,500
1952 · British Racing Green2026-01-28$86,063
1952 · British Racing Green2026-01-28$71,875
1951 · Blue · manual2026-01-22$55,000
1951 · Red · 141 mi · manual2025-12-16 · plasticdr$36,000
1950 · Birch Grey · 15,000 mi · manual2025-11-29 · Abacot$65,000
1953 · Birch Grey · 38,000 mi2025-11-19 · kpelowitz$55,000
1954 · White · 53,000 mi · manual2025-10-28 · Wob$85,555
1953 · Silver · 66,820 mi · manual2025-10-21 · Ramsey-Potts$95,000- 19492025-10-12$212,851
- 19532025-10-03$50,400
1954 · Black · 12,000 mi · manual2025-09-18 · FantasyJunction$78,500- 19512025-09-13$428,266
- 1954 · Cotswold Blue · 57,055 mi2025-09-08$52,222
1954 · Blue · 65,000 mi · manual2025-08-29 · RFord$33,500
1952 · Pastel Green2025-08-16$151,200
1949 · manual2025-08-16$257,600
1954 · Gray · 200 mi · manual2025-08-04 · Cranel11$32,500
1952 · Blue · 92,000 mi · manual2025-07-28 · FantasyJunction$55,005- 19532025-07-11$85,356
1951 · British Racing Green2025-07-08$85,862
1953 · Gray · 5,000 mi · manual2025-07-08 · shultz$65,000
1951 · Brown · 46,000 mi2025-07-02 · Wob$130,000
1951 · Black · 46,000 mi2025-07-01 · GenauAutoWerks$70,120
1953 · Green · 170 mi2025-05-25 · BillKenney$80,000
1952 · Green · 41,000 mi · manual2025-04-22 · casciomotors$70,000
1954 · White · 30,000 mi · manual2025-04-12 · Carofyourdreams$85,507
1950 · Gray · 78,000 mi · manual2025-04-04 · PrivateCollectionMotors$152,500
1950 · Gray · 14,000 mi · manual2025-03-26 · poppysclassiccarstorage$88,000
1950 · manual2025-03-06$224,000
1950 · Old English White2025-02-28$89,600- 19522025-02-06$83,398
1954 · White · 700 mi2025-01-28 · fiminod$116,000- 19532025-01-25$90,000
- 1950 · Silver · manual2025-01-24$69,300
1953 · Gray · 31,000 mi · manual2024-11-11 · racer355$85,000
1953 · Red · 200 mi · manual2024-11-05 · Mrslate$30,000
1952 · White · 2,400 mi · manual2024-09-29 · Pstone1$48,000
1954 · Blue · 61,000 mi · manual2024-09-21 · FantasyJunction$69,456
1952 · Red · 1,500 mi · manual2024-09-14 · iLussoOC$72,222- 19502024-09-07$151,478
1953 · Gray · 53,000 mi · manual2024-09-02 · Bamabud$60,000
1952 · White · 42,000 mi · manual2024-08-19$82,836- 1951 · Black · 80,797 mi2024-08-03$78,203
1951 · Blue · 41,000 mi · manual2024-06-27 · TDA65$75,000
1953 · Green · other2024-06-20 · racer355$125,000
1954 · White · 5,000 mi2024-05-22 · ReimelMC$55,000- 1954 · 12,640 mi2024-05-10$86,771
1951 · Red · 4,238 mi · manual2024-05-09 · Cason_Vogel$37,500- 19512024-04-14$68,585
- 1952 · black · 3,312 mi · manual2024-03-14$109,994
- 1953 · Blue · 31,150 mi2024-03-08$71,882
1950 · Gray · 82,000 mi · manual2024-02-20 · CollectorCarVault$89,999
1954 · White · 87,484 mi · manual2024-01-18 · Barto_Watkins$45,000
1954 · Gray · 84,000 mi2024-01-17 · coolcatz2$140,000
1949 · Green · 68,000 mi2024-01-10 · Carsasart$101,000- 1951 · Santorini Black · 1,200 mi2024-01-03$134,850
- 1953 · White · 28,788 mi · manual2023-12-27$60,000
1953 · Red · 17,000 mi2023-12-16 · Drbanzai$50,000
1950 · White · 53,000 mi · manual2023-12-09 · dmorash2a$60,000
1952 · White · 700 mi2023-11-30 · racer355$74,000- 1952 · unknown · manual2023-11-29$52,179
1952 · Red2023-11-20 · mcqueens$45,000
1954 · Black · 40,000 mi · manual2023-09-23 · fiminod$99,999- 1950 · Silver · 7,723 mi2023-09-12$69,447
1954 · Deep red2023-08-19$143,360
1954 · Black2023-08-19$151,200
1949 · Red2023-08-19$190,400
1954 · White · 13,000 mi2023-08-07 · Veneeshun$77,000
1950 · White · 53,000 mi2023-06-19 · Swingandamiss$175,550
1952 · Red · 22,000 mi · manual2023-06-03 · Freewiley$65,500
1952 · Battleship Grey2023-05-20$418,810- 1951 · Pastel Blue Metallic · 72,097 mi2023-05-15$102,000
1954 · Blue · 347 mi2023-04-19 · M.May$60,000
1953 · White · 62,000 mi · manual2023-04-07 · boardhoarder$81,000
1953 · Red · 17,000 mi2023-03-30 · Drbanzai$71,000- 1951 · British Racing Green · 550 mi2023-03-24$118,524
1954 · manual2023-03-02$100,800- 1952 · RED · manual2023-01-28$86,900
1954 · British Racing Green2023-01-26$120,400
1953 · Red · 11,000 mi2022-12-18 · AutoAppraise$70,000
1950 · Red · manual2022-12-01 · ChristopherPotempa$33,000
1952 · Yellow · 18,000 mi · manual2022-11-25 · RPExotics$311,111- 1953 · Green · 34,120 mi · manual2022-11-21$100,000
1951 · Green · 52,000 mi2022-11-08 · Allan1952$115,000
1954 · Red2022-10-31 · 54XK120SE$30,000
1954 · Pastel Blue2022-10-29$89,600
1950 · Red · 17,000 mi2022-09-11 · Billhubenthal$121,900
1950 · Pastel Blue2022-08-20$190,400
1949 · manual2022-08-20$257,600
1954 · Red · 3,500 mi · manual2022-08-07 · Galis$105,000
1954 · Green · 402 mi · manual2022-06-16 · bradh264$121,000
1951 · Red · 44,000 mi2022-06-09 · Raffi$73,500
1953 · Gray · 30,000 mi2022-05-29 · Match84G$95,000
1953 · Black2022-03-20 · johnnypels$25,250
1954 · Red2022-03-05$126,000
1953 · Silver2022-02-23$78,100- 1953 · BRITISH RACING GREEN · manual2022-01-29$108,900
- 1953 · SILVER · manual2022-01-29$165,000
19542022-01-24$47,300
1954 · Red · manual2022-01-11 · CPRT$42,500
1954 · Red · 2,000 mi · manual2021-12-23 · TreasuredMotorcars$88,000
1954 · Red · 38,000 mi2021-12-22 · Slumlord57$66,000
1951 · Red · 31,000 mi · manual2021-12-04 · mailbox5209$39,750- 1950 · Blue · 2,279 mi2021-12-03$84,966
1954 · Green · 7,000 mi · manual2021-10-25 · RFSportsCars$105,000
1953 · silver2021-09-17$184,000
1950 · British Racing Green · 65,419 mi · manual2021-09-16$90,619
1952 · Gray · 81,000 mi · manual2021-09-16 · vbogetti$40,250
1954 · Gray · 672 mi · manual2021-08-27 · DriveThru$125,000
1952 · Gray · 18,000 mi · manual2021-08-20 · Johnjag$88,288
1953 · Red · 44,000 mi · manual2021-08-13 · jagnut54$84,000
1950 · Green · 23,000 mi · manual2021-08-06 · MAR305$73,200- 1952 · 20,460 mi2021-07-17$34,244
1951 · Green · manual2021-05-25$84,996
1954 · British Racing Green2021-05-22$109,200
1953 · White2021-05-17 · SusanH$51,000
1954 · British Racing Green · 23,398 mi · manual2021-04-29$95,599- 19522021-04-23$92,969
1954 · Red · 21,000 mi · manual2021-04-18 · ivanthecarnut$72,000
1950 · Gray · 9,400 mi2021-04-17 · dinodo$199,652
1954 · Green · 37,552 mi · manual2021-04-05$92,373
1950 · Green2021-02-28$111,998
1954 · Pastel Blue2021-01-22$95,200- 19522021-01-21$120,000
1953 · Gray · 600 mi · manual2021-01-21 · sunseekersixty$92,000
1954 · Yellow · 62,000 mi · manual2020-11-23 · AutomotiveRestorations$91,000
1953 · Green · 25,000 mi · manual2020-11-17 · tobrien222$64,000
19542020-10-26$67,100- 19542020-10-11$162,771
1951 · Gray · 54,000 mi2020-09-22 · helgin$65,000
1954 · Green · 22,000 mi · manual2020-09-15 · justinbsc$105,000
19542020-09-05$91,300
19522020-09-05$77,000
1950 · Suede Green2020-08-15$165,000
1953 · Gray · 34,000 mi · manual2020-07-30 · regnis478$105,000
1953 · Gray · 42,000 mi2020-07-15 · jonjags$139,955
1954 · Gray · 700 mi · manual2020-06-16 · johnnyvett$124,000
19502020-06-11$82,386- 19542020-05-30$86,218
1952 · Dark blue2020-05-29$137,500
1953 · Blue · 47,000 mi · manual2020-04-30 · billo317$94,000
1952 · Gray · 79,000 mi2020-04-22 · DSFM2005$104,000
1952 · Yellow · 18,000 mi · manual2020-04-10 · racer355$276,000
1950 · Black2020-03-28$143,000
1953 · White · 69,000 mi · manual2020-03-27 · cascadia$15,050
1954 · Black2020-03-16 · thelastdetailchicago$170,000
1954 · Green · 13,000 mi · manual2020-03-09 · JENRUSS$78,000
1953 · Yellow · 55,000 mi2020-02-14 · FastnClassics$72,390- 1952 · BLACK · manual2020-01-18$77,000
1953 · manual2020-01-17$100,800
1953 · manual2020-01-17$70,000- 19522020-01-16$120,000
- 1951 · WHITE · manual2020-01-16$42,900
1952 · Brown · 65,000 mi · manual2019-10-09 · bayern53$65,000- 19512019-10-07$54,320
1953 · Black · 85,000 mi · manual2019-09-30 · mjcromer$59,500- 19502019-09-29$100,690
1950 · Old English White2019-09-21$104,013
1952 · White · 63,000 mi2019-09-19 · Dikavik$85,000
1954 · Black · 69,000 mi · manual2019-08-21 · MalamutAutoMuseum$95,000
1950 · Pastel Blue2019-08-17$207,200
1949 · Blue Sheen2019-08-17$357,000
1953 · Black · 46,000 mi · manual2019-08-15 · Marv1953$55,555- 19502019-07-05$163,189
1953 · White · 4,000 mi · manual2019-05-16 · Dean_Laumbach$86,000
1954 · Primer2019-04-29 · JaGr7$28,750
1953 · Black2019-04-12$117,172
19542019-04-12$110,663
1952 · Red · 51,000 mi2019-03-26 · DSFM2005$56,789
1953 · Red · 69,000 mi · manual2019-03-22 · Dimamax007$96,200
1954 · Creme · 11,000 mi · manual2019-03-14 · cshai$62,500
19532019-03-09$64,400- 1952 · 700 mi2019-02-07$120,682
1953 · Light metallic blue2019-02-06$115,307- 19502019-01-17$95,200
1952 · Primer2018-11-15 · spclarkh$20,000- 1953 · 5,750 mi2018-10-08$76,720
- 1953 · 13,000 mi2018-09-08$650,500
- 19512018-09-08$142,134
- 19512018-08-24$84,000
- 19512018-07-13$98,685
1954 · Primer2018-07-10 · JaGr7$31,000
1954 · Green · 46,000 mi · other2018-06-13 · mmurphy$120,000
1954 · Blue · 90,000 mi · manual2018-06-01 · matts7368$69,500
1953 · Green · 67,000 mi · manual2018-04-24 · Cbrenza$72,500
19522018-04-07$82,500- 1954 · 1,500 mi2018-03-18$131,658
1950 · Squadron Blue2018-03-09$106,400
1952 · manual2018-03-09$93,500
1953 · manual2018-03-09$110,000
1952 · Bronze2018-01-19$84,000- 19542017-10-28$127,655
- 19512017-06-30$140,033
- 19532017-06-04$14,300
- 19532017-02-09$106,920
- 19502016-10-03$82,500
- 19522016-09-10$68,792
- 1952 · 1,100 mi2016-06-24$101,600
- 1953 · 10 mi2016-05-13$7,824,600
- 1952 · 91,000 mi2016-03-10$85,800
1954$98,000
1950$252,000
1951$112,000
1953$112,000
1954$103,600
1950$229,600
1951$134,400
Specifications
- Engine
- Inline-6 DOHC, 3.4L
- Power
- 160 hp
- Torque
- 195 lb-ft
- 0 to 60
- 10s
- Top speed
- 120 mph
- Transmission
- Manual
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Curb weight
- 2,856 lb
- Production
- 7,631 units
- Original MSRP
- $3,345
- Designer
- William Lyons
Common questions
How much does a Jaguar XK120 Roadster cost?
A 1948 Jaguar XK120 Roadster cost $3,345 new. Over the past 12 months, 25 have sold publicly at a median of $71,500. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $70,900. Cars have changed hands anywhere from $39,396 to $115,600, depending on mileage, color, and history.
What is a 1948 Jaguar XK120 Roadster worth today?
The Shifty Estimate is $70,900, down 13.0% over the past 12 months. Confidence is high: 25 public sales in a year gives a firm read.
Is a Jaguar XK120 Roadster a good investment?
It has appreciated 2020% against its $3,345 list price. Values are down 13.0% over the past 12 months. Only 7,631 were built. The caution is spread, not direction: across the sales we have on file, prices ran from $14,300 to $7,824,600, and mileage explains most of that.
What has a Jaguar XK120 Roadster sold for at auction?
The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:
- $45,555Aug 24, 2026White · 65,000 mi
- $38,795Aug 23, 2026Red · 70,000 mi
- $61,600Aug 15, 2026
William Lyons' XK120 revolutionized sports car design when it debuted at the 1948 London Motor Show. Originally intended as a limited-production showcase for Jaguar's new twin-cam inline-six, overwhelming demand led to 7,631 roadsters being built over six years. The 120 mph top speed—unheard of for a production car under $4,000—came courtesy of the advanced 3.4-liter XK engine that would power Jaguars for decades. Early cars featured hand-formed aluminum bodies over ash frames, while later examples used steel construction. The roadster's pure lines and dramatic proportions established the template for British sports cars. Today, XK120 roadsters represent the most accessible entry into serious Jaguar collecting, with restored examples offering genuine 120-mph performance wrapped in timeless style. Racing provenance adds significant value, as many competed successfully in period.