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The Jaguar XK120 was a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1948
and 1954. It was the first post-war sports car from the marque,
succeeding the SS 100 which ended production in 1940 with the start of
the war in Britain. The XK120 was launched at the 1948 London Motor
Show as a test bed and show vehicle to highlight the new Jaguar XK
engine. The car caused a sensation, which persuaded William Lyons to
put it into production as a standard model.
The first cars manufactured in 1948 and 1949 had hand built aluminum
bodies on an ash frame. Jaguar built 240 of these alloy bodied cars
prior to moving to a more mass production XK120 in order to meet the
demand for this popular model. With the 1950 model year a production
version had a steel pressed body with alloy doors, bonnet, and trunk
skin. Other features included torsion bar front suspension, and a
removable windscreen.
Power came from a dual overhead cam 3.4 L straight-6 engine, Jaguar's
famous XK engine. With an alloy cylinder head and twin side draft SU
carburators, the XK engine was very advanced for a mass produced unit,
developing 160 bhp with the standard 8:1 compression ratio. This same
basic design of the XK engine was used in 3.8L and 4.2L versions into
the late 1980s.
The XK120 name referred to the vehicle's impressive 120 mph (193 km/h)
top speed - even faster with the windscreen removed - and at the time
of its launch it was the world's fastest standard production car[1].
It was available as a coupe (FHC or Fixed Head Coupe, introduced in
1951), convertible (DHC or Drop Head Coupe, 1953), or the original
roadster (OTS or Open Two Seater). An XK120 FHC can claim the only
import win in NASCAR when it won NASCAR's first road race at Linden
Airport, New Jersey, June 13th, 1954 with Al Keller at the wheel.
Earlier in the year, on 31 January / 1 February, an XK120 Coupe driven
by Mrs D Anderson, Chas Swinburne and Bill Pitt had won the first 24
hour car race to be held in Australia, the 1954 Mt. Druitt 24 Hours
Road Race.
The Roadster had a very light weight canvas top and removable side
curtains screwed to the doors, which had no external handle - to open
them you reached through the screen to pull a cord on the inside. It
also had a removeable windscreen, which could be removed so that
"aeroscreens" could be fitted. The DHC or Drop Head Coupe
had a padded top and roll up windows. Both the FHC and DHC had an
elegant wood veneer dash, whereas the roadster's was leather. All
models were manufactured with spats to cover the back wheel arch which
enhanced the streamlined look, but when optional (from 1951) wire
wheels were fitted, the spats had to be removed to make room for the
hub spinners. There was also an M version (called SE for Special
Equipment in England) which included increased power, stiffer
suspension, dual exhaust, and wire wheels.
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rumn8tr 29 months ago | reply
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Jean-Louis POTIER 22 months ago | reply
superbe auto et très belle photo !
~Minnea~ 22 months ago | reply
Well spotted! Great shot.
Jason Collin 20 months ago | reply
I like the tight framing of the shot and the excellent sharpness. I would have liked to have known more about making the shot in addition to the history of the car you provided.
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Luke A. Bunker 20 months ago | reply
Gorgeous capture and fantastic processing!
wjpostma 16 months ago | reply
a beautiful car and beautiful reflections on the body of it, nice!
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vegeta25 14 months ago | reply
This is a good angle and like the composition also!
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oOo Bev oOo 14 months ago | reply
o0o and I live not far from the Jag Plant ... Browns Lane
in Coventry ... home of the Jag ... or was ...;-)) great
picture ... wonderful reflections and a wow of a car oOo
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oOo Bev oOo 14 months ago | reply
o0o oooooh I love this car oOo
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pacrupi 4 months ago | reply
Saw this on Jalopnik.com today (in article about car myths). What a terrific shot, I love how you accentuate the lines in the old Jag's flanks.
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