Jaguar XK120
, Posted in: Jaguar, Author: admin (May 16, 2009)
The Jaguar XK 120 was announced publicly in London Motor Show in 1948, and reinvented the world of race car with a handset, the remaining chassis and a good price. This is the fastest production car at the time of the publication, and was Rivalles only by Ferrari V12 What is 4 times the price.
Proved to be an unbeatable combination, and a milestone for Jaguar, despite the recovery in the automotive industry with great pomp after the war. Interestingly, the XK120 is really just a test designed to show the XK, but with orders flooding in Jaguar and waste time in the car throughout the production. Different versions were later released, while the roadster version is a hit with Hollywood stars like Clark Gable. It is still a classic design, and in 1999 the car appeared to Blockbuster “cruel intentions” by Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon Director.
The XK 120 was the creation of Sir William Lyons, aka “Mr. Jaguar” and was nicknamed Central XK powered 3442cc engine produces 160bhp and the XK 120 has the highest impact speed of 120 mph notified. As expected, it is success in track and was by some of the biggest Legends motor sport like Stirling Moss and Ian Appleyard, Jaguar moved and carried the title of Le Mans a few times.