Jaguar XK120 a Classic Cars
- 05.19.10
- Jaguar, Classic Cars
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Jaguar XK 120 was the first time publicly on the London Motor Show in 1948 showed, and redefine the world of sport invented by a car with elegant curves, a chassis and a very impressive price. He was nominated for the fastest mass-produced vehicle at launch, and was only the Ferrari V12, was 4 times the price.
This proved to be an unbeatable combination, and was a milestone for Jaguar, while the renaissance of the automotive industry, with great pomp after the war. Interestingly, the XK 120 actually appears only as a testbed for the development of the XK engine, but continued with orders flooding in Jaguar wasted no time and the car in full production. Several versions were later released, with the roadster version will be a coup among Hollywood stars like Clark Gable. There is still a classic design today, and in 1999 drove the car in the box office hit Cruel Intentions presented by Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.
The XK 120 was the creation of Sir William Lyons, aka “Mr. Jaguar”, and led by the 3442cc power plant called the XK engine producing 160bhp and the XK 120, which is the maximum speed of 120 mph equipped names. As expected, it was a success on the field and was led by some of the largest motor sport legends like Stirling Moss and Ian Appleyard, and helped Jaguar won the Le Mans track repeatedly.


