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| 1952 Jaguar XK120, Peter Terrell/Michael Holland, 2017 Tour Auto. |
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Jaguar Cars, Coventry, England. The XK120 was introduced in 1948 and produced until 1954. It was the first car to be powered by the famous 3.4 litre XK straight six engine and was called the 120 because it was capable of over 120mph which made it the fasted production sports car at that time. The 0-60mph time was around 10 seconds. There were three versions including the open roadster seen here, a drop head convertible and a closed coupé version. Early cars were aluminium bodied but later cars were steel. The XK120 was extensively raced and rallied and achieved much success. Victories included the 1950 Tourist trophy, the 1950 & 1951 Alpine rally, In the Tour de France Automobile one finished fifth in 1951.
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