Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Classic Cars Of Jaguar XK120


Car jaguar is one of the luxury car like that in a lot of people in the world. Jaguar XK120 which was first disclosed to the public at the London Motor Show in 1948, and reinvented the sports car with a car with elegant curves, a fantastic chassis, and the price is extraordinary. Became the fastest production car at the time of launch, and only rivalled by a V12 Ferrari 4 times the price.

This is not a combination, and a milestone for Jaguar while the back motor industry with a lot of fanfare after the war. Interestingly, the XK120 really only designed as a test bed that will be displayed at the xk engine, but with orders flooding in the Jaguar is not wasted time and place to the car in full production. Some of the final version released, with a roadster version of a hit among Hollywood stars like Clark Gable. This classic design is still at this time, and in 1999 a car which is in the box office hit Cruel goals, driven by Ryan Phillippe & Reese Witherspoon.

The XK120 was the creation of Sir William Lyons, aka "Mr. Jaguar", and has been supported by the 3442cc power plant that is known xk engine, producing 160bhp, and the XK120 is called tipped as a 120mph top speed. As is expected at the track and success is driven by some of the biggest motor sport legends like Stirling Moss and Ian Appleyard, and helped Jaguar win Le Mans title in several occasions.





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