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The Jaguar XK120 was first shown publicly at the London Motor Show in 1948, and has reinvented the world of sports with the provision of a car with elegant curves, a great chassis and excellent price. This became the fastest production car at the time of launch, and was only compete for Ferrari V12, which was 4 times the price.

These have proved an excellent combination, and has been a milestone for Jaguar, at the same time, a renaissance of the automotive industry, with great fanfare after the war. Interestingly, the XK120 was the only really designed as a test, showing off the XK engine, but with the floods in the task Jaguar is loss of time in the car in full production. Several versions are eventually released, the Roadster version, however, hit Hollywood stars like Clark Gable. It is a classic design for today, and in 1999 presented the car at the box office hit Cruel Intentions, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.

The XK120 was the creation of Sir William Lyons, aka “Mr. Jaguar”, and was powered by the 3442cc engine is called the XK engine which generates 160bhp and XK120 called as a maximum speed of over 120 mph. As was expected, that success on the track and were treated in some more Motorsport legends like Stirling Moss and Ian Apple Yard, and helped Jaguar win Le Mans title several times.