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The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since SS 100 production ended in 1939. The XK120 was launched in open two-seater or (US) roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a testbed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine designed by Jaguar Chief Engineer William Heynes .
The Jaguar C-Type (officially called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. The "C" stands for "competition". The car combined the running gear of the contemporary, road-proven XK120, with a lightweight tubular frame designed by Jaguar Chief Engineer William Heynes, and an aerodynamic aluminium body, jointly developed by William Heynes, R J (Bob ...
The first production use of the XK straight-6 was in the 1948 Jaguar XK120, which used the 3,441 cc (3.4 L; 210.0 cu in) version with a bore x stroke of 83 mm × 106 mm (3.27 in × 4.17 in). It had an iron block without cylinder liners and aluminium cylinder head .
The Jaguar XK is a two-door 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 1996–2012 and by Jaguar Land Rover from 2013–2014 in hatchback coupé and convertible body styles, across two generations. The XK was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996 and was discontinued in July 2014.
Clark Gable's 1949 Jaguar XK120 Roadster. Jaguar XK120: 1948–53 12,064 in a single generation. [253] United Kingdom Jaguar C-Type. Jaguar C-Type: 1950–53 54 in a single generation. [253] United Kingdom Jaguar D-Type. Jaguar D-Type: 1954–56 87 in a single generation, also accounts for 16 Jaguar XKSS. [254] United Kingdom Jaguar Mark 1 ...
The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as the successor to the XK120.Upgrades included more interior space, improved brakes, rack and pinion steering, increased suspension travel, and telescopic shock absorbers instead of the older lever arm design.
We explore Jaguar's self-induced production pause and what it might really mean for the storied but troubled British marque.
First production car 1949 Jaguar XK120: 200.5 km/h (124.6 mph) [4] 3,442 cc (210.0 cu in) inline-6 119 kW (162 PS; 160 hp) 12,000 Some publications cite the XK120's timed top speed as almost 214 km/h (133 mph) in 1949. [5] The XK120 that achieved this speed was a tuned prototype, not a production car.