Jaguar XK120
A sports car that reached 120 miles an hour, more than any other production car when it appeared.
The XK120 was shown in London in 1948 and was meant as a small series, but demand was so great that it was put into full production. Its engine was used in Jaguars for more than forty years.
Materials: Steel chassis, aluminium and later steel body; six-cylinder engine
Manufacture: Made in Coventry; the first bodies were aluminium.
The long bonnet and the wings that run in one long curve.
The narrow oval grille.