And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The XK 120 was the most beautiful car prior to the XKE. I always imagined the designers patterned the shape from a woman lying on her side draped in heavyweight silk. Just beautiful.
Beautiful car, a bit over restored and several non-original additions: vents in front wings were not introduced until early 1952; Jaguar never ran spats (fender skirts) with wire wheels, because wires used knock off-hubs which would not fit under the spats; wire wheels were not available prior to 1953; the badges on the front fenders & spats are gilding the lily! Can't put my finger on it, but the lines of that top do not look right. Just FYI, I owned an early 1952 XK120 OTS (roadster) for 20 years and I'm a former JCNA judge. I can see a few other nits to pick as well.
Pretty nice, but it need a platinum blonde in something slinky to complete it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of great things came out in 1951, including me and Rush Limbo. :-)
ReplyDeleteDitto
DeleteStandard crystal ashtray.
ReplyDeletework of art. too bad there is no where for your legs if your 6' or more.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design.
ReplyDeleteThe XK 120 was the most beautiful car prior to the XKE. I always imagined the designers patterned the shape from a woman lying on her side draped in heavyweight silk. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat flow! What grace! What a posterior!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning lines, great color.
ReplyDeletePark it next to a Cybertruck and see which one 99% would select.
The Cybertruck. No place to plug in your phone in that Jaguar.
DeleteBeautiful car, a bit over restored and several non-original additions: vents in front wings were not introduced until early 1952; Jaguar never ran spats (fender skirts) with wire wheels, because wires used knock off-hubs which would not fit under the spats; wire wheels were not available prior to 1953; the badges on the front fenders & spats are gilding the lily! Can't put my finger on it, but the lines of that top do not look right. Just FYI, I owned an early 1952 XK120 OTS (roadster) for 20 years and I'm a former JCNA judge. I can see a few other nits to pick as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteGood information, and the over-restored urge moves toward a caricature of the original.
DeleteDoes it have the correct road grime in the wheel wells?
DeleteI'd drive the shit outta that.
ReplyDeleteLooking over the big arse front fenders, got a certain charm when burying that thing into a corner at speed.
ReplyDeleteSlap a set of side draft Weber's on it, custom tuned SST headers and exhaust. Yeah baby!
ReplyDeleteWhen I see something like that, I first admire the craftsmanship and then regret the loss of a classic.
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