Jaguar XK120 OTS (CLASSIC RACER, HUGE ENGINE SOUNDS!) @ City Centre Düsseldorf

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Jaguar XK 120 OTS (CLASSIC RACER, HUGE ENGINE SOUNDS!) @ City Centre Düsseldorf [Autogespot - Carspotting] The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. Jaguar's first post-war sports car, it succeeded the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940. History The XK120 was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a testbed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine. It caused a sensation, which persuaded William Lyons to put it into production. The "120" in its name referred to its 120 mph (193 km/h) top speed (faster with the windscreen removed), which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time of its launch.[3]. It was available in two convertible versions — first as the roadster (designated OTS, for open two-seater, in America), then also as a drophead coupé, or DHC, from 1953 — and as a closed, or "fixed-head" coupé (FHC) from 1951. The DHC was a more deluxe model, featuring a beautiful wood dashboard and wood features on the door interiors. The roadster version was successful in racing. Construction The first 242 cars, all roadsters hand-built between late 1948 and early 1950, had aluminium bodies on ash frames. To meet demand it was necessary for the mass-production versions, beginning with the 1950 model year, to have pressed-steel bodies. They retained aluminium doors, bonnet, and boot lid. With alloy cylinder head and twin side draft SU carburetors, the dual overhead-cam 3.4 L <b>...</b>

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