This beautiful 1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster is a 1952 car and said to be sixth from last of the chrome sidelight models. ![]() This same basic design of the XK engine, later modified into 3.8 litre and 4.2 litre versions, survived into the late 1980s. With a standard compression ratio of 8:1 it developed 160bhp. ![]() With alloy cylinder head and twin side-draft SU carburettors, the double overhead-camshaft 3.4 litre straight six XK engine was comparatively advanced for a mass-produced unit of the time. It was available in two open versions first as the roadster, then as a drophead coupé from 1953 and also as a closed, or 'fixedhead' coupé from 1951. The '120' in its name referred to its top speed which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time of its launch. It caused a sensation thus persuading Jaguar founder and design boss William Lyons to put the car into production. ![]() It was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a show car for the new Jaguar XK engine. The Jaguar XK120 was manufactured between 19 and was their first sports car since the SS100 which ceased production in 1940.
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