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.
This is a bit different. I first thought it was a XKSS but it does not the wide oval grill of the XKSS or D-type Racers. Left hand drive so it most likely came to America as a racer or it is a kit car. It has wire wheels instead of the slotted steel wheels on the D-types and XKSS. It has the headlight glass cover of a street car. It is also missing the rag top.
Jaguar XK120C type or replica. The C was for Competition so it was built as an Open Top Sports (OTS) car to save weight and create a smaller aerodynamic profile. The road going XK120s could be bought as Drop Head Coupe (DHC) convertibles or Fixed Head Coupe (FHC) hardtops. Many British sports cars of the '30s, '40s and '50s were offered as OTS models with a tonneau cover to keep the rain out of the cockpit.
Thanks, that was bothering me. I had an uncle that was a Jag fanatic - he fell for them during WWII when he was in England. He drove an XK150 Coupe till the late 70's when he sold it and got the base SJ Salon. He had a room in his home devoted to Jaguar. He had plastic models, die cast models, posters, sales brochures, and all kinds of Jag paraphernalia.
I think that a thirty-something former Playmate model girlfriend comes along with the car when you get it.
ReplyDeleteCars have rarely excited me. This on would do it ! One bonus would be the women it would catch !
ReplyDeleteThis is a bit different. I first thought it was a XKSS but it does not the wide oval grill of the XKSS or D-type Racers. Left hand drive so it most likely came to America as a racer or it is a kit car. It has wire wheels instead of the slotted steel wheels on the D-types and XKSS. It has the headlight glass cover of a street car. It is also missing the rag top.
ReplyDeleteI give up. What is it?
Jaguar XK120C type or replica. The C was for Competition so it was built as an Open Top Sports (OTS) car to save weight and create a smaller aerodynamic profile. The road going XK120s could be bought as Drop Head Coupe (DHC) convertibles or Fixed Head Coupe (FHC) hardtops. Many British sports cars of the '30s, '40s and '50s were offered as OTS models with a tonneau cover to keep the rain out of the cockpit.
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Thanks, that was bothering me. I had an uncle that was a Jag fanatic - he fell for them during WWII when he was in England. He drove an XK150 Coupe till the late 70's when he sold it and got the base SJ Salon. He had a room in his home devoted to Jaguar. He had plastic models, die cast models, posters, sales brochures, and all kinds of Jag paraphernalia.
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DeleteThanks for the link. Gorgeous!