1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster - 4K POV Drive!

[@A-Distant-Star]

A great drive. Can you do a video showing the exterior and under the bonnet? I had a 52 XK120M FHC... Sadly I had to sell it to get money to build my two wonderful daughters new bedrooms in our log cabin. But at least I have a diecast model of it on my desk... That and your wonderful videos helps to fill my yearning for yesteryear! Thanks! Will check your web site.

[@joewolf4483]

My friend had a '50 ... kind of a basket case ... only about 230ish made of the all aluminum ones ... her's was #83 ... bought it in '68 for $75.00 ... sold it for $75000.00 ... ended up to a collector in Italy who fully restored it ...

[@ronschneider6096]

It is a little “hard” on the transmission to “hammer” it in first gear. Also, all XK jaguars are 12 volt. They had two 6 volt batteries wired in series to provide 12 volts. They will work with one 12 volt battery but the two 6 volt will give more cranking amps.

[@matthewblanchard9301]

Yeah, would of loved to see the car itself being driven not just from the drivers view. 👀

[@peterbarnes3121]

Strange that i have never found a post 1950 XK120 without the barss plate. For example our family's XK120 M (SE). Supposedly the show car from the New York international Auto Show.

[@HKMotorcars]

Interesting. I too have seen a lot of post 1950 120s with the brass plate-but also many without. And one that passed through our doors years ago was an extremely original '52... no plate to be found. I would be curious to find out if this was perhaps a dealer add-on after 1950? Seems there is some research to be done about this. Thanks for sharing!

[@IndigoMason1l1l]

Jag's have been the biggest mechanical pieces of garbage on the road since inception. Want to spend half of the next 7 years sitting in a jaguar dealership waiting room? "Buy a Jaguar!"