The Inline 6 Cylinder You Need to Hear to Believe -1954 Jaguar XK120 Roadster POV Drive

This Jaguar XK120 was once the fastest production car in the world. This 1954 example has been in the Wile family for decades and boy does it sound incredible. I'm honored to have been trusted to drive this car. It was quite intimidating. Once you hear the first little crunch of the gearbox shifting into first it really keeps you on your toes to be delicate and deliberate. The 4 wheel brakes are quite timid to slow this vehicle so while its fun to ring out the twin cam 3.4L inline 6, you'd better be sure there's nothing in your way! Driving classics like this Jag really make you appreciate the talented drivers who raced them.
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[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks to @Wilemotorsport for letting me experience the Jag from the driver's seat. It's important to keep driving the classics to appreciate motorsport history and share the passion with the next generation.

[@TheHermitHacker]

Classic cars are meant to be driven and i loved seeing and hearing this car in action. What a beautiful car!

[@anonomuse9094]

Oh, the sound. Amazing.

[@slwsnowman4038]

What did twisting the horn do?

[@TedwardDrives]

@@slwsnowman4038 That's the directional indicator

[@joebutlersnr7017]

Please don't blip the throttle changing up , changing down blip it if you must if its not a synchromesh transmission , I passed my bus test on an old crashbox ( non synchromesh transmission ) and had to double de clutch and blip it between gears on the down shift , its an art matching the revs to the road speed.

[@DriversSide]

Nothing would make me more nervous than the owner of the car telling me “good luck” before I start the engine lol

[@TedwardDrives]

Hahaha

[@truthseeker8483]

What about hearing it from a doctor?

[@davidbwn]

Certainly a distinctive sound to the L6.

[@lescobrandon3047]

It’s like entering an airliner and seeing the pilot crossing himself.

[@devinthierault]

@@truthseeker8483 You're test has come back Aladeen

[@bryand4826]

The trick to not grinding a Moss ‘box is to to say “god save the Queen” between shifts

[@74nova36]

Oh how dreadful!

[@grantjohnstone9787]

Comments that haven't aged well..

[@peterlemon4055]

I'm 69 and now one of my one vivid teenage memories is when my late Aunt Jean arrived in our driveway one spring in 1963 at the wheel of her silver 1952 drophead XK120. Possibly the coolest thing and boldest entrance I have ever experienced. For 3 consecutive years she drove that Jag cross country from her home in New Mexico to her cottage in Port Stanley Ontario on Lake Erie. My brothers and I went nuts. It was the coolest looking and sounding thing we had ever seen or heard. It had Borrani wire wheels and the lead knockoff wheel mallet in the trunk. It also had a small dash plaque attesting that a racing version of it had set a lap record at Lemans. I was too young to drive but she let me hit the start button and rev it and showed me how to slip the clutch to get it moving. Smelled of leather and oil. She took me on my birthday in it to the Stratford Festival theater for my first Shakespearean play. It was really all about the 2 hour trip in the Jag with the top down. Another year she made the trip from New Mexico with my cousin and a large dog packed into it. She and that car were a perfect match. Miss them both.

[@UncaDave]

That’s a great story. Grew up in Stratford and attended many plays at the theatre there. I moved away when I went to college never returning for very long. Years later it went into disuse as no more Shakespearean plays as no actors. A few years ago bums got into it and started a fire. It burned to the ground. Treasure those memories! Stratford really goofed up not protecting and re-using it. The car is wonderful especially in its original condition, a real driver. Jay Leno would be proud!

[@charlieross-BRM]

@@UncaDave I think you're describing Stratford, Connecticut. Peter Lemon is describing Stratford, Ontario.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

I'm telling you! See my comment. My brother and I had a version of your same experience.

[@geoffreycarson2311]

LA BELLE Manifique !!!😘g

[@HammAlexander]

Thanks for sharing, good story

[@brickson98m]

I'm at 4 seconds, and I think I just heard the best sound I've ever heard in my entire life. God, that's amazing!

[@orsonwelles5549]

Is this the original exhaust and is the microphone mounted by the exhaust? It sounds phenomenal!

[@brickson98m]

@@orsonwelles5549 good question. I don’t think he mentioned anything about aftermarket exhaust. And he usually has binaural microphones mounted where his ears are, afaik

[@georgemorley1029]

If you hear the BRM V16, you'll crap yourself.

[@brickson98m]

@@georgemorley1029 that does sound awesome, but I like the raspiness of this engine more tbh.

[@kenster865]

@@georgemorley1029 I'm a lover of the side-pipe sounds of a Shelby Cobra 427 although this sounds purdy good! 😉😉

[@geoffreystearns1690]

I had a 120 roadster back in 1967. That engine sound brought back so many wonderful memories i had to change my underware. The best sound ever was obtained driving it through the tunnel in Santa Monica where the freeway dumps onto the coast highway...pure heaven.

[@thechancellor3715]

Had a 1958 XK-150 roadster, as my first car, $800. Every day on the way to work I boys were walking to school and every time they cheered at the loud reverb, put a smile on my face everytime.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

My late uncle, Don Callarman of Downey, CA, had this car. When I was 15, back in the early 70s, my brother Seth and I flew out to stay with Don and his family, and he gave my brother and me the "job" of basically polishing every part on the car and helping him install a radiator hose. I remember the DOHC in-line 6 with polished aluminum...everything. And Abarth exhausts, which have a phenomenal sound. On the day before we left, we got ONE short ride in the car, down the boulevard, VROOOOOOOOM!, before it blew out the hose and Don U-turned and headed for home. A car like that can change your life, if you're a teenaged future "car guy." It put the demon in my blood. I'm still chasing that sound!

[@fthyme87]

Crazy sound - six-cylinders are really up there when they sound this good.

[@giannrecinto2869]

Imagine having that as a daily driver lol

[@TedwardDrives]

😂

[@tobismofastube463]

Imagine having to call the AA everyday

[@MyILoveMinecraft]

@@tobismofastube463 nah they worked every day back then why shouldn't they do it now? When you got a British mechanic at least

[@tobismofastube463]

@@MyILoveMinecraft yeah propably true, i for myself drive (german) Mopeds which are nearly If not 50 or so years old and they are always rugit an reliable. I would pick a Jag like this over any modern car. But you said yourself to drive these cars daily you have to have a good mechanic or be good with the wrenches yourself:)

[@MyILoveMinecraft]

@@tobismofastube463 yeah. I'm a bit younger so my car is 15 years older than myself. But I learned a bit from some older guys so I can keep it running well. It's my only car and daily

[@jackallen6261]

I firmly believe NOTHING sounds better than an inline 6 with true dual exhaust!

[@ImCeatra]

No cup holder, no infotainment system? What is this? The fiftie-- oh yeah... nvm Amazing sound tho! My goodness. No power assisted brakes right?

[@TedwardDrives]

The brakes feel like squeezing two Brillo pads over a rotating piece of wood 😂

[@MrCarGuy]

@@TedwardDrives Now that's why brakes are the one thing I'd upgrade on these classics.

[@sauzeeee]

@@camillosteuss and wreck that priceless automotive gem lel

[@bioheart09]

@@camillosteuss 😂😂👍👍 I dream of waking up with propane cylinder legs 🤣

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

sometimes you want cup holders.. My 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer has none either, of course the design was 63. But youd figure with the interior changes up to 91 theyd have a cup holder lol. I had to replace the 5th seat folding arm rest with a folding arm rest that opens into cup holders from a buick that matchs the color of my leather interior

[@briquetaverne]

I was a kid when these Jags were in the hands of kids of people who could afford to buy Corvettes, T-Birds and Jaguars at slightly more than a normal sedan. My friend and Neighbor had a XK-150 and would regularly race late '50 Corvettes or triple nickel T-Birds. The Jag would always lose off the line but once it was in 2nd gear, it was Bye Bye American Pie.

[@davidhenneberg6772]

It’s nothing special to beat a C1 vette or a T-Bird with a XK-150. It’s very special to beat a C2 vette with a XK-150

[@theowlknows]

My first car was a 1957 XK-140MC (210 hp. version). At the age of 17 I had to build it myself, as it was in 100's of pieces when I bought it for $250. Never worked on any car before, but the prev. owner gave me the factory shop manual with the car. I studied that manual for about a month before I started working on it. Valve job (by hand), wiring, etc. Drove that car daily for about 10 years, and took many incredible road trips in it. Best, most exciting car I've ever owned, and that is saying a lot considering past E-types, XK-8, XJ-R's, XJ-6's, Mk. VIII, '63 Stingray, etc. 55 years later, I still miss that car. The sound in this video is what really got me, and stirred so many memories.

[@MrTRAVELER96]

Fantastic sound. Takes me back to leaning to drive in my Dad's XK 140 coupe. It was a magnificent experience. Thanks Dad! This video has convinced me to drag my 70 XkE out of the garage and restore it.

[@richhubert2804]

There's something to be said for the Jags, Astons, and even Triumphs of the day with the straight 6s. The sound from that XK is glorious, this is definitely a video that has made my day. Everything on this car is simple, analog. It brings you back to a time when cars were simpler. When these cars were new, England's first motorways weren't opened until almost 5 years later. Imagine this motoring down narrower roads than what you were on in this? As a car guy I'm envious of all of these cars that you are able to drive & show us, but I'm thankful that I'm able to "see" them through your eyes & ears. Again thank you for this video & keep up the great work!

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks Rich! And I really couldn't imagine ripping down narrow roads at speed knowing that stopping is not an option haha

[@richhubert2804]

@@TedwardDrives I'll have to email you some local twisty road locations that are great in our area.

[@chriscollier7469]

Years ago I used to have a triumph vitesse (a bigger version of the herald) that was a straight 6. And a nice car

[@scroogemcduck3446]

My captions says “music” as it revs.... couldn’t agree more

[@drsuffcatr8319]

Thats the definition of the driving experience. Also, seems to have much more pep than "160hp" might suggest

[@Leonidae]

It is a light car for the power and size.

[@ataysgrt2448]

I think it would be like 300+ hp on a modern car

[@jadendennys475]

i doubt it weighs much. thats most likely why it looks faster lol

[@elvenisar]

@@ataysgrt2448 nope, this is more than 500 hp of this day

[@billnu]

All about power to weight eh? A 20hp go kart is a great driving experience for the same reason.

[@sparkeyjones6261]

Ouch, it hurts to see this. My grandfather had one of these stored in a shed on one of his properties for 50+ years. He told me when I was a kid he'd give it to me when I was older. When he passed away a few years ago, my family sold it off to some random dude for an insanely low price before realizing that I wanted it.

[@HammAlexander]

Happens a lot... Too bad, you will never forget what your grandfather wanted you to enjoy. Many many many people dont connect and get what is happening.

[@ron5935]

We moved to La Grange Park.Ill in 1956. It was a chicago suburb with Burlington train connection and wife would drive the husbands to commuter train and pickup in evening. One left neighbor left early every morning , rounded the corner and reached top in first gear in front of our house. Let me testify that sound is AUTHENTIC. I will wake you up on a cold morning.

[@yankee2yankee216]

I never imagined that these old Jags sound like THAT! MAGNIFICENT! I like this car, which seems like a very nice DRIVER! All I can say is WOW!

[@luis4727]

I've come back to this video countless times, just can't get enough of the sound 🥰

[@Nickztx100]

I love the way you can hear the sound reverberating off all the buildings and other cars as it opens up like its always announcing its street cred wherever it goes.

[@NZotyoka81]

I got a matchbox Jaguar xk when i was a little kid in the 80’s for my Birthday and it looked exactly like this one on the video. I have always wanted to see one in person but it’s so rare I haven’t found one yet. It was a really nice video cause we can see what it feels like sitting in it and driving it in the real life. Thanks for the great video. It is one of the most beautiful car for me after the 911 turbo.

[@Joqua2010]

That engine noise is beautiful, same to the car what a wondeful classic

[@Leo_Davis_]

"The brakes feel like a suggestion".. Almost spit my coffee out🤣😂😆

[@gordonwilliams5394]

Wow what a car what a drive. One of the item on any car enthusiast bucket list. Many thanks.

[@merlemorrison482]

I had a 1959 XK 150. It had the electric overdrive and 3 SU carbs on the 3.4 L engine. It was an enormous amount of fun!!! :)

[@houseking9211]

the fact that it sounds like that at 4k rps is insane

[@sgkingly8392]

These old cars are very low revving. Im assuming you mean rpm as 4k rps is 240 thousand rpm which is 12 times higher than a v10 f1 car

[@brq44]

basically 240k rpm since 1 minute is 60 seconds, not sure what you mean by that

[@lancefreeman4378]

WOW!! I am back in heaven!! I used to own a 1955 XK 140 drop head. Thanks for reminding me what I have been missing. Bought it for $575 in 1968, sold it a year latter for $975. These jags were very under appreciated back in the day.

[@bryndal36]

I dad used to work for a company that transported(drove) cars between the car showrooms and their workshops whenever there was some repairs needed and this was by far his favourite car to drive. He had driven everything from Ferraris, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and even Rolls Royces but the Jaguar XK120 was the one vehicle that gave him the most joy. There seriously isn't a 6 cylinder motor that sounds as good.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

My old Healey sounded almost this good...of course, the engine in that car was a straight six, making around 124hp...The engine itself was not nearly as complex as that Jag DOHC engine...I remember that the XKE models offered somewhere between 220 and 265 hp, in their engine upgrades as the years rolled by...Amazingly, there was, for a short period of time, a "Rootes Works" Healey that was totally upgraded, tweaked to a racing vehicle-type of car, that generated 250hp--a lot for a Healey!..There is a video on KZbin that shows a driver named Canfield, blasting through the field at SPA, in a vintage car race...It is an almost frightening thing to watch, as the guy pushed that Healey to its limit, passing XKE, 911s, other Healeys, etc. Really something to watch.

[@69dblcab]

Awesome. Great to see an original car. Not some over restored one. Has the character it has earned in an honest lifetime. Thanks for a wonderful honest video. No ads. No music. A smattering of car history and tech numbers.

[@LeftCoastStephen]

Such fun! Having driven a few cars from that vintage I certainly agree with the brakes just being a suggestion. Definitely the one thing modern cars have improve the most.

[@seanlogan1509]

That wheel is comically enormous

[@twoeightythreez]

It needs to be, this car has zero assists

[@zombiefighterof1987]

It's gotta be big for leverage since the car doesn't have power steering

[@mattagnew206]

Armstrong power steering!

[@truettneathery4358]

When I was in high school (1952 - 1957, and then in college) these were local peoples everday drivers, plus 300SLs, Chrysler 300s, Dodge D500s, Corvette 283 FI, one guy even had a 1500 Spyder !! Good old days !!!

[@brucebenson9892]

The sound is very much as I remember, tho it has been awhile. I drove a 1953 Jag XK120M as a daily driver when I was a teenager in the 1950's. Going through the gears both up and down was effortless and an unconscious act. Crunches occurred but were uncommon. Sometimes I double-clutched but usually did not. Going down, the transmission called for a lot of heel-toe work to blip up the rpm's and one satisfaction was hitting the sweet spot to slip down into the next gear. It a routine procedure but the outcome wasn't guaranteed. I loved the description here of the drum brakes as a suggestion but of course the '50's were long before disks and abs and the braking seemed fine. I have watched a lot of these Jaguar 120 videos and yours captures best the sense I remember of driving this remarkable car, especially its sound. More than 60 years later, having driven and owned a lot of other very fine cars, maybe only one has come close to the tactile excitement of the 120 and that is the current Alpha Romeo Giullia Quadrofoglio. I would still prefer to go back to what I had when I was a very lucky kid.

[@lillebollen7612]

holy shit that sounds amazing!

[@JorgeHernandez-lu1mi]

You can tell that the synchros and brakes on that car are toast.

[@TedwardDrives]

Many commenters believe themselves to be sir sterling moss. This is a real comment. Good work :)

[@Barcelo86]

Best sounding 6cyl I've ever heard.

[@colliedogjoy]

Big smile that just got bigger throughout the video. Beautiful car and you rose to the challenge. What a sound!

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you!!

[@cicero2]

It felt a privilege just to be 'almost' driving with you both. Many thanks.

[@edcew8236]

Double clutch on the upshifts? Into second?

[@ag6371]

The 1st gear uses a crash gearbox

[@roeng1368]

The straight six Jags, both 2 seaters and saloons, and the Triumph Bonneville twin motorcycle, the british sound of the sixties !

[@flyhalf2]

I remember, as an apprentice, getting lifts to and from work in a red one, in the UK. Gorgeous styling and sounds

[@Ashfielder]

That's one of the best sounding engines I've ever heard. Both in person, and on here.

[@orsonwelles5549]

Is this the original exhaust and is the microphone mounted by the exhaust? It sounds phenomenal!

[@maitanav8795]

people have already said it, but MAN, it sounds so GOOD

[@jordans4366]

That sounds absolutely gorgeous.....

[@AfonsoBucco]

i love this counter-clockwise tachometer, It's just a no reason but simple charming detail.

[@jasonwright285]

The sound is amazing. Probably the best.

[@lescobrandon3047]

A few years before my time but looked and sounded great. When I was in the US Army I had to do a lot of double-clutching which easily became second nature. The XK E type was around then and I always wanted one.

[@jumpstart9473]

These cars effect the primal senses and leave you craving the next drive and the next car.

[@willg0opl]

When double-declutching, you blip the throttle on the *down*change, not the up change. You just dip the clutch twice on the upshifts. This is the famous (infamous?) Moss gearbox, so it is not too easy to master.

[@steverichter9525]

Looks like the A2 in SW Michigan, brief views of Lake Michigan, windy bursts, and slow apreciation, nature meets road.

[@jamesbarclay7951]

We don't see many of these in the UK these days but the sound of that in-line 6 is just eargasum

[@chrisknight6884]

What's with the throttle blipping on the upshift? Totally unnecessary! The revs drop for the next gear, so no blip. Watch the owner drive! .Yes, you need to blip the throttle when double de-clutching when changing down - never going up a gear!

[@1218omaroo]

Yep - immediate first thought as well. Blip on down shift to allow clutch to re-ingage without undue slippage after swap to lower ratio where revs are going to be higher. Blipping on up-shift is just weird and unnecessary.

[@betacam235]

@@1218omaroo Not just unnecessary, counterproductive as it is harder on the synchromesh rings.

[@frankhoward7645]

And I thought I was the only one who thought this was stupid.

[@amlafrance1918]

Exactly !!

[@garybailey8877]

@@1218omaroo You blip the throttle with the shifter in neutral with your foot of the clutch. It is to line up the gear revolutions, nothing to do with the reingagement of the clutch

[@g3n3sis50]

This is the video that made me fall in love with 6 cylinders!!!

[@robertbates1079]

Stunning car, awesome sound. Can remember my dad telling me about driving one of these ,probably back in the 60 s, the garage could hear him miles away giving it some beans...

[@AnitaRani-pk2yd]

This is the Best classic with best sound

[@keithatkinson2378]

I owned Jaguar XK120 in 1963 to 1965. The reason I sold it being my only powered vehicle because it required every Saturday a 2 to 4 hour mechanical fixing & tuning.

[@vladmares8128]

I've heard many cars but this HAS to be the best......If I could only imagine where the newest version got it's sound inspiration from ;-)

[@BiLatKnee]

In the mid-60's a neighbor in Grosse Pointe, MI dropped a hemi into the hard top version of this car. My dad hated him for doing that. He drove it around town with a drag chute on the back and wearing a leather flyer's helmet.

[@gt-37guy6]

Very nice job on the video, very special car - thanks for the experience...You are making me miss my Old Fiat Spyder convertible..! The growl of the early OHC engines and Carbs.....lovely...

[@ppoonjr]

I can appreciate you feeling nervous with the Jaguar. While you’re driving I took the opportunity to look at the beautiful unrestored interior and appreciate the brrraapp each time you double clutched.😁

[@crustycobs2669]

Rolling piece of art. Handmade. Sounds great

[@hazzaknox1069]

This is still my fav tedward POV video because of the NOISE!!!!

[@highlandmalt6368]

I'd just passed my driving test in 1992 and a friend sat me in the driving seat of his XK120 and asked me to drive him somewhere. I had to learn that gearbox quickly..

[@diegowolpert5482]

my dad just picked up a ‘59 mk II and it is absolutely phenomenal. it has the same engine as the xj120, but its 2.5L inline6 so its the smaller engine. but damn does that thing sound good.

[@BruceTheSillyGoose]

what a glorious anachronism, a blast from the past. i couldn't fit inside of it but i'd love to be able to drive it on a nice day just the same.

[@kawaljeetsingh5135]

Exhaust sound is amazing 🔥

[@marcryvon]

Nothing, but NOTHING sounds like a L6 Jag Uar engine ! Absolutely stunning !

[@A.Danielsson93]

love the sound of the V6 inline

[@Jaan.Saahab]

Woah the sound is absolutely amazing 😍

[@simonwalker8300]

That was fabulous, and you're right, what a fantastic sound!.

[@remonnoway5672]

I love that oldscool sound!! My dad does restorations of classic Triumphs, TR3, TR4 and TR250. I don't fit in a TR3 with standard steering wheel and they are mostly 4 cil. So i'll take the TR250 to events and boy that 2.5L inline 6 screams when you rev it!! At the end of the day my jaw hurts from smiling! hehe :)

[@15buggie]

MDR 7506's, and this is insane. Holy bejeezus. Thank you Tedward for this upload. A proper car forgotten by many.

[@micahfaria6960]

Its crazy how good that old i6 sounds

[@Tommy-sn5py]

quite possibly the best video to ever bless the internet

[@Rabbinicphilosophyforthewin]

I always had trouble with finding my favorites of various categories. I can appreciate a lot of very different things for what they bring and each is nice in its own way, etc. That said, I can’t help feeling that the Jag XK is likely the most beautiful car in history.

[@TheWHEATISHweet]

Who knew a 6 cylinder could sound so frickin good

[@chriskappert1365]

A wonderfull roar that leaves no misunderstanding that this is a serious sportscar ! Even though you don't redline it , it builds up speed verry quick with the ease that big torcky sixes posess . It's a Jaaaag ! 😁😁😁

[@MartinHarvey]

The beauty of old cars is they feel and look fast even at modest speeds. PS you blip on downshifts but not up in my admittedly ancient experience of driving old manual gearboxes.

[@TedwardDrives]

Missed the point. Gearbox was unhappy and slow to enter gear. Revs drop to idle immediately so I’m raising the revs. Leaning on the gear and letting it slip in when it meshes. Notice that it worked and never grinds.

[@MartinHarvey]

@@TedwardDrives Thanks for the response. Maybe guilty of reminiscing but when I drove dodgy boxes 50 odd years ago they just couldn’t change quickly even when fairly new. Upshifts I often move pause in neutral and then move into the higher gear and the loss revs was okay as they wold be lower in the higher gear so no need to blip. On changing down the rpm would obviously need to be higher hence the “blip” to equalize the revs and minimize the crunch. We called this double de-clutching. However, each gearbox is different and needy in its own way!

[@MartinHarvey]

Agree! Once, I even had to drive a car where the clutch cable had snapped so all changes were double de-no-clutching!

[@dumpsterstu4474]

One of the best sounding engines ever made.

[@basilbcf]

I had a 1954 XK 120 Fixed HEad Coupe for several years. Traded it for a 67 EType which I still own.

[@coldfuse01]

Such a Beautiful noise from this car!

[@1Mitch1Mitch]

Thank you for letting us hear the engine. Love it.

[@exJacktar]

I'm nicely jealous. My son and l have two project TR3Bs. I can't wait for the day they're drivable.

[@SuperAnne57]

As a child I made a detour from school to admire a white, red interior XK at a window of a Jaguar dealership. What a thrill!

[@alembic1105]

Bit of a tip for anyone dealing with a gearbox like this with a dodgy syncro. At the end when he stopped, waited to try and get 1st gear but it still crunched, if he would've come to a stop, then put it in neutral, then clutch in and out fully twice, and then tried for 1st, it almost certainly would've gone in smoothly.

[@resnonverba137]

Grace, style and beauty of an age gone by.

[@paulshamblin6260]

Righteous exhaust tone!

[@2541968joey]

The duel overhead camshaft 6 with Hemi heads was a great engine for Jag. It came in several displacements 3.4/3.8 and mine in 4.2L. I added 20" Cherry Bombs and the sound is amazing.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

That is exactly what I would have done too!

[@Kieran46100]

excellent video, that engine sounds intoxicating, KD the Jag man

[@Martin4o72]

that sound is 'eye-watering'

[@kevinwallaceasena4078]

Sounds like 3 Double Weber's and well syncrod with 3 k&n filters! Remind me of my vgs 320 e21 Wow! Sounds great 👍

[@flippy9133]

that sound is glorious

[@Rick9482]

The coupe style was always my favorite Jaguar. Missed out on buying an XK150 coupe in the early sixties, got scared off on cost of rebuilding the transmission. Never actually driven one but don't remember it being so archaic. I guess the XK150 was more updated.

[@Brommear]

Nice sounds from my youth!

[@Skraeling1000]

This car came out of the factory the year I was born! I think I've aged better (my leather isn't so scuffed) but boy, I wish I sounded like that!

[@jharback]

I bought a 1953 XK120 in 1972. It was in bad shape but the mechanics, the wood and, the body was all there and in decent condition including the original spoked wheels.. Holes in the floor boards and the leather was a disaster. Ran great. I loved that car but, just couldn't justify the expense with a baby on the way. Had to get rid of it after just a year.

[@paulomoniz7326]

Sound is amazing

[@touchedouche8806]

That is gorgeous. Love the look and the sound. I can only dream of the feel.