{"id":460761,"date":"2006-04-01T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2006-04-01T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=74485"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:46:29","slug":"my-first-sports-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/my-first-sports-car\/","title":{"rendered":"A 1952 XK120 Jaguar – My First Sports Car"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My first car after leaving active duty in the Army in 1953 was a 1948 Buick convertible that I sort of inherited from my cousin. She was a truly beautiful girl and had moved to New York City to work as a fashion model. The car was a lot of fun, especially when filled with friends cruising to a California beach with the top down. It hardly qualified as a sports car, though Jim Sitz has reminded me that it was called a \u201csporty car,\u201d hot stuff when new.<\/p>\n

While attending West Point, my cousin (the same cousin) invited me to escort her to a party at a friend\u2019s apartment in New York City. The affair was rather formal, so she insisted I wear my dress uniform. As the party was winding down, some of the guests decided to go to Toots Shore\u2019s, a famous Gotham nightspot. My cousin decided to ride with a fellow she had met who was the son of Hattie Gimbal from her first marriage. A year later, my cousin ended up being his wife and he eventually became the president of Saks Fifth Avenue. Anyway, I got a ride with an older gentleman in an XK120 Jaguar roadster. Wow, what an experience for a young soldier whose only prior experience in an open vehicle was in a Dodge Weapons Carrier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n