{"id":497746,"date":"2018-08-15T10:17:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=63492"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:42:10","slug":"amelia-island-to-salute-jaguar-xk120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/amelia-island-to-salute-jaguar-xk120\/","title":{"rendered":"Amelia Island Concours (2019) &#8211; To Salute Jaguar XK120"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was done in haste. It was to be an alluring delivery system to introduce Jaguar&#8217;s brilliant new XK engine intended to power the substantial Jaguar Mk VII luxury sedan.<\/p>\n<p>But the Mk VII wasn&#8217;t ready, so Jaguar Chief William Lyons and his men created a quick solution. They shaped it on a shortened Mk VII chassis, painted it bronze, named it the &#8220;Open Two-Seat Super Sports&#8221; and took it to the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show just to show off their new XK engine.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the elegant new engine that brimmed with twin-cam competition-bred sophistication played a supporting role when Jaguar&#8217;s &#8220;Open Two-Seat Super Sports&#8221; took to the Earls Court stage and stole the show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-639736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1940_006-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 70th anniversary of the speed record and the first race victory that set the Jaguar XK120&#8217;s course and gave it its immortal name.<\/p>\n<p>On a super highway in Belgium the new Jaguar (with full windshield and top erected) recorded a top speed of 126.448\u00a0mph. With the windshield and top removed it was timed at 132.6\u00a0mph. The XK120 became &#8220;the fastest production car in the world&#8221; eclipsing the existing record by over 22 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the XK120&#8217;s most impressive number was the price tag: for 1,000 Pounds Sterling one could own the fastest production car in the world. The XK120 had no equal on the road or in the showroom, standing alone atop a short list of aspirational cars.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_639737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639737\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-639737 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag.png 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag-100x52.png 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag-770x397.png 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag-293x151.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-639737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark Gable told Jaguar Chief William Lyons he wanted the XK120 \u201c. . . like a child wants candy.\u201d Photo courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover Limited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No one was immune to the XK120&#8217;s charms. Clark Gable got the first one to arrive in the United States. Then Gable had the legendary George Barris customize his second XK120 so he could drive in greater comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Gable&#8217;s Barris-customized XK120 will be the &#8220;Hollywood Star&#8221; of the 2019 Amelia&#8217;s Jaguar XK120 class. The display will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the XK120&#8217;s coronation as the record-setting &#8220;fastest production car in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_639739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639739\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2-100x37.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jag2-293x108.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-639739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Keller&#8217;s XK120, winner of the 1954 Linden, NJ NASCAR road race.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover Limited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The XK120&#8217;s competition record is as eclectic as it is deep. The record-setting XK120 was converted to right-hand drive. The car then raced to the type&#8217;s first victory, winning the Silverstone One-Hour Production Car Race. Future World Champion Phil Hill won the first Pebble Beach Cup with an XK120 in 1950. Jaguar XK-power won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times in seven years from 1951 through 1957. In 1954, Al Keller&#8217;s XK120 coupe won the NASCAR road race at the Linden, NJ airport!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mrwpy2n_uZE<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jaguar&#8217;s XK120 is a landmark car. It was the first sports car I ever rode in,&#8221; said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance. &#8220;I was just a kid but the smell of the leather and the wood has stayed with me. The XK120 is simply unforgettable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the second full weekend in March, &#8220;The Amelia&#8221; draws more than 300 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. The 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance is scheduled for March 8-10, 2019. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012Urs880WRLBeB3Ojg-RnjGUOXm_QIhQ9_xUpXL_dbXrE8gBS19eitXaz3FoBxYxFIEl5Rx6gJkO9xSobZ4dxV5VUgOS6ziTom2LF8FACs-hQl0AUqBgS9dpLTirl-r-NkX7Pjh6G0BIrlpM7cgfYl4jgRkTLeZij&amp;c=_AlS2kc90WI_YiOwRSKd5bnJ4R8evViRvuVNDXlzjzvrqRzq6cSpRw==&amp;ch=4ZucFzIru6qdWZArK8aG276lPbEbIVDj7i7VbAnkaJViVPrO-XQX4A==\">www.ameliaconcours.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was done in haste. It was to be an alluring delivery system to introduce Jaguar&#8217;s brilliant new XK engine intended to power the substantial Jaguar Mk VII luxury sedan. 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