1948–1961
XK120, XK140, XK150: The Sports Car That Made Jaguar
When William Lyons unveiled the Jaguar XK120 at the Earls Court Motor Show on 27 October 1948, it was not supposed to be the main event. The car on Jaguar's stand that mattered to the accountants was the big, ponderous Mark V saloon, and the low, voluptuous two-seater sitting beside it, bodied in aluminium over an…
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1961–1974
The E-Type: Jaguar's Sensation at Geneva
On 15 March 1961, Jaguar rolled a low, long-nosed car onto its stand at the Geneva Motor Show, and a crush formed around it. William Lyons had produced in the E-type a shape that made seasoned motor-show attendees stop mid-aisle. Two weeks later, Jaguar repeated the unveiling at New York's International Automobile…
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