Product description
Finally, Urs Schmid’s fantastic second volume about the Jaguar XK 120 is available in English! Whilst Volume 1 covered mostly the technical components and vehicle construction, in Volume 2 the author records the fine details of the engine compartment, interior, boot, body trim and optional extras, while also providing contemporary documentation (such as the paperwork that accompanied cars when new, manuals, catalogues and advertising material). Colour finishes are examined in detail (including body colour schemes, colour swatches and paint mixing formulas). The countless modifications and changes to the basic configuration made to the XK 120 during its production are also described in depth, with a painstaking thoroughness and a love for detail to which probably no other single model series has ever before been subjected. The appendix includes a chronology of trim changes, a list of 1950s suppliers to Jaguar, an international schedule of competition successes as well as a comprehensive sporting history of the private Swiss XK 120 owners – an aspect of the XK 120 legend previously given far too little attention in Jaguar literature. The volume will surely serve to preserve the heritage of a motoring legend for the generations to come while being an essential aid to those restoring or improving an XK 120.
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