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1954 Jaguar XK120M - Jay Leno's Garage
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I wish I had a Jaguar section of my garage. Actually, I would settle for a garage!
agreed, would be amazing to have a garage
My uncle used to own a service station that had been converted into a family home and you could literally fit our house into the garage.
a trick: you can watch movies on flixzone. Been using it for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
@Alex Kobe yup, been watching on Flixzone for months myself :)
Jay gets something that many other classic car collectors don't - cars meant to be driven. That's why his reviews are so much fun to watch. Some collectors that have all the money in the world buy these magnificent machines, and they lock them behind seven locks and mortals like me will never have the chance to see them. Thanks to Jay we can. Thank you.
Simply superb and well used all credit to jay
His jet car video I thought, "I'll never see this drive". Next thing we're out driving it. Every video, every time. Joyous. Thanks
I believe everything he owns, he drives.
And...we get to see Jay too. Talk about classic!
@ - Jay has too many cars to drive most of them... along with making videos...
Along with driving/talking, wish he took them all to the dragstrip like RoadKill does... give us some real numbers...
The British and Italians had the best looking sporty cars in the 1950's and 60's. Jay's right, this is one of the prettiest cars, ever! Thanks, Jay, for sharing your wonderful cars through these videos!
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@@umakegoodcookies Those are the exceptions. Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Rover and FIAT consistently get the look right
This one is certainly one of the nicest post war cars jaguar made. When looking at it, it looks fast and elegant but not like the "tax collectors" car. That was a joke Jay made when he drove John Frankenheimer's 1965 Rolls Royce silver cloud iii.
Hope the Brits don't mind when Jay complains about The Prince of Darkness... Lucas Electrics...
Stunning looking car. Loved the...''Don't write me a letter, it's just a joke''.
@John Barber
If it doesn’t leak with oil or not,
It’s not a Jag
"It's fun to have a modified Jag. It's fun to have a stock one too, just to compare the two." Yeah, that would be fun. I'm SO jealous of Jay.
Yeah, don't you have both in the Jag section of your garage? LOL!
My favorite part of the show is when Jay says..."Lets go for a ride!" ;)
Jay, my dad (a jag NUT) recently passed away (89 y.o.)... I loved when he talked about his Jaguars. He loved them and had a great passion for them. It was fun seeing you talk and drive this one. PS: I have plenty of Jaguar manuals if you need them. Thanks again. It reminded me of my dad (today is his birthday). Ed
Jays Head
Jay you really do have a pretty good sized head....but.... there are some real advantages to having a big head. You might jump ahead and think ‘oh he’s going to say it allows me space for a big brain’. The best you can say about having a bigger brain and improving cognitive function in normal contemporary adults is that having a bigger brain can’t hurt. No, the real advantage is that it allows the potential for you to have larger sinuses. The big sinuses provide a bigger space for the resonance of your voice and allows you to sound good overall but also improves your ability to do your impressions, funny noises and voiced sound effects. The bigger more complex resonance space makes your voice sound interesting and enjoyable. Think about how quickly you notice when someone has blocked sinuses. Also think about what the engineers do with the piping and chambers in exhaust systems to get them to sound just right.
Another advantage is that with a bigger head you get a bigger face which gives you a bigger space to display your facial expressions. This gives you more potential to communicate nonverbally both in that your extreme faces have more impact because they’re bigger and subtle facial expressions are easier to see and come across well on camera or to an audience who may be relatively far away from you compared to normal communication distances.
For the sake of completeness I would also mention that the sinuses act as an immune sampling space as well as a crumple zone protecting the brain from frontal impact - just like in your newer safer cars. Finally, the sinuses in the face, forehead and in the middle of your head make it lighter - Super leggerra Jay ? Anyway there’s a lot here and I won’t go into absolutely all of it ....but again ... you do have a big head and a big face but don’t worry about it - it helps you communicate with your audience and makes you sound good which is clearly very important in your line of business.
If you find a magic lamp in one of your old cars and the genie gives you the opportunity to change the size of one body part ... don’t choose to have a smaller head. Choose something better.
Thank you for the years of work producing this very high-quality content and for all the kind things that you do for people. I love seeing kindness, I love cars and I love watching and hearing you talk about them. Great show.
so true dad
100%! 💥
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Gorgeous car. I prefer this to the open car.
Props to you Jay Leno, it is really nice to see that someone with the ability has taken such a neat and historic hobbie, and share it with the world so freely. Thank you.
"There's no oil in it, AND IT STILL LEAKS OIL!" I'm dying! 🤣🤣🤣
Beautiful car, Jay. Thank you for preserving these automotive treasures the way they were meant to be, running and driving.
Jay's head does remind me of those giant head sculptures on Easter Island.
+Josh Zook can you say "class envy"?
Class envy. Now do I get my lollipop?
They're called Moai. It's the fragile nature of volcanic rock that forces the exaggerated facial features. There is so much air in the rock, that they can be floated by tsunamis.
I think it's a tad unfair to compare Jay with Moai, but if you squint, you might see something in it. If you decide to tour Isla de Pasqua, be sure to get the tour book, "The Complete Guide to Easter Island", by Shawn McLaughlin, and read it prior to the jet ride down there. And learn the money, too, since the ladies at the souvenir stands and fruit stand expect you to bargain with them. I highly recommend not doing the vacation on the cheap. They raise their own beef on the island, and you should definitely eat at the steak house near to the dive shop on the pier. When you stop in Santiago, Chile, be sure to leave enough time for waiting in long customs lines between your scheduled flights. I stayed
overnight in Santiago, and was able to shop for stuff to take over to the island. They allow you to take food and drink with you on the flight over to the island. So, take the booze
that you would want, and why not buy wine to share with your host and his family at the bed and breakfast place you pick to stay? They have restaurants on the island, as well as
a farmer's market. The empanadas at the trailer fast food place near downtown is good. There are 2 banks on the island, and be certain to carry crisp 100 dollar bills with you
if your credit cards doesn't work for some reason. I forgot to notify my bank, and my credit card didn't work. The folding money in my shoe came in handy. The Rapa Nui people
are very nice. I was shocked when I got off the jet to hear the music that they were playing. Nothing like the shlock you hear in Honolulu. High quality Polynesian style music,
with a note of outside influence is a real treat. And if you get a chance to attend a dance, don't miss it. Their dances are boldly sexual, and the women are attractive. Some of
them speak English, but brushing up on your Spanish would be a good idea. There is surf fishing and I understand you can hire a boat at the boat harbor. You'll want to rent a car for seeing the island. There is an internet cafe. Not many Americans go down there. linksandmisc.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-had-taken-photographs-before-but.html
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Jay walked in a bar, and the bartender said hey Jay why the long face? LoL 😂 I kill me.
My late father in the mid 70's , had a Triumph 2500 TC , if it didn't leak oil he would start to worry , ; P
+commodore665 I remember my brother in law having a 40 something Harley bike back in the late 90's, that he thought was shot because he had finally noticed small spots of oil beneath it in the barn, where he stored it. The bike was extremely NICE.
He ended up selling it to my cousin for what I believe being $100, due to the "leak". Only to have my cousin find that there were weep holes made for the purpose of releasing small amounts of oil, for whatever reason the intent was for. He ended up making a LOT of money on the re-sell of that bike.
Makes one wonder if the Jag was designed the same way, with weep holes, for whatever reason? Just a thought...
+Eli Whitney
maybe speed holes ;)
Any difference in speed holes, as opposed to weep holes. Or are you being wise;-)?
Eli Whitney
yeh , sorry , just messing .
I reckon...
clock working as intended. tea time all the time...
Jay looks like a roman emperor in modern clothes.Love his cars.
I got my first XK-120 (a '51 OTS white/red) in '58 while working my way through college. Shortly thereafter it took me from Illinois to California to work for Hughes Aircraft on old Rt. 66 ... before the TV series. I now have a totally restored '51 OTS white/biscuit. You CAN go home again. The car is stock except for a TREMEC box, 9:1 pistons, 140 master cylinder, brass radiator, the biggest valves that will fit the head and the 140 exhaust. This last week I finished a GoPro 5 camera mount using selfie sticks and some custom made aluminum parts to hold the camera at the position of the passenger's head. The side curtain mounts are used for two of three anchor points. I am getting set to take some "Jay Leno" style videos driving Brea and Carbon Canyons ... maybe Turnbull. The car is a delight to drive. It takes me back to '59 and Rt. 66. Want to drive a "chase" camera car? One of these days I am going to come visit. Butch
Hey Jay, Thank you so much for all of your car videos. They are really great. It's all the cars I love which I never get to see. Thank you! Joel.
One of the most beautiful Jaguars ever produced - perfect colour too!!! So feminine with all those curves............
6:39 we like your big giant head, Jay. Keep up the great videos. Do you make any money at this? I don't see any ads on your site. Form the rear it looks like a Delahaye.
Hey Jay - one thing. It's a TH-cam thing I guess, but it is REALLY HARD sometimes to find your videos on youtube. When you mention another car, can you put the link to it on the page? Thanks!
I just searched on "Jay Leno Jaguar" to try to find your video on the roadster and it doesn't turn up. Maybe those B@stards at Google will listen to you. They've really messed up the interface and made it hard to find videos. They keep recommending things they think I want to see and hiding all the good stuff!
literally all his videos are under the same channel as this one
Don't stop for women because you'll lose the car in the divorce Lol. Now that's funny...
This car is absolutely gorgeous....
Jay, you're right Jags are just beautiful! Thank you so much for showcasing your garage to TH-cam! It's truly stunning.
This is what I like about Jay, he runs his cars. There is a guy down the road from me, he never even starts his cars, he even pushes the out when he washes them. When he does go to start them for a car show, he ends up having problems because they sat to long.
This was when cars were built for manly men,who knew how to change oil and air filter’s.Now days cars are all controlled by computers,that tell you when your tires are low on air….no more kicking the tire’s.
Love this - Very Beautiful & Stylish! Thanks 4 The GREAT SHARE! Peace & Blessings Symone
What old cars have that new cars just don't have is personality..Love the vintage!
scorpionkings new cars are appliances...
I was at Cherry Point in 1968 and a couple of pilots(Navy oh well) had a bay in the auto hobby shop with a 120 coupe. They put a Falcon(I believe rear end and engine(sprint) ) in the car. I moved on to Pendleton before they finished but I still remember the beautiful lines of that vehicle. This was when the GTO Judge was out, people thought Sunbeam Tigers were BOSS. Wonderful years for cars
He doesn't own "a" Jaguar, or a Bugatti, or a Duesenberg. He has entire garage sections for each of them.
More like he has garages for each make
Does stand up comedy pay that well?
I know this video is from 2012, Jay, but if you never got the clock fixed, send it to a shop in New Jersey called Jaguar Clock. I sent them my E Type roadster's dead clock, and an incredibly accurate quartz unit, that still gets its time adjustment from the original chrome knob, was put in. It is so accurate now that the only time I ever have to adjust the time with the knob, is to change from daylight to standard. Lovely XK-120. By the way, I look after my E Type and it doesn't leak a single drop of oil!
"It's fun to have a modified Jag and a stock one just to compare".
I had never tought about that. After lunch, I'll simply go buy one of each, to put in the Jaguar section of my garage.
WAS ON VACATION, AND HAD TO SEE THE JAYS BUNKER ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS IRON CURTAIN ,GOT LUCKY AND SAW HIS BIG HEAD ROLL IN A GOLD MCLAREN, GOT THE THE NOD ,COOL I APPRECIATE ,THANKS ,I ENJOY JAYS PASSION FOR CARS AND LOVE STOCK CARS AS BUILT BY MANUFACTURER , MODIFIED IS ANOTHER CAN OF WORMS. KEEP UP THE FINE WORK ,AN NO YOUR HEAD #@$%THAT BIG.
I just like the fact you are doing them This is a great show
Definitive proof that Jay is no Philistine. It warms my heart to see that Jay loves this car. When I was a little kid this was one of my 'Dream Cars'. My heart still beats faster to see its classic lines.
'...don't write me a letter...' Lol!!!
robzrob
Love that part!!!^_^ Now I know why the video got thumbed down-_-
Waaaah!! Jay made a joke about leaky British engines!!!
(writes angry email and signed: Butt Hurt Jaguar Fanboy):P
Anyone who actually has a Jag of that vintage and takes care of one knows, "If there is not oil under it, put some in." I grew up watching a grandfather do routine maintenance on a 1960 Jag Mark 2 he bought new which always had an oil pan under it in his garage. Loved, loved, loved the sound of that engine, and the smell of engine oil, burl wood, wool carpets and headliner, and leather. Learned to drive stick shift on that car and drive the steepest hills of San Francisco, too, which was not easy given the car's weight when stopped on an uphill at a light. Jay, I have vote for your white 120 convertible with red interior. (Same colors as "my" Jag.) But, I'm glad to drive any Jag with those old engines. The sound and feel of those is like nothing else.
Jay, of all your cars, this one is a special treasure. It is a virtually perfect time traveler. Absolutely beautiful and so elegant.
Jay looks like a Fred Flintstone squeezed into a dodgem car - the cabin is so small
+TommyTwobats : As an owner of one, I believe the car was designed for a 5'3" driver, plus it has a 19" steering wheel. For someone taller than 5'3", it is not a comfortable car to drive. Regardless, I love my XK120 SE .
TommyTwobats or maybe he’s so big
Yo, Jay that coupe looks good enough to eat. Pal had one back in 1965. Rode down to Boston from Manchester to watch Indy on a movie house "big screen' .The only thing that broke was the radio tuning knob, came off in my hand.
The cockpit shaped pear bass, is gorgeous, mix and match have you ever spent some time on such a project? Just wondered.. Cheers..
I think jay got a lot funnier doing these car shows then he ever was on the tonight show.
Totally! Jay the late-night talk show host, I could always take or leave.
Jay Leno the automotive enthusiast, restorer, and historian with a sense of humor? He's an absolute cornerstone to car culture and always will be.
I will have to agree. I don't think he's funny when he's trying to make jokes, just his little one liners are the best
You're Nuts! Jay can really tell a joke. If he can get the thumbs up from Johnny, thats enough in my books.
yeah he doesnt have big TV network sensoring what he can say lol
Maybe its because he has a passion for the subject.
I defenitly like the coupe most !
The coups the car. Even the colour. Love it.
Have had a framed poster of that car same year, model, colour and configuration since i was 2 years old. Always loved it and always wanted one!
it really is great to see these cars out on the road, in motion. Thank You, Jay
I was 15 years old when my father bought an Xk120. He died not long after. My mom said I was too young to have this exotic Vehicle. after 45 years I can see that she was right. I always hoped it was sold to a good Home. Ted.
..."women like Jaguar: maybe some kind of kitty-connection..." sweet sayer!
I enjoy your videos man just keep it up I know this one was seven years ago but I love it
Mr Leno .
I wen´t to find the white XK roadster,but it´s not there. Am I stupid or has it been deleted ?
I have an XJS coupe, but it does not seem so popular .
Thank´s
go to the website
XJ-S's are making a come back. Hang on to yours. I love mine, and people are constantly saying they love the look of the car.
Tis true... i want a v12 before they're too pricey
That awful British engineering that produce all the best F1 cars in the world.
I managed to get a 54 120 roadster with no top of anykind in 1966 and that car shaped my future more than anything else in my life.
I was finally caught racing cops with it (it was bit recognizable) and brought in for advanced civics training at the local jail.
While serving my time debt to society I was offered an opportunity to go on an Asian vacation with the US Army with the bonus of not needing to complete my jail time.
As a result of making it back stateside I was able to use the GI Bill to go to college and study in the BFA program.
So that wonderful 120 Jag helped me erase some child from my mind set, greatly enhance my risk analysis capacities, teach me self reliance, and gift me with 4 years of college as well as set me off on a life as a painter of images.
Not many vehicles have that capacity to change a life so dramatically...hell virtually nothing can match what that Jag did for me.
The 1954 120 Jaguar roadster was berry, berry good to me.
great life adventure!
Tragedy for the Asians you terrorized
Born in 1954. They are all in better shape than I am. I am an old jaguar master tech.
I love his comment "women love Jaguars". In 77, when I was 17 my boss who was older than me by maybe 6 years would talk about how "women crawl into his Jag". Me, being a geek, not just a car geek, really felt the impact of that statement. :)
It's so easy to see why the XK jags blew everyone's minds when they appeared.
I love the way Jay just loves cars!
Hi Jay, I like the coupe more. Great job, love your work!
Cant find the XK120 Roadster video
My first car was a 1957 XK140MC fixed head coupe. The top was a little longer than yours and it had two little jump seats in the back. It also had the burled wood dash and it had a Blaupunkt radio with 5 bands where your parcel drawer is. It had the 3.4 engine also but it had a C type head so it had more Hp. I later bought a 1969 XKE fixed head coupe, but even though it had the more dependable 4.2 it never sounded as good as that 3.4 when the revs got above 3,500. Sadly I sold it when I got sent to Nam in 1969 as a field medic since I didn't think I'd make it back alive.
British engineering has only one problem..
.British Manufacturing
British Winters, and cars that were never designed with durability in mind.
The E type and MK2 Jaguars were gorgeous cars to look at, but with heavy use of road salt in our Winters, their bodywork corroded terribly.
Unfortunately, the Uk is not blessed with a Californian climate.
That and Lucas prince of darkness
Jamie Rollinson Is that the same British manufacturing that makes 80% of the current F1 cars?
Perhaps but the smoothest car in the world, at least so far, Jay says the Citroen DS tops that, I'll find out soon enough, my next aquisition.
British manufacturing only had one problem.
The British gouvernment.
I'm old school. The Jag was always my favorite. My younger brother had a '61 XK 150 coupe (gray with red interior). It was my favorite all time ride.
I like the stock XK120 Jag far better than the roadster, although, I DO prefer roadsters, mainly.. I drive a '71 Etype 4.2 for fun.
David Potter , Ottawa , Canada
+David Potter OTS Roadster , of ciourse.
Love that coupe. I too am a coupe fan over the open Jags but honestly, they are both beautiful cars. I am a purest as well preferring a stock car over a modified one. Stock all the way, although I am not opposed to using modern more rugged parts than the original parts.
Things Jay Leno says in every video "This is one of my favorite cars, I drive this car almost every day"
Never heard him claim "almost every day"
"... could use this car not every day, but almost every day."
*could*
love the lines... gorgeous
If anyone deserves an honourary knighthood it's Jay
lol 8:10 "petrol gauge" :D
COOL 1954 Jaguar XK120M - Jay Leno's Garage
Lovely to see & hear your Passion on great cars, Thank you mr Leno!
I was fortunate enough to have a 1956 XK140 coupe, a slightly larger version of this car. I was 18 years old. I can attest to the Moss gearbox touchiness. Every time my father drove “our” car he jammed up the gearbox and the engine had to come out! An expensive fix. Watching you shift brought back a vivid tactile memory. I could feel my hand on the shifter and that ever so subtle almost a snap as it slipped into place, mmmmMMMMM! What a delicious satisfying feeling.
Jay i like that no oil in the car and it leeks oil, anyway i like wire wheels its sharp looking and thanks a lot for video
Eisen J Eisen ...that was a good one. Also, when he knocked their clocks..."they're only right twice a day"..took me a few seconds, then got the joke. funny! (clocks dont run at all!) Very entertaining videos.
Hey Jay, great video of the XK120, another example of the time when the Brits weren't afraid to innovate.
Have you ever looked at the Bristol, made by the Bristol airplane company run by that eccentric Brit Anthony Crook?
The 400, their first model is an interesting car based on the pre-war BMW 326's but improved. The 6 cylinder engine was used in the ACE, Bristol Cooper sports cars and the Arnoult-Bristol roadster.
cheers.
Lucas, princes of darkness
I love the XK120 in any form, it's such a beautiful car.
The electrical system made by "Lucas", God of darkness?
I had one of these and even though the wheel moves in and out, I couldn't get far enough from the wheel to feel comfortable.
Why can't Americans say Jaguar correctly, It is pronounced Jag-you-ar. Not Jag-w-ar.
+Paul Marshall Because we speak English, unlike the English.
+cuda426hemi I was expecting someone to come up with that reply. Congratulations you have won the dumbest bastards award!!
+Paul Marshall
Yeah you still have the award, no one uses the Cambridge dictionary, only fuckwits who don't know better.
The Oxford Unabridged English dictionary is the only narrative that should be used for the correct use and pronunciation of the English Language.
Americans think they were the first to do/make everything, the only knowledgeable people in America are not Americans, they are mostly Europeans. Even your President is Irish FFS
America's only claim to fame is the Apollo Moon landings, and that was only possible because instead of prosecuting Nazi scientists for their war crimes, you gave them immunity if they assisted you with a rocket program.
+cuda426hemi Taken your reply off, what a cowardly joke you are!!
+Paul Marshall so you are blind as well as ignorant?
Thank you .
Beautiful car , gorgeous . I can´t imagination how it´s to drive a car with this huge steering wheel .
The steering wheel was large because there was no power steering and the big wheel helped to wrest the car around corners
@@lawrenceeddy1312 Thanks !
Hey, Jay! Come on man, please don't offend my fellow Brits' calling all our cars English! Okay, maybe the manufacturing plants were mainly in England, but, the workforce from design to engineering and production came from all over the UK. You keep referring to English and before we know it, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and my home county of Lancashire will be leaving the union - no doubts about that! And, Terri May will have something to say about that too! So, consider you have been, politely, told off! Don't even think about banning me from watching your videos or I will get Donald to back me up! Kindest regards, Bill.
Forget the E-type the XK's are the best looking Jags in my veiw
I dont want to be negative, but if Jay crashed in this car in 10 mph, I think the steering wheel would go up his :)
Fact is new cars are ugly, expensive, not exciting heaps of aluminum, but they are ridiculously safer then these old cars:)
Safer if you get in an accident, not necessarily as well-designed for the purpose of accident-avoidance. Oversized pillars made to accommodate airbags block your view.
No cars or trucks, made by anyone, were as safe back then as today's cheapest econo-box. Maybe it's just safer to stay at home and enjoy Jay's videos of some of the most beautiful machinery ever made... OK, maybe that could make you late to work but the view would be so much prettier! ;^)
JagUar there is no ferking W in Jaguar.
'My heads not that big'....lol
Why use new license plates? i use my original plates on my 1964 chevy c10, California DMV recognizes them.
We love your head Jay! Thanks for another great video.
Is it 12v positive ground? My 65 MGB had the two 6v batteries in series and positive ground so I had to insulate my 8 track tape deck from the frame because all american electronics are negative ground. They used positive ground because they (English electrical engineers) believed in hole flow and American electrical engineers believed in electron flow (geeky stuff). I also had a 1987 Austin Mini Moke, you need to get one of those for your collection😊
It's a simple matter to switch them to negative ground. I used to work at several British dealerships as well as a shop that specialized in Austin Healeys. We must have switched a hundred of them
You are correct, sir, the xk120 fixed head is one of the most beautiful cars ever built and certainly one of my favorites...coming or going, the car does not have one bad angle...a true classic!
“Some kind of kitty connection!” 😆
Jay:
"The Jag in line 6 is the English equivalent of the Chevy small block"
"The Ford twin cam is the English equivalent of the Chevy small block"
"The Rover V8 is the English equivalent of the Chevy small block"
Stock only, that's the best.
I just bought a 54 XK120M with 87K orig. miles. Jay, you started to mention about modern gas making the valve stick and meeting Bernard, but didn't finish about what to do... should I be using a gas additive to keep my valves from getting gummed up? And should I be running the highest test octane?
Ilike this one Iwant a top on a car I have never wanted any car as a convertable
Jay’s head is not that Big!
Had the same XK120M back in the late 70's. Got it from a guy in Hingham, MA. Paid $3,000 for it and sold it 4 years later for $5,000. The wife made me do it... for the kids who needed their own bedrooms... Oh well, at least I have Jay's video to help ease the pain! Thanks, Jay!
Such a beautiful automobile. Very enjoyable to hear and see it being driven. I prefer the unmodified, I guess. Agree with MrCorvusC - thanks to Jay for creating enthusiasm for the enthusiast unencumbered with maintenance issues:)
Jay, have to say , from a guy who is pretty much confined to a wheelchair due to ALS, your show gives me great comfort, info and gives me many smiles, cant drive anymore except for the 6.4 mph top speed electric wheelchair which limits where you can go, keep up the great work Jeff Houk
It's a Jaguar. British Car. British called it Jaguar. Pronounced "Jag-you-are". That way, elegance of the car is complimented by the eloquence of its name. Please ..... do not call it Jag-waaaar
Great fan of your car video's, greetings from The Netherlands! Ps. Love my own XJ40 4.0
My favourite car of all time. I’ve seen a real rust bucket missing lights, most of the paint and dings and dents, and still such beautiful lines melt my heart.
I'm a Brit and I wasn't offended when he spoke of the standard British oil leak. I just chuckled.
However, I'm sad that doesn't appreciate the genius behind this feature. We British designers realised that many engines fail because the owners don't keep up with the scheduled oil changes. So, by building in a feature that slowly empties out the old oil, the owner is forced to put new oil in. Over time the engine will get its oil change with regular reminders to the owner and with an easy payment scheme as well. Genius, huh! ;-)
the best colour for a hard top
The 1934/36type 57 LeMans Bugatti tank influenced Sir William Lyons when he styled the XK120. Much like the 1951 Type 101 Bugatti styling influenced the mk1 and mk2 Jags styling.
I love the closed version in black with matching painted wire wheels crossply tyres, oxx blood deep red leather or a drark tan Brown leather and bone Stock. Maby a leather bonnet strap that's it 😊
Love the early XK120 the XK140 looks too heavy with the bigger bumpers and grill.
Aloha. Bought my 1st car at 16, a 1954 Jag XK120 for $250! Pretty rough but ran great & sounded amazing. Met a wonderful guy Chip Donnelly who raced a 120 at SCCA events in MD & PA who helped me keep it going for a while. Sold the car to him for $150 & bought a '63 Mini Cooper. I'll never forget the feeling of my 1st car. It was a WOW! Mahala nui loa for your videos Jay.
Interesting about the clock. It’s the same in my XE and it’s only eight years old. I retired it two years ago and use my Outback for daily use but I’ve just got the XE out for a trip to Scotland next week. It might be dull compared to an XK120 but far better to drive than the Subaru. An early memory was seeing second hand Mk2 on sale for around £950 when I was about six years old and although it took me about 65 years I managed it. I’ve had it for five years now and plan to give it to my nephew so he can see it become a classic in years to come.
As a former Jag., XJ 12L (85) owner, I remember the ride and feel of the Jaguar, most unlike American vehicles. However it was alway's a "love & hate" relationship, loved it when it worked & hated it when it did not!
Great stuff Mr. Leno, really appreciate your Garage, and especially enjoy the "ride-along's".