Greetings to all

I fell in love with a 1953 XK120 DHC in 1964 as a young teenager.

My father worked in a Chicago automotive salvage yard when this XK120 was towed in for scrap. It had been garaged for several years, the engine was seized-up, the block was cracked, the ragtime and wiring harness were decomposing, the interior of the fuel tank rusting, etc. But otherwise, it was in good shape.

Dad and I fixed it up as a father-son project. I probably spent more time with that XK120 in our garage rather than on the road, but it was an endearing time. I ended up selling it ($800) in 1970 when I was drafted into the US Army.

Now that I am in my 70s, the Jaguar bug has bit me. I'd love to find a XK120 or XK140 to relive my childhood. But I can imagine with some accuracy how much it takes to keep a 70-year old Jaguar in running condition, and I know that I do not have those skills anymore.

My wandering geezer mind has been attracted to the idea of purchasing a 2006-2014 XK or XKR. I have started doing my reearch.

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Took me four months of driving performance cars and watching others try to do it all around me, for me to learn THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A GEEZER when it comes to driving true cars. The folks we refer to as youths can’t own them (only their parents can absorb the depts and “gift” the thing to the fantasizing boys and girls). Folks we call “grown ups” who own them can’t drive them---they can only crash them as soon as impulses like resentment/pride/excitement/competition starts to control them.

It takes a person 50’s or older to own a performance car completely, focus the discipline to drive it as spiritedly as it was meant to be driven, and for the most part be immune to the stupid costly impulses that threaten bystanders during the fun.



No geezer. GrandMaster! We bow to your arrival!

 

Thank you for the warm welcomes. And I enjoyed the observations by "NewLester de Rocin" This is a good group to hang with

 

Welcome and if you wish to be a Geezer than by all means, be the best one. I myself am an aspiring geezer and hope to have it perfected by my 60th!

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to the forums Ray,

Keep the wonderful memories of that XK120 intact because the reality of having the same model seventy years later would almost inevitably disappoint. Progress in design together with our own expectations and experience all change perceptions. I've never been without a Jaguar for more than fifty years and, much as I love the design of the early models, wouldn't want to live with one again. The 2006-2014 XK/XKR will give you the same exhilaration and make you feel like a teenager again.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk-xkr-x150-33/ to the XK/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Central Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-central-36/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!!!!!

 

Hello,
The President of my former Jaguar club had a, XK-120, Quite a roadster that was.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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