Talk:Jaguar XK120
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[edit] Use of the description 'Super Sports'
When the XK120 was exhibited at the Earl's Court Motor Show in London, 1948, it was called the 'XK Open Two Seater Super Sports', and when it went into production, I believe it was renamed the 'XK120 Super Sports'. This was how it was described in Jaguar advertisements, and also in the Workshop manual (a copy of which I have in my possession, dating from about 1952).
However, this model is more commonly referred to as the 'XK120 Roadster', or the 'XK120 OTS' (Open Top Sports). Can anybody clarify which is the 'correct' name for this historic car?
As a matter of interest, I remember seeing in Epsom an XK120 in BRG with a chrome 'SS' badge on the back in the 1960s. Presumably this stood for Super Sports, but also carried with it echoes of the old SS100 sports car, where the 'SS' stood for Swallow Sidecar. (See also Jaguar XKSS).
