MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4511 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Jaguar XK is history
Some of you may already know about it.
[www.chicagotribune.com] Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2015 04:07PM by MGBV8. |
kstevusa kelly stevenson Southern Middle Tennessee (985 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 09:37AM Main British Car: 2003 Jaguar XK8 Coupe 4.2L DOHC/ VVT / 6sp. AT |
Re: Jaguar XK is history
Link go to "log in page" unable access. googled article and the read the article. The XK's were discontinued last year or earlier. The first series (x-100) & second series(X-150) were slightly different in engine size and exterior features. The XK'S are still beautiful. Perhaps I am biased, but "what the hell" :-)
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4511 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Jaguar XK is history
Link worked for me. I don not have an account with the Tribune.
2015 is the last model year. Beautiful car, great lines. |
kstevusa kelly stevenson Southern Middle Tennessee (985 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 09:37AM Main British Car: 2003 Jaguar XK8 Coupe 4.2L DOHC/ VVT / 6sp. AT |
Re: Jaguar XK is history
The link triggered an ad on my terminal. Read the article after Googled and the new F-type is now the Sport GT rep.. I may be prejudice , but the Coupe has better lines than the "Vert". Bond even drove a Aston Martin DB7? based on the Jaguar XK8 platform (both owned by Ford) at that time. The F-Type will have a good run also.Safety Faster!
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DonB Don Bonar Prairie Village, KS (80 posts) Registered: 09/09/2011 10:06AM Main British Car: 1971 MG-B 95 GM 3.4 V-6 |
Re: Jaguar XK is history
Hi Fellows,
Think the first Aston Martin driven by the Bond character was a DB5. His first car was a lake Blue Sunbeam Alpine series II (Dr. No -1962) There is a google site that lists every car driven in all the Bond movies by Bond, police, bad guys..... Jeeps to Alphas, BMWs to AMCs, Bentleys.... one of Bond's female helpers drove a Tan MG-B (Hong Kong's MI6 agent Mary Goodnight in "Man with the Golden Gun"). The list is amazin, Fun/quick read on a cold Dec. day! Bones |
kstevusa kelly stevenson Southern Middle Tennessee (985 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 09:37AM Main British Car: 2003 Jaguar XK8 Coupe 4.2L DOHC/ VVT / 6sp. AT |
Re: Jaguar XK is history
Thanks Don for info. I googled the link and it should be attached. The car I mentioned was the the DBS V12.. the one just prior was a V12 Vanquish. Both were off the XK8 Platform. Merry Christmas![www.007james.com]
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