Model HistoryBy 1950 Jaguar were a respected producer of luxury high-performance motor cars; but outside Great Britain the make was hardly a household word. Racing appeared to be the best means of altering this, and to Lyons, only one motoring event mattered – the Le Mans 24 Hours, acknowledged as the world’s most demanding motor race.
Three works-prepared XK 120s ran in the 1950 event, one getting as high as second place for a while and proving to...