| One of the available cars that can be rented in Las | | | | Leyland and became British Leyland Motor |
| Vegas car rentals is the 1952 Jaguar XK120.The | | | | Corporation. In 1975 it became British Leyland Ltd. |
| Jaguar XK120 came out as one of the fastest | | | | And in 1984 it became a separate company on the |
| standard production car. This vehicle runs at an | | | | stock market. Then it was purchased by Ford Motor |
| impressive 120 mph or 193 km/h and even faster if the | | | | Company in September 1989. And just recently on |
| windscreen was removed. | | | | June 2 2008 Tata Motors of India bought the Jaguar |
| Jaguar Cars Limited, the creators of the Jaguar XK120 | | | | from Ford Motor Company. |
| is a luxury car manufacturer that is based on | | | | The 1952 Jaguar XK120 was a sports car |
| Coventry, England. It was founded in 1922 in Blackpool | | | | manufactured between 1948 and 1954. It succeeded |
| and was named as the Swallow Sidecar Company by | | | | the SS 100 which ended its production after the start |
| two motorcycle enthusiasts, William Walmsley and | | | | of World Wad II. It was launched at the 1948 London |
| William Lyons. In 1934 it changes its name to SS Cars | | | | Motor Show as a test bed vehicle to highlight the new |
| Ltd in Coventry. The first time the SS Jaguar name | | | | Jaguar XK engine. But the car became such a |
| first came out was on the 2.5 liter saloon in 1935. Then | | | | sensation that William Lyons was persuaded to put it |
| due to the lack of popularity of the SS from WWII, it | | | | into production as a standard model. |
| was dropped in 1945 and became Jaguar Cars Ltd. | | | | The first cars that were manufactured had hand built |
| Throughout its history, the Jaguar passed through a | | | | aluminum bodies on an ash frame. Its famous engine |
| series of ownership changes. In 1966 it merged with | | | | was the XK engine which had dual overhead cam 3.4 |
| British Motor Corporation and the Austin-Morris to form | | | | L straight-6 engine. The XK120 was available as a |
| British Motor Holdings. In 1968 it again merged with | | | | coupe, convertible, or an original roadster. |