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