"Thirty years or so ago I bought a 1950 XK120 roadster in Bend, Oregon. Having grown up driving Sprites, Morris Minors, Fiats and Simcas, the double overhead cam six cylinder Jaguar was like a spaceship from another universe. I took off down the highway and crested Santiam Pass at the speed of light, downshifting as I set up for corners, stabbing at the brakes as necessary. It may have been about forty years old but it was seemingly so well built I had no problem channeling my inner Moss or…"
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