Hollywood Star Power and the Jaguar XK-120

There were many reasons why a certain group of Americans became enamored with sports cars during the 1950s.  While we often think of the MG-TC and MG-TD and early sports car racing, with out question the high point of British Sports cars during the early 1950s had to be the Jaguar XK-120 and successor XK-140. Hollywood stars enhanced the desirability of this car, as the following photographs illustrate:

Stephen Bograt says goodbye to parents Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart

Tyrone Power and his Jaguar

Another Tyrone Power photograph note the impressive badges and foglight

Elizabeth Taylor in Michael Wilding's Jaguar XK120, 1952

Clark Gable and his Jaguar