Granted, this is a little old, and a pretty petty issue, but it sure had me fired up a few years back when the XK8 first came out....
What the heck is up with calling it an XK anything? The whole idea behind any "XK" named car (XK120, 140, 150, E, SS, C and D at the chassis numbers) is that they had the wonderful, legendary DOHC straight 6 XK engine. Even the V-12 E types were never referred to as "XKE"s....
Now all the "XK"s have stinking V-8s in 'em. Not that they are bad cars...no no no. I wouldn't mind havin' one myself....but I just don't think they should have had XK anywhere in the name.
Sort of like re-assigning a well deserved retired number if you ask me....and the blame goes to ford in my eyes. And it burns my buscuits.
-Matt
53 XK 120 fhc
and a bunch of other stuff
What the heck is up with calling it an XK anything? The whole idea behind any "XK" named car (XK120, 140, 150, E, SS, C and D at the chassis numbers) is that they had the wonderful, legendary DOHC straight 6 XK engine. Even the V-12 E types were never referred to as "XKE"s....
Now all the "XK"s have stinking V-8s in 'em. Not that they are bad cars...no no no. I wouldn't mind havin' one myself....but I just don't think they should have had XK anywhere in the name.
Sort of like re-assigning a well deserved retired number if you ask me....and the blame goes to ford in my eyes. And it burns my buscuits.
-Matt
53 XK 120 fhc
and a bunch of other stuff