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Back in Steckborn after 60 years - top-placed Jaguar sports cars at the start of the hill climb again

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Created on September 17, 2015

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Stefan Fritschi

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Jaguar XK120 Alu (1949) - am Grand-Prix von Genf 1950

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Jaguar XK 120 Stahl (1950)

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Jaguar XK 120 Stahl (1950)

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Jaguar XK120 (1949) - mit Alukarosserie

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Jaguar XK 120 Alu (1949)

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Jaguar XK 120 Alu (1949)

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Jaguar XK 120 Stahl (1950) - in Steckborn 1955

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Jaguar XK 120 Stahl (1950) - in Steckborn 1955

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Jaguar XK120 Alu (1949) - Gewinner des Bergrennens Altstätten-Stoss 1952

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Jaguar XK120 Alu (1949) - Scherrer in voller Fahrt am GP Bern 1950

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Jaguar XK120 Alu (1949) - Startaufstellung am GP Bern 1950

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Jaguar XK 120 Alu OTS (1949) - am Start beim GP Suisse 2012 in der Kategorie Sport- und Tourenwagen 1946 - 1962

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Jaguar XK 120 (1950) - am Start beim GP Suisse 2012 in der Kategorie Sport- und Tourenwagen 1946 - 1962

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Jaguar XK 120 Roadster (1949) - Teilnehmer in der Klasse F - California Dreamin' - am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

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Jaguar XK 120 Roadster (1949) - Teilnehmer in der Klasse F - California Dreamin' - am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

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Jaguar XK 120 Roadster (1949) - Teilnehmer in der Klasse F - California Dreamin' - am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

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Jaguar XK 120 Roadster (1949) - Teilnehmer in der Klasse F - California Dreamin' - am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

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Summary

A rare, if not sensational event: the winning car and the runner-up of the 1955 Steckborn-Eichhölzli hill climb will return to the site of their triumph for the revival on September 26 and 27, 2015. This report describes the background to the early development of the XK120 and shows the key characteristics of two rare examples in words and pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Actually only intended as a show car
Alu-XK with a complete Swiss racing history
One of the oldest steel XKs in Switzerland

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A rare, if not sensational event: the winning car and the runner-up of the 1955 Steckborn-Eichhölzli hill climb will return to the site of their triumphs for the revival on September 26 and 27, 2015. Over 250 classic cars will take part in the Steckborn-Eichhölzli Memorial Hill Climb. For the two XK120s of Jaguar enthusiast Christian Jenny, it is a reunion with the site of their triumph. In 1955, exactly 60 years ago, they came first and second in their class. For Jenny, it was immediately clear that he had to bring his two cats to the Untersee for this unique event and revive this beautiful piece of Swiss racing history.

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