Hornburg styled these two special roadsters as XK120 “Silverstones,” a term not actually approved by Jaguar. As a publicity stunt for Jaguar’s racing efforts, the pair was a smash success.

The Jag to achieve this feat was such a groundbreaking model, it set the benchmark for sports cars going forward.

Until Jaguar came along with their iconic C-Type ... certainly was - the C-type was actually based on the existing Jaguar XK120, a car that had been in production since 1948.