After yet another long hiatus, I come back. Behold the XK from Jaguar. That too in India! My patriotism just went up a couple notches.
Of interest would be to note that Forsyth's character Peter Miller, protagonist of The Odessa File owned and drove the XK 120, and loved driving it more than he did his wife (intentional ambiguity introduced in sentence construction). Forsyth's description of Peter's love for his motor was done so well, it made me look up the XK 120 on the internet and learn so much about this masterpiece auto. And it also bled my heart to see that in the movie adaptation of the Odessa File, the car was changed to a Mercedes. Why? I mean couldn't they get an XK? I think half the movie was ruined because the car was changed. That too to a Mercedes. With all due respect, I think the Merc as a brand is a little too hyped. Everyone wants to own a Merc. It's a little too wannabe for me. How about a classic era Shelby Cobra? Or a 1968 Mustang? Or a Porsche 911 RS? I think these have way more character.
Of interest would be to note that Forsyth's character Peter Miller, protagonist of The Odessa File owned and drove the XK 120, and loved driving it more than he did his wife (intentional ambiguity introduced in sentence construction). Forsyth's description of Peter's love for his motor was done so well, it made me look up the XK 120 on the internet and learn so much about this masterpiece auto. And it also bled my heart to see that in the movie adaptation of the Odessa File, the car was changed to a Mercedes. Why? I mean couldn't they get an XK? I think half the movie was ruined because the car was changed. That too to a Mercedes. With all due respect, I think the Merc as a brand is a little too hyped. Everyone wants to own a Merc. It's a little too wannabe for me. How about a classic era Shelby Cobra? Or a 1968 Mustang? Or a Porsche 911 RS? I think these have way more character.
