Double the Pleasure
Read how our CapeSport 100 compared to a Jaguar XK120 in a recent Octane magazine feature...
Big Healeys and Jaguar XKs are fantastic machines that, for some drivers, benefit from a few extra tweaks. David Lillywhite put two to the test for 'Octane' magazine around the leafy and winding Coventry lanes where Jaguars and Healeys were tested and developed in their day.
Two classic Brit sports cars, in matching British Racing Green.
The thrill of a Healey or an XK is still as strong as ever, and both give similar experiences in very different ways. As standard, the Jaguar is much more civilised and by far the better car in engineering terms, but it¹s less exciting to drive.
A Healey, iconic and wonderful as it is, is deeply flawed, but its more basic structure and those rough edges in many ways add to its character.
The two cars featured are modified, with the aim of ironing out the more inconvenient, uncomfortable or potentially dangerous flaws, without losing the character.
The Healey in particular a 'CapeSport 100' - represents a significant advance on modified Healeys of old. The Jaguar, however, has been with the same owner for more than two decades. Terry Heyes knowingly bought it as a shiny-on-the-outside, tired-underneath-the-paint '51 left-hooker in 1988. He stripped it down to a bare chassis before rebuilding it.
Find out how the two cars compared. Read the full story as it appeared in 'Octane' September 2009 issue.
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