   the jaguar xk150 is a sports car produced by jaguar between 1957 and 1961. it replaced the xk140. initially it was available in fixed head coupÃ© (fhc) and drophead coupÃ© (dhc) versions. the roadster (xk150 ots - open two-seat) was launched in 1958. minimal rear seats were fitted in the coupÃ©s. == history == although bearing a family resemblance to the xk120 and xk140, the xk150 was radically revised. a one-piece windscreen replaced the split screen, and the wing line no longer dropped so deeply at the doors. the widened bonnet opened down to the wings, and on the roadster the windscreen frame was moved back  to make the bonnet longer. the car was available at various times in red, pearl grey, white, indigo blue, claret, cotswold blue, black, mist grey, sherwood green, carmen red, british racing green, cornish grey, and imperial maroon. the xk140's walnut dashboard was replaced by one trimmed in leather. on the early drophead coupÃ©s, the aluminium centre dash panel, which was discontinued after june 1958, had an x pattern engraving similar to the early 3.8 e-type. thinner doors gave more interior space. on the front parking lights, which were located atop the wings (fenders), a little red light reminded the driver the lights were on. suspension and chassis were very similar to the xk140, and steering was by rack and pinion; power steering was not offered. the standard engine, the similar to the xk140, but with an new "b" type cylinder head, was the 3.4 litre dohc jaguar straight-6 rated at 180 sae bhp at 5750&nbsp;rpm but most cars were fitted with the se engine whose modified cylinder head (b type) and larger exhaus
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