page_title: British International Motor Show
section_title: Earls Court
hierarchical_section_title: British International Motor Show / Locations / Earls Court
caption_attribution_description: 1951 Jaguar XK120 open two-seaterAFA370 (DVLA) first registered 23 February 1951 3442 ccHoghton Tower Classic Car Show 13/09/2015
context_page_description: The British International Motor Show was an annual motor show held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders between 1903 and 2008 in England.
  Initially held in London at The Crystal Palace, Olympia and then the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, it moved to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in 1978, where it stayed until 2004. It was held at ExCeL London in 2006 and 2008.
  The 2010 and 2012 events were cancelled due to the global financial crisis. An alternative London Motor Show operated from 2016-2019 and returns in 2021
context_section_description: The cars listed are those announced in the late summer lead up to the show or during it. Manufacturers did announce other cars at times to suit them and as that practice grew the public lost interest and the motor show finished its long run in the middle of the 1970s.
caption: Jaguar XK120 open two seater — October 1948
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