pickup, but the two vehicles will be parked close together at the show. It’s rare to see a properly done pickup truck conversion, but this one converted by Clark & Carter in Essex looks like it could have come out of the factory at Crewe. It even has fun flourishes like the ‘pick-up’ badging in the same style as the original script.iconic XK120
. Based on the XKR, the vehicle went from paper to pavement in just 10 months. The gorgeous lines were inspired by the Le Mans racers of the 1950s and 1960s and was developed under the direction of senior designer Keith Helfet. The chassis was shortened, a wraparound windshield was added, and power for the beautiful beast is provided by a supercharged 4.0-liter V8 pushing 450 horsepower.
While it might look like a standard late 1990s Mercedes-Benz, the F200 Imagination concept from 1996 would be the styling model for the S-Class and C-Class to come. Just two were built for the 1996 Paris Motor Show, featuring futuristic new innovations such as video cameras in place of rear-view mirrors, voice recognition, and electro-transparent panoramic roof glass. Many of these features would eventually make it to production, but unfortunately, the butterfly doors did not.