Nicko McBrain, 65, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based drummer for British hard rock band Iron Maiden, on his 2013 Jaguar XKR-S, as told to A.J. Baime.

I was 10 years old, walking down a street in North London with my dad, when we saw a Jaguar Mark X pass by. I’ll never forget it. My dad turned and said, “That is the most beautiful car. I’m going to own one someday.” When I started making money in the 1980s, I wanted to buy him a Mark X, but I lost him in 1985. He never did get to own one.

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