I mentioned i'm a bit of a car nut in my profile and my santa must have had this thing from a while ago in his family, or possibly sleuthed ebay? i don't know

it's a diecast 1:10 scale jaguar XK120, which ran from '48 to '54, back from the early golden days of jaguar. The toy itself is from 1955 i believe, and it's like old-school diecast, heavy as hell and monster 17.5 inches long! The steering wheel does actually turn the front wheels with a proper linkage! Also it rolls incredibly smoothly, i'm used to toy cars with cheap bearings but this thing has real rubber wheels and proper axels.

It's certainly been through some hands, but my mind is already racing with possibilities for restoration, like stripping the paint and repainting it and polishing all the metal parts,

in the meantime, this is definitely one seriously cool cubical goodie! Thanks santa!