Jaguar C-Type Continuation model celebrates 70 years of racing glory
Alvin Reyes - Jan 28, 2021, 7:41am CST
The original Jaguar C-Type won the Le Mans 24 Hour race in its first attempt in 1951. After retiring in 1952 due to overheating issues (after modifying the cooling system to enhance the aerodynamics), it came back to Le Mans in 1953 and took the checkered flag. Seventy years onwards, Jaguar Classic is reliving the past by reviving the original C-Type Le Mans racer.
Jaguar designer and artist Malcolm Sayer originally penned the C-Type’s fluid shape. The C-Type was also the first racing car to adopt disk braking technology. Even though it failed to conquer Le Mans in 1952, the C-Type was the first disc-braked car to win a professional race at the Reims Grand Prix in France with Sterling Moss at the helm.
January 28, 2021
Eight new C-type Continuation cars will be built ahead of a racing-inspired celebration event for their owners in 2022
Eight new C-type Continuation cars will be built ahead of a racing-inspired celebration event for their owners in 2022×
Jaguar Classic is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the legendary C-type sports racer by creating a strictly limited production run of new C-type Continuation (recreating the classic) cars, which will be hand built at Jaguar’s world-class Classic Works facility in Coventry, UK.
According to a company statement, the C-type Continuation programme will allow historic motor racing enthusiasts to purchase a new factory-built example of the ultimate 1953 disc-braked ‘works’ C-type direct from Jaguar for the first time.
Jaguar C-type goes back into production to celebrate 70th
Jaguar C-type goes back into production to celebrate 70th
January 29, 2021
British car-maker to mark seven decades of its legendary racer with eight continuation models
Jaguar’s Classic division has announced it will recreate eight examples of the Jaguar C-type to help celebrate its 70th anniversary.
One of the most successful Jaguar race cars ever, the C-type won Le Mans on its 1951 debut and repeated the victory again in 1953.
With success on the Mille Miglia and the 12 Hours of Reims, plus other international races, the original Jaguar C-type went down in history as one of the British brand’s most successful racers.