Jaguar C-type

Overview

Produced: 1951-1953, 53 produced.
Types: Sports, 2 doors

Jaguar first launched its XK120 C in 1951 as a competition version of the already potent XK120 road car. This new sports racer soon became better known as the C-type and helped Jaguar to take-over the Sports Car Championships of the early Fifties. The C-type used a beautiful, streamlined body which was incredibly light and used the latest spaceframe construction methods.

Built primarily for competition, the C-type found itself being entered by many private teams as well as the famous Jaguar Works team. In 1951 the C-type stormed the finish line at Le Mans in first place and did so again in 1953, with the aid of its new disc brakes. Today the C-type is almost unobtainable, as most surviving examples are tucked safely away in museums around the world.

Engines

Capacity Config Model Bore/Stroke CR
3442cc S6 DOHC Jaguar XK 83mm x 106mm 8

Fuel System

Type Number Comment
SU 2  

Performance

Top Speed 0-60 SQM MPG Engine Pwr Comment
151mph 6.6s     200bhp @5800  

Brakes

Front Rear Comment
Drum Drum  

Dimensions

Wheelbase Track Length Width Weight
(CWT)
Turning Circle
Front Rear
8' 4' 3" 4' 3" 13' 1" 5' 4.5"    

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