Jaguar Brings Back the C-Type for its 70th Anniversary
Published on Sat, Jan 30, 2021
By: The LACar Editorial Staff
8 Classic Continuation examples of the legendary C-Type will be built to celebrate Jaguar’s 70th Anniversary.
As far as iconic British racing cars go, the Jaguar C-Type is one of the granddaddies. For a history briefing, here’s our Editor In Chief, Doug Stokes:
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The C-Type Jaguar was one of the most beautiful, and successful, racing cars ever. It was also one of the first to use a new technology derived from aircraft practice: disc brakes.
For years, previous pure racing cars like Ferraris and Maseratis had hewn to the conventional drum-type brake configuration and increasing stopping power by building ever-larger, ever wider and more elaborate drum brakes that were "better" but that were still prone to being dodgy in wet conditions and well-nigh impossible to get through long 12 and 24-hour races without suffering brake fade, and many times complete failure.
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Jaguar's strong, reliable, double overhead cam inline 6 engine, aerodynamic (and quite fetching) coachwork, and Dunlop disc brakes on the sleek C-Type were a winning combination. For its first time out at Le Mans in 1951, the great Stirling Moss led the British team from Coventry to victory.
Now, you might have a chance to get a continuation model. Jaguar will build these examples by hand in Coventry, England for customers in 2022. The accuracy of these recreations will be incredibly detailed. Under the hood, a 220hp 3.4-liter inline-six engine with triple Weber 40DCO3 carburetors restores the roar of the past, and disc brakes make a return.
The only problem? Jaguar is only making 8 of them, and there’s no word on the price yet, but they won’t be cheap.
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However, if you want to dream about purchasing one of these Continuation Classics, Jaguar has an online configurator for you to play around with.
Continuation models are a fantastic option for folks who want to experience the glory of the past, without paying the ridiculous price for originals.