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| Nigel Webb, Jaguar C Type - Le Mans Classic 2016 |
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Jaguar Cars, Coventry, England. The C of C type stood for Competition, there was no A or B type. It was the first Jaguar to win Le Mans, doing so on its first attempt in 1951 and then again in 1953. Th chassis had the engine and running gear of the Jaguar XJ120 in a special tubular frame and lightweight low drag aluminium body. The 6 cylinder 3.4 litre engine was specially tuned to produce over 200bhp. Over 50 C types were made in period and many replicas since. As well as wining at Le Mans, C Types won the Tourist Trophy in 1951 and the Reims 12 hours in 1953 plus many minor national and international races. The car pictured above was the first privately owned C-Type Jaguar and was owned by Duncan Hamilton. In his autobiography Duncan Hamilton said the C Type was last sports racing car that was equally as home being driven on the road and on the track.
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