New Retro-Cool Jaguar Celebrates Classic Race Car

Old-school style meets modern technology with this limited edition stunner.

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While Jaguar celebrated the E-Type’s 60th anniversary with special editions of the the F-Type, the storied British marque has something even grander in store for the C-Type’s big 7-0. 

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The Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works facility is recreating the 1950s  sports racer in a spec that’s identical the 1953 Le Mans-winning “works” team car, down to the 220-horsepower 2.4-inline-six engine with triple Weber 40DCO3 carburetors. Disc brakes are also equipped, instead of the drum brakes that came on all production C-Types and the version that finished No. 1 at the famous French endurance race in 1951. 

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There are some cool classic interior details—a funky dual-panel windscreen, a tachometer that moves counter-clockwise, and a bronze steering badge featuring an especially vicious rendition of the wild cat for which the auto company is named. 

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To recreate the open-top roadster’s flowing shell, Jaguar Classic engineers consulted the Jaguar archives and cross-referenced scan data taken from an original C-type in conjunction CAD tech. 

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The same data was used to launch a new online configurator to allow users to render 3D versions of the vehicle in 12 different exterior colors (pictured above in black and below in green) and 8 different interior colors with racing roundel and badge options. 

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Only 53 production versions were sold to the public between 1951 and 1953, and it’ll be similarly difficult to get your hands on one of the eight C-Type Continuation cars. 

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Prices weren’t disclosed, but a rep told Autoweek that previous continuation Jags like the XKSS typically cost between $1.3 and $2.7 million 

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