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Jaguar C-Type FIA Race Car

1951 · Manual · Gloss Black

£224,995

Listed today at Car-Iconics. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1951
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.4-litre straight-six
Power: 265 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Gloss Black
Doors: 2
Generation: XK120-C (1951–1953)

About this car

This is a newly built recreation of the Jaguar C-type, the Le Mans-winning competition car of the early 1950s, constructed to FIA certification and offered with a 10-year FIA certificate. The chassis comes from Andy Thomas, with the aluminium body by Classic Auto (Finburgh), finished in gloss black.

The 3.4-litre straight-six is a race-specification engine producing 265 bhp and 275 ft-lbs, fed by sand-cast carburettors and paired with a four-speed manual gearbox. Period details include drum brakes, Koni dampers, Dunlop racing tyres, double fly screens, correct gauges, seats, steering wheel and pedal box, plus a cut-off switch and a central driving lamp behind the grille.

It is registered for the road using an XK120 donor's logbook, and has covered only running-in miles since the build. It is right-hand drive. No mileage figure is given.

Written by Vertar from Car-Iconics’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Only the basic layout is filled in (Jaguar XK 3.4-litre straight-six, front-engined, RWD). Published power, weight and speed figures differ between the 1951 works cars and the production cars, so they are left null.).

Engine: 3,442 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated