Jaguar Classic will remake C-Type on its 70th anniversary

The new C-Type will be based on the 1953 version of the car. A 3.4-litre straight-six engine with triple Weber 40DCO3 carburettors good for 220 BHP will power the car.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the C-Type, Jaguar Classic will remake 8 units of the legendary sports car. The cars will be hand built at the carmaker's Classic Works facility in Coventry, UK.

The new C-Type will be based on the 1953 version of the car. A 3.4-litre straight-six engine with triple Weber 40DCO3 carburettors good for 220 BHP will power the car. It will also be equipped with disc brakes. To make an accurate production, 3D CAD along with engineering drawings and company records of the original C-Type development team will be used.

The C-Type was the first Jaguar to win the Le Mans 24 hours back in 1951. Not only did the car win the race, but it did so by breaking all speed and distance records. The winning C-Type won the race with a lead of 9 laps while the runner-up car, again a C-Type, broke the lap record by over 6 seconds.

In 1953, disc brakes were added to the car and the C-Type stood 1st, 2nd and 4th in the Le Mans 24 hours. The car broke the previously held record of 96.7 mph average speed by clocking 105.85 mph. It was driven by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. They became the first winners of Le Mans to clock average speeds in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h). The 2nd placed car was driven by Stirling Moss and Peter Walker, while the 4th placed C-Type had Peter Whitehead and Ian Stewart at the wheels.

Those interested can check out the online configurator for the car.