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1952 Jaguar C-Type Two-Seat Sports Racing Roadster
United Kingdom • 1 Dec 2013
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1952 Jaguar C-Type, chassis XKC 042, boasts a rich history, having been campaigned by Ecurie Ecosse with drivers like Ninian Sanderson and Jimmy Stewart. Restored to its original livery, it comes with its rebuilt original engine, documentation file, and a collection of spares.
Condition
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The car has been restored to Ecurie Ecosse condition and livery. The engine was recently rebuilt. It has been used in a tremendous number of events by Mr Skipworth and his sons Chris and Steve and has been raced for example in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix meeting by Barrie Williams. It has participated in the Mille Miglia Retro, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival Meeting, the Classica Italia, The Woodcote Trophy and has been publicly demonstrated by both Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart. It retains many original features and has extensive documentation.
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Transmission:
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Chassis No:
XKC 042
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
KSF 182
RHD/LHD:
RHD
For many connoisseurs the discretely beautiful lines of the early-1950s Jaguar C-Type sports-racing car define that entire period, before the perhaps more extrovert and voluptuous curves of the D-Type replaced the early 'Competition' model.
The original works-entered C-Type Jaguars won the Le Mans 24-Hour race in 1951, and after something of a hiccup with the long-nose or 'droop-snoot' variant of 1952 it was left to the ultimate, thin-gauge bodied, Weber-carbureted 'Lightweight' C-Type works cars of 1953 to win again.
Some 54 C-Types were manufactured in all, the majority of course for customer sale, leaving the model more rare than examples of the replacement D-Type family.
This particular Ecurie Ecosse C-Type offered here has often been listed as having been intended originally for export to a customer in Argentina named Carlos Lostalo.
The order was allegedly cancelled due to Customs difficulties, whereupon the car was delivered instead to Rossleigh of Edinburgh, Jaguar distribu...
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