1952 Jaguar XK120 C-Type by goodoleboy
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Ho hum, just another Jaguar.
Twenty-six in a series of classic vehicles, captured 9/21/08, at the beautiful Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance, held annually at the beautiful Trump National Golf Club on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula in overpopulated Southern California.
For more information on this event, see my posting for 9/28/08.
The Jaguar C-Type (also called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. Its aerodynamic body was designed by Malcolm Sayer, its lightweight, multi-tubular, triangulated frame designed by Bob Knight. A total of 52 were built.
Mechanically, it used the running gear of the contemporary XK120 sports car (the C in the official XK120-C name stands for 'competition'). The twin-cam, straight-6 engine was tuned to around 205 bhp (153 kW) rather than 160 to 180 bhp (134 kW) of the road car. The custom, tubular chassis and aluminium body-panels, along with the elimination of all creature-comforts, helped the car to shed nearly 1,000 lb (454 kg) compared to a comparable Jaguar road-car. The later C-Types were more powerful, using triple twin-choke Weber carburettors and high-lift camshaft. They were also lighter and better braked, by means of all-round disc brakes.
When new, the car sold for approximately $6,000 - approximately twice the price of an XK120. In an article in the June 11, 2003 issue of Autocar magazine ("Slick Cat Jaguar", p.70) the value of a "genuine, healthy" C-Type is estimated as £400,000 ($636,517), and the value of the 1953 Le Mans winner is circa £2 million ($3,182,585), while replicas are available from a variety of sources from £40,000 ($63,352).
Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Thankx for the visit, and have a superlatively satisfying Saturday.
Comments (17)
Nice presentation! Congrats!*****
LOL@ho hum. :-P I want to touch it and smell the interior and how 'bout a ride??
I've always had a soft spot for any Jag.
Smooth lines beautifully photographed. I can see where some of the later XK-E lines must have come from. A friend of mine had a new '62 XK-E Jaguar. We ran this road car on a 10 mile perfectly straight stretch of road in the Mojave Desert (Southern California). We lost our nerve to go faster at 160MPH(270KPH). Fun, but we were only in our early 20s...no sense :-) Bill
One of the best looking Jags ever!!!!! Love your photos of this beautiful car :)
Beautiful car! But I can't even afford to look at them.... :( Great captures!
Yuuummmm...this is way too cool. Thanks Harry to take us on this car show,just fantastic. I know I will never have this beauty, can't live long enough to save up for it...ont he other hand, who would sell a car like this? Like a simple interial shot, nothing fancy yet so lovely. I see a reward on it, what is all about if you know?
Something to place on a mantle up high for Detroit manufacturers to create goals by. Exactly how it compares to a competition Cobra is what makes England a haven. Big and loud is the other way.
I all the time wish i had a Jaguar when I was 16 years old; never got one. anyway this is super the waqy it looks
So sweet. 5+.
A winner: I see a rosette and ribbon on the windscreen.
And no top either...just another unnecessary creature comfort..:)
The steering wheel is on the wrong side ;) Great shots of this fabulous car! Looks like something for James Bond 007 .
Beautiful...
These old jaguars are beautiful, great capture Ol'boy!
Excellent captures and beautiful colours !!! V:5******** Hugs !!!!
Wow! This is such a great series.