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jaguar C Type

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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 have been 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 1000 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.

The Jaguar C-Type won the Le Mans 24 hours race at its first attempt in 1951, driven by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead. Stirling Moss also drove one of the cars, but retired after running very strongly. In 1952 Jaguar, worried by reports of the speed of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, modified the aerodynamics to increase the top speed. However, this necessitated a rearrangement of the car's cooling system, and subsequently all three entries retired due to overheating. In 1953 the car won again, in a lightened, more powerful configuration, driven by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. This victory marked the first time the race had been won at an average of over 100 mph {160 km/h} (105.85 mph {170.34 km/h}, to be precise). 1954, the C-Type's final year at Le Mans, saw a fourth place by the Ecurie Francorchamps entry driven by Roger Laurent and Jacques Swaters.

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, and the value of the 1953 Le Mans winner is circa £2 million while replicas are available from a variety of sources from £40,000.

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http://www.wspr-racing.com/chassis/Ctype.htm

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http://www.wspr-racing.com/chassis/Dtype.htm

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jaguar xkss, ovvero da una ventina circa di auto da corsa D Type, furono costruite delle omologate, una x Steve McQueen

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The Jaguar XKSS was a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car.

After Jaguar withdrew from racing the company offered the remaining, unfinished chassis as the roadgoing Jaguar XKSS, by making changes to the racers: adding an extra seat, another door, a full-width windshield and folding top, as concessions to practicality. However, on the evening of 12 February 1957, a fire broke out at the Browns Lane plant destroying nine of the twenty-five cars that had already been completed or were semi-completed. Production is thought to have included 53 customer D-types, 18 factory team cars, and 16 XKSS versions.

Following Jaguar's withdrawal from competition at the end of the 1955 season, a number of completed and partially complete D-types remained unsold at the Browns Lane factory. In an attempt to recoup some of the investment made in building these unused chassis, and to exploit the lucrative American market for high-performance European sports cars, Sir William Lyons decided to convert a number to full road-going specification. Only minor changes were made to the basic D-type structure: the addition of a passenger side door, the removal of the large fin behind the driver's seat, and the removal of the divider between passenger and driver seats. In addition, changes were made for cosmetic, comfort and legal reasons: a full-width, chrome-surrounded windscreen was added; sidescreens were added to both driver and passenger doors; a rudimentary, folding, fabric roof was added for weather protection; chromed bumpers were added front and rear (a styling cue later aped on the E-type); XK140 rear light clusters mounted higher on the wings; and thin chrome strips added to the edge of the front light fairings. In total 16 XKSS variants were made, with most being sold in the USA, before the Browns Lane fire destroyed the remaining chassis.

The American actor Steve McQueen owned a Jaguar XKSS for personal use

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Jaguar Cars, a subsidiary of Tata Motors since 2008, road and race car timeline, 1940s–1980s — next »
Type    1940s    1950s    1960s    1970s    1980s
5    6    7    8    9    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
Sports       XK120    XK140    XK150    E-type S1    E S2    E-type S3    XJ-S    XJ-S HE
Saloon          Mark 1    Mark 2, 240, 340          
         S-Type          XJ-C       
         420    XJ6 S1    XJ6 S2    XJ6 S3    XJ6 (XJ40)
Mk IV    Mk V    Mk VII    Mk VIII    Mk IX    Mk X    420G       XJ12 S1    XJ12 S2    XJ12 S3
Supercar          Jaguar XKSS          
Racing          C-Type    D-Type          E-Type       XJ13          XJ-C    XJ41
XJ42       XJRs
Corporate ownership    Independent    BMH    British Leyland    Independent    Ford

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http://www.jaguar-e-type.net/

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questa è la Jaguar XKE.

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mio padre ha una golf serie 4 si è rivelata un bidone rispetto la mia.
Ha incominciato dagli ammortizzatori fino a fare 2 volte la distribuzzione perchè piscia olio da tutti i paraoli
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Beh, non tutte le ciambelle escono con il buco: io con la mia non ho mai cambiato una vite a causa di rotture e gli ammortizzatori li ho cambiati a 150.000
Comunque non centra niente in questo caso l'affidabilità o la bellezza (a me la 147 piace molto): è solo una guerra e basta