Build Your Own Jaguar C-Type Continuation Car with This Configurator
Jaguar plans to build eight C-Type continuation cars before a special event in 2022.
Jaguar claims these cars will be eligible for historic racing events and series.
Building on the success of its continuation program, Jaguar is tacking on another legendary race car to its modern collectibles. The team at Jaguar is going to build eight examples of its Le Mans-winning C-Type in the same way it tackled the XKSS and E-Type lightweights last decade—painfully accurate to the original while offering the benefits of modern manufacturing.
For those unfamiliar with the C-Type’s lore, this was the Jag that won Le Mans in 1951 and 1953 and was wheeled by greats like Stirling Moss. Introduced in ’51, the C-Type was updated over its short three-year run to include disc brakes and three Weber carburetors feeding a 3.4-liter straight-six engine good for a whopping 220 hp.
While these cars will be built with exacting detail, that doesn’t mean they’ll all be the same. Customers can opt from one of 12 exterior colors, eight interior colors, and various badging throughout the car. You can also ignore historical accuracy and opt for a modern FIA-approved harness retention system, which might be worth the cost if you plan to race the car.
Blending history and techonology, the team responsible for building these cars are using archival material, original engineering drawings, company records, and scans taken from a surviving C-Type, fed to modern computer automated design systems to ensure that these cars are as accurate as possible.
Capped at eight examples, you’re probably not going to get one if you haven’t already struck a deal with Jaguar. That said, Jaguar has provided a configurator for those of us who dream of building a bespoke C-Type. Jaguar also hopes to finish these eight cars before a special event in 2022. Price? Well, as the saying goes: If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. We asked anyway, and a Jaguar official told us the company doesn’t disclose pricing “as this is dependent on specification and confidential between Jaguar Classic and its clients.” The company official also told us that previous Jaguar Classic continuation cars from have typically cost between $1.3 and $2.7 million.
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