After the sweet success of Jaguar's hurried XK120, they developed the XK120C, or C-Type, as a endurance racing version. With it, Jaguar embarked on their first racing program aimed at winning the 24 Hours of LeMans. And the car did just that, on its first attempt and only six weeks after completion, Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead won in 1951. Jaguar repeated the feat in 1953 with Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt at the wheel. ... Read More
