1954 Jaguar C-Type

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1954 Jaguar C-Type

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Summary:

Used 1954 360 miles

Location:

Paramus, NJ

Description:

1954 Jaguar C-Type re-creation constructed by Hawker Racing inSuffolk, UK. Built in the early 2010's, it lived in a prominentcollection on Long Island, New York. Featuring aluminum bodywork finished in black over a steel tubeframe, the car is powered by a 3.4-liter Jaguar XK inline-six thatbreathes through twin SU carburetors. Additional features include afour-speed manual transmission, four-wheel drum brakes, independentfront suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, 16"" wire wheels,side-pipe exhaust, and red leather upholstery over two-placeseating. This C-Type re-creation is now offered with invoices from the lasttwo years and a New Jersey title describing it as a 1954 Jaguar.Jaguar developed the aluminum-bodied, tube-frame C-Type as acompetition variant of the XK120 after the latter showed promiseracing in the hands of privateers. Approximately 50 examples of theoriginal C-Type were built, among them the 1951 and 1953 24 Hoursof Le Mans winners. This car is said to be among a limited run of re-creations builtwith hand-formed aluminum bodywork by Hawker Racing, which wasformed as an offshoot of vintage aircraft restoration outfit HawkerRestorations.The body is finished in black with number 54 roundelson the hood, sides, and tail section. A paint correction is said tohave been performed in 2022. Exterior details include faired-inLucas tri-bar headlights, leather hood-retention straps,Brooklands-style windscreens behind a fixed full-width windshield,dual side mirrors, a Monza-style fuel filler, and side-pipe exhaustwith dual outlets .Chrome wire wheels are secured by two-earedknock-offs and are wrapped in 6.00H16 Avon Turbospeed Mk 4 tires.Stopping is handled by drum brakes at each corner, while steeringis via rack and pinion. The brake fluid reservoir was replaced in2022, at which time the fluid was flushed.The right-hand-drivecockpit houses a pair of fixed-back bucket seats trimmed in redleather, while silver upholstery covers the center tunnel.Additional features include a door-pull strap wrapped in redleather, a polished shift knob, a dash-mounted rearview mirror, anda passenger-side grab handle.The three-spoke steering wheel sitsahead of Smiths instrumentation including a 160-mph speedometer, areverse-sweep tachometer, and gauges monitoring amperage, fuellevel, oil pressure, and coolant temperature. The five-digitodometer shows 360 miles.The 3.4-liter XK inline-six featuresdual-overhead camshafts, twin SU carburetors, a cold-air intakebox, twin Lucas coils, and three-into-one exhaust headers. Servicein 2022 included cleaning of the carburetors, repairs to theradiator, flushing of the fuel system, and fluid changes. I was fortunate enough to speak with someone who has substantialknowledge of these cars and has provided the followinginformation. The body was built by Clive Smart at Shapecraft in North HamptonUk. Clive has made over 250 bodies in his career and built thebodies for Nick and David Gilmore of Pink Floyd as well. The car is equipped with the correct torsion bar suspension. Thisis a very important detail. Very few recreations have torsion barsuspension. The exhaust manifolds are correct, cast manifold. They are not fromany other production car.The brackets holding on the dual coils are very unusual to see butabsolutely correct and accurate.The rear suspension is correct, Blade type lower control arm withupper, Side link and pan hard rod.The front suspension is Mark 7 upper control arms as original withrecreation, lower control, arms, torsion blocks and steeringknuckles.The car is fitted with a correct steering rack. (To buy areplacement rack is about $7,000 ).The chassis comes from Classic Chassis Services in the UK who is avery reputable supplier.

Transmission:

Manual Transmission

Features:

Leather Upholstery, Tachometer

Posted:

March 25 on Americanlisted