Jaguar C-Type: The Autobiography of Xkc 051

by Chas Parker and Philip Porter

This glorious book tells the story of the celebrated lightweight Jaguar C-type, chassis number XKC 051, that Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt drove to victory in the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours.

The car went on to have a busy post-works racing career, first with Ecurie Ecosse, then with privateer drivers Bill Smith and Geoffrey Allison. Among its small number of collector custodians in later years, the names Briggs Cunningham in America and Adrian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907085467
• ISBN13: 9781907085468
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Porter Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.6" x 11.5"