The Complete Register of Jaguar C-types, D-types and Lightweight E-types

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By Den Carlow, Anders Ditlev Clausager, Paul Skilleter & Penny Woodley

ISBN 978-1-914929-05-2

408 pages, Hardback

270mm x 210mm

Over 500 illustrations

"To say this book has been exhaustively researched would be damning it with faint praise, but it is as one would expect from the superhero-like quartet of writers here assembled." Classic Jaguar 

"...this one deserves a place in any serious enthusiast's collection." Octane

The definitive information source for these outstandingly successful sports-racing cars, and the most in-depth study ever published.

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The first edition of the present book was published in 2014 and was quickly acclaimed as the bible of these classic Jaguar racers. This greatly expanded new edition runs to more than 400 pages and contains 500 illustrations. It brings the individual stories of over 150 cars up to date, and includes additional useful information and appendices.

Today the name of Jaguar still ranks high in the pantheon of British cars that have won the Le Mans 24-hour race. A mere 20 years since the birth of their first car, Jaguar had become the leading high-performance car in Britain thanks to the revolutionary XK engine, and the XK120 was in its day the fastest production car in the world.
While the company had begun to earn its spurs in motor racing, it was a bold step to build a new car with the specific intention of entering Le Mans, at the time the most famous motor race in the world. Remarkably, the new Jaguar C-type succeeded in winning at Le Mans on the first attempt.

A further four Le Mans victories followed: in 1953 for the C-type again, and then three wins for D-types from 1955 to 1957, by which time the Jaguar works team had been withdrawn from racing. Private entries of Jaguar C- and D-types in other races continued for many years. The E-type was never as successful in racing, since it was conceived as a GT road car rather than a racer, but the small run of lightweight cars and other competition versions added further lustre to Jaguar’s reputation.

C- and D-types were sold in some numbers to private owners on both sides of the Atlantic, many of whom obviously used them for racing, but unlike most later sports-racing cars they could still be used on the road. This was and remains one of their many attractions. Virtually all the cars have survived, and in recent times have seen a steady increase in value.

This updated, enlarged and comprehensive new edition of the Register is a tribute to these glorious cars, to the people who were involved in their design and production, and to the drivers who campaigned them.

Contents

Foreword by Ole Sommer 6
Introduction by Anders Ditlev Clausager    8
General Notes on Identity and Authenticity    10
Biographies     14
Abbreviations    17
Chapter 1
C-type Register     18
Chapter 2 – Individual C-type Car Histories    32
Chapter 3 – D-type Register    130
Chapter 4 – Individual D-type Car Histories     152
Chapter 5 – XKSS Register     298
Chapter 6 – Individual XKSS Car Histories     302
Chapter 7 – Competition E-type Register     321
Chapter 8 – Individual E-type Car Histories     327
Chapter 9 – The Continuation Cars     373
Appendix    374
    Summary of Auction Results    374
    Index of registration marks    376
    C- and D-types in Mille Miglia Storica    384
Bibliography    388
Index of personalities    390

Cars featured in this book:

C-Types
XKC 001
XKC 002
XKC 003
XKC 004
XKC 005
XKC 006
XKC 007
XKC 008
XKC 009
XKC 010
XKC 011
XKC 012
XKC 013
XKC 014
XKC 015
XKC 016
XKC 017
XKC 018
XKC 019
XKC 020
XKC 021
XKC 022
XKC 023
XKC 024
XKC 025
XKC 026
XKC 027
XKC 028
XKC 029
XKC 030
XKC 031
XKC 032
XKC 033
XKC 034
XKC 035
XKC 036
XKC 037
XKC 038
XKC 039
XKC 040
XKC 041
XKC 042
XKC 043
XKC 044
XKC 045
XKC 046
XKC 047
XKC 048
XKC 049
XKC 050
XKC 051
XKC 052
XKC 053
XKC 201
XKC 301

D-types
XKC 401
XKC 402
XKC 403
XKC 404
XKC 405
XKD 406
XKD 501
XKD 502
XKD 503
XKD 504
XKD 505
XKD 506
XKD 507
XKD 508
XKD 509
XKD 510
XKD 511
XKD 512
XKD 513
XKD 514
XKD 515
XKD 516
XKD 517
XKD 518
XKD 519
XKD 520
XKD 521
XKD 522
XKD 523
XKD 524
XKD 525
XKD 526
XKD 527
XKD 528
XKD 529
XKD 530
XKD 531
XKD 532
XKD 533
XKD 534
XKD 535
XKD 536
XKD 537
XKD 538
XKD 539
XKD 540
XKD 541
XKD 542
XKD 543
XKD 544
XKD 545
XKD 546
XKD 547
XKD 548
XKD 549
XKD 550
XKD 551
XKD 552
XKD 553
XKD 554
XKD 555
XKD 556
XKD 557
XKD 558
XKD 559
XKD 560
XKD 561
XKD 562
XKD 563
XKD 564
XKD 565
XKD 566
XKD 567
XKD 568
XKD 569
XKD 570
XKD 571
XKD 572
XKD 573
XKD 574
XKD 575
XKD 601
XKD 602
XKD 603
XKD 604
XKD 605
XKD 606


XKSS
XKSS 701
XKSS 704
XKSS 707
XKSS 710
XKSS 713
XKSS 716
XKSS 719
XKSS 722
XKSS 725
XKSS 728
XKSS 754
XKSS 757
XKSS 760
XKSS 763
XKSS 766
XKSS 769
Some XKSS Mystery Cars


E-Types
Number 1, 850006
Number 2, S 850659
Number 3, S 850660
Number 4, S 850661
Number 5, S 850662
Number 6, S 850663
Number 7, S  850664
Number 8, S 850665
Number 9, S 850666
Number 10, S 850667
Number 11, S 850668
Number 12, S 850669
Low Drag Coupé, EC 1001
E2A
850817
890193
The Project ZP 537/24 Cars
850004
850005
850007
850008
850009
850010
850011
850012
850013
850014
850015
850016
850017
850018
850019
850020
850021
850022

Other Le Mans Cars
860458
860630
875015
875026
875027