The first Jaguar C-type Continuation model has undergone its initial shakedown test ready to leave the home of Jaguar Classic Works ahead of customer delivery
Completion of first C-type Continuation coincides with landmark anniversary – Seventy years since the first disc brake equipped C-type won in international competition at the Reims Grand Prix Meeting on 29 June 1952
Customer C-type Continuation number one inspired by the Reims GP Meeting winner of 1952 piloted by Sir Stirling Moss with Pastel Green paint and Suede Green seats
Production of the exclusive run of Continuations well underway at the state-of-the-art Classic Works, with each vehicle requiring 3,000 hours of specialist construction
Only a limited number of C-type models will be built, handcrafted at Jaguar Classic Works to each customer’s personal specification
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Thursday 30 June 2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Jaguar Classic has completed building the first C-type Continuation. The strictly limited production run is well underway at Jaguar’s Classic Works, Coventry, and the first vehicle has finished shakedown testing ready for delivery to an excited customer. Each C-type Continuation undergoes at least 250 miles of physical testing by Jaguar Classic engineers, following a build process that requires 3,000 hours of intensive and highly skilled craft. The first customer Continuation is finished in Pastel Green with Suede Green leather seats and is inspired by the original Jaguar C-type which won the 224-mile long, 50-lap sports car race at the Reims Grand Prix Meeting on 29 June 1952.> This vehicle was the first C-type fitted with disc brakes to win in international competition. It was after driver Stirling Moss persuaded Jaguar to implement the pioneering technology it had in development. The victory at Reims was a glimpse to the C-type’s dominance at the following year’s Le Mans 24 Hour, and Jaguar’s continued supremacy in 1950’s sports car racing.