1952 JAGUAR C-TYPE (XK120C)
‘COVENTRY CLASSICS’ RECREATION

LMCT 7819
SN:4438
VIN:CC004XK120C
ENG:NC7620-8

$320,000
(To be sold Unregistered & with Vic RWC)

HAND BUILT ALUMINIUM BODIED RACER

Built with the sole purpose of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the XK120C was introduced featuring lightweight aluminium bodywork, draped over a tubular steel chassis, powered by the XK120’s 3.4L DOHC inline six cylinder, tuned to produce 205bhp.

Victorious at both the 1951 and 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, the C-Type was cemented into motorsport history, and provided the platform for both the D-Type and the E-Type to further bolster the Jaguar marque and their sporting prowess.

Started in 2002, Coventry Classics set out to produce ‘tool room’ recreations of the famed Jaguar C-Type. Based out of Gore New Zealand (between Invercargil and Dunedin), a rural township of just 8,340 people, Coventry Classics would gain a reputation of superb craftsmanship and exacting accuracy.

However their business was put into jeopardy, when JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) sued a Swedish couple over their C-Type recreation. The suit would last years, finishing in March 2023 with the verdict ruling that the commercial production of C-Type recreations would breach JLR’s copyright.

This Coventry Classics C-Type, #004 is one of their earliest creations, with records indicating that they had finished 26 builds (including the later released D-Type and lightweight E-Type recreations) by 2017.

Built to ‘Tool Room Plus’ specification this C-Type has been uprated with the 3.4L XK engine replaced by the larger 3.8L variant (block sourced from a Mk IX & cylinder head from a S-Type) as well as the fitment of: Overdrive, Pertronix Flame Thrower electronic ignition, a large thermatic fan in front of the copper cored radiator and four wheel disc brakes (as per the 1953 specification).

Fully imported, with compliance (necessitating the fitment of a third brake light) this C-Type is currently club plated in Victoria (as a 1952 Jaguar) and has only travelled just ~1,200 miles (2,000 km) from new!

Priced without Reg, Talk to us about Reg, Club or Other Plate Options.

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