Ecurie Ecosse re-releases Jaguar C-type

Ecurie Ecosse, a Scottish former racing team and now builder of highly exclusive ‘classics’, is re-releasing its racing version of the Jaguar C-type. It builds brand new modernized C-types in a limited edition.

The Scottish racing team Ecurie Ecosse competed in Formula 1 in the 1950s and then (and in the early 1960s) competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, it started in 1952 with local racing success with a modified Jaguar C-type, with driver and co-founder Ian Stewart at the wheel. The C-type is now getting a modern sequel from the 2011 reborn Ecurie Ecosse. Earlier it came with a newly built version of the car it wanted to go to Le Mans in the 60s, the LM69.

“What better way to celebrate the historic successes of the Ecurie Ecosse C-types than to build a series of cars in tribute? Seven priceless chassis that raced at the time still exist today. As a tribute, we bring a numbered sister car to each of these cars” , said Ecurie Ecosse CEO Alasdair McCraig. “Like their predecessors, they are hand-built in Coventry with a keen eye for detail and refined by Ecurie Ecosse engineers.”

Ecurie Ecosse reports that the cars will be built from scratch with the original design as a guideline. That means, among other things, an aluminum body on a steel spaceframe, with the well-known six-in-line XK engine from Jaguar in the nose. Some modernisations are being implemented. For example, the new C-types get more modern disc brakes, an upgraded suspension, a more modern five-speed manual transmission and the base is also stiffer than before. It is therefore not an exact replica.

The biggest adjustment is motor: the six-cylinder gets a larger displacement: 4.2 liters. A modern injection system should also fade the original power instead of carburettors. Ecurie Ecosse reports a power output of 304 hp. With this, the new C-type must shoot to 100 km / h in 5.2 seconds and reach a top of 251 km / h. Seriously fast. It is not known what the C types will have to cost. The first copy has already been built.

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