Jaguar continues to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the C-Type, now with two exclusive "70 Edition" replicas

Jaguar together with Jaguar Classic, the brand’s historic vehicle department, are celebrating this 2022 the 70th anniversary of one of its most emblematic vehicles, especially in the world of competition: the C-Type. Early in the year they announced that the C-Type would return to life as a strictly limited edition, but what we did not expect is that there was still another surprise to come.

With the birth of the Jaguar C-Type in 1951 under the pen of designer Malcolm Sayer, an aerodynamics expert at Jaguar at the time, nobody expected that the same year would already bring such important successes as victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a win that the C-Type repeated in 1953, the very year its production would end. By 1953 the C-Type already featured very advanced solutions for its time, which is why Jaguar Classic has taken it as the reference for its rebirth in 2022.

Jaguar Classic, apart from the units being built of the C-Type to mark this anniversary, will also gift two privileged clients with two completely unique units named 70 Edition. The great distinction of these C-Type 70 Editions is that they will have unique features that set them apart from the rest, and they will be manufactured at the Classic Works facilities in Coventry, England, where the craftsmen will dedicate a total of 3,000 hours of work to each vehicle.

In that year of 1953, two Jaguar C-Types took the first two positions, the first of them driven by Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton, who also broke the speed record at 105.85 mph and were the first to surpass the 100 mph barrier. The first of these two exclusive units uses the British Racing Green of the competition team combined with Green Suede leather upholstery, a tribute to Rolt and Hamilton’s XKC051 C-Type. The second unit stands out for using the exclusive Verbier Silver colour, with an interior in Cranberry Red leather.

Both on the doors and on the bonnet appears the number 70 in the old style used in racing, recalling the years of this emblematic vehicle, a numbering that also appears embroidered on the seat backs and that is inspired by the visual features of the original C-Type designed by Malcolm Sayer. Each unit also has a bespoke key housing and, together with the jeweller Deakin & Francis, a commemorative plaque has been made for the dashboard crafted from the fuel tank of the original 1953 C-Type.

And now comes the “good” part, because these two units won’t end up in just any garage; they will go to whoever can afford the £1.5 million each unit will cost, excluding local taxes. Almost nothing.