GTP Cool Wall: 1951-1953 Jaguar C-Type

[Wiegert]

1951-1953 Jaguar C-Type nominated by @GTP_Ingram

Body style: 2-door roadster
Engine: 3.4L I6
Power: 205bhp-220 hp
Torque: 220 lb-ft
Weight: 920-965 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: Front-engined, rear wheel drive
Additional info: Won the 24 hours of Le Mans on its debut in 1951. Achieved a 1,2,4 finish in 1953. 53 produced.​

Spoiler: Additional pics

 

[Fastcarguy]

Absolutely beautiful. Sub Zero

 

[Tornado]

*generic fifties car*

 

[Liquid]

"I never knew Jaguar made Austin-Healeys."

 

[Dennisch]

Glorified XK120 looking at its best in Ecurie Ecosse appearance.

Also. XK engine.

Cool.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Looks like it's going fast when it's standing still.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Classic Jaguar.

Cool.

 

[Cano]

Wire wheels.

Ok I'll stop. Dead sub-zero.

 

[Ettick]

*generic fifties car*

Might look like other 50s cars but they're equally beautiful and cool. Easy SZ.

 

[Wiegert]

Parrot faced C-Type > Catfish D-Type front end. Barely.

Still pulled off the Ecurie Ecosse look better than anything else. A cool cat.

 

[Adamgp]

Meh.

 

[AlvaroF]

50's Jag. Absolute Sub-Zero

 

[MoLiEG]

I have mixed feelings for this one. Looks very classy and weird at the same time.

Still, I have to give it a cool.

 

[Stotty]

Not as drop dead gorgeous as the D, but still utterly lovely.

Sub zero.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Wire wheels.

That joke will never get poked to death.

 

[Wiegert]

That joke will never get spoked to death.

So long as there's enough material to work with.

 

[LivingWithGames]

It might be a museum piece. But a museum piece with HISTORY in Le Mans, a british victor!

May the car be secured safely inside an iceberg.

 

[Spacegoat]

Sub Zero'd so fast my finger hurts.

Wire wheels.

Never going to get old.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Looks like they styled it by chucking a big lump of soggy pastry over a rolling chassis.

Also suffers Jag overhype.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Meh. Looks like it was left in the sun for too long.

 

[Tornado]

Might look like other 50s cars but they're equally beautiful and cool.

I dunno about this. There are a handful from this general time period (post-war through 1960 or so) that transcends things somewhat, like the E-Type and 300SL; but I think some of the cars of this time (even a few of the Ferraris) are so interchangeable in styling, and so unattainable, and so far removed from what made them desirable in the first place (won Le Mans in 1951 and 1953? So what?) that they have to be judged separate from their historical context.

 

[edawg456]

Old jags in my honest opinion are automatically sub zero.

 

[TheCracker]

Looks like they styled it by chucking a big lump of soggy pastry over a rolling chassis.

Also suffers Jag overhype.

It won Le Mans. Twice. I think it well deserves any hype that might be thrown in its direction.

 

[Stephan]

A AM that looks like a Austin-Healey but would become a successful car in the Le Mans stage.

Sub-Zero because it looks....gorgeous.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

Classic Le Mans winner. Easy S-Z.

 

[TexRex]

*shudder*

 

[Peter.]

Impeccable racing record aside, it really doesn't look all that great when you shake off the obligation to think any classic and successful car with a legendary badge on it just has to be pretty.

I read of it's record and look at the car and don't think "Wow! What an incredible machine! I wish I could own this one day.", but rather "Oh it won twice, neat."


Meh.