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JaguarC-Type

1951–1953 United Kingdom Race car prototype 3 production years
Production1951–1953
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassRace car prototype
Also known asJaguar XK120-C
Built53 units
Background

The Jaguar C-Type is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. The "C" stands for "competition".

Text adapted from “Jaguar C-Type” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1951–1953

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗3 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1958–1967

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗10 years