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Offline lynxd67

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What car, and when did it race?
« on: May 04, 2008, 08:31:59 pm »
Someone will probably get this pronto, but it is quite obscure.

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Re: What car, and when did it race?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2008, 09:45:49 pm »
Jaguar C Type.  1952 or 1953.  The car has a modified 'long tail'.
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Re: What car, and when did it race?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2008, 10:01:12 pm »
Did it have "GB" plates on it so it was legal to drive in France?

But no number plate! Now thats a pull  :police:
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Re: What car, and when did it race?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2008, 01:37:10 am »
First guess was a big Healey, but from that angle could be a C Type Jag.
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Re: What car, and when did it race?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2008, 08:26:55 am »
Steve got it straight away. I guessed someone would. It is the 1952 C type of which three were made and of which none exists. While Jaguar won in 1951 & 1953 with a C type, they changed the bodywork for higher top speed in 1952 but all the cars overheated and dropped out. I still think it looks gorgeous though. None of the cars were ever registered because they were driven from Coventry to Le Mans on trade plates.  Well done Steve!

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