1951 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 19th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 23 and 24 June 1951. It was won by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead in their works-entered Jaguar C-type, the first
Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead won the race driving a Jaguar XK-120C
Cunningham C-2R driven by Wacker and Rand. It did not finish.
Talbot-Lago T26C driven by Rosier and Fangio. It did not finish. The car competed with cycle fenders in the race.
Ferrari 166 MM of Simon/Haig during the race, in which they finished 15th overall
Jaguar C-Type
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The Jaguar C-Type is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. The "C" stands for "competition".
1951 24 Hours of Le Mans
…l'Ouest (ACO), except to create a Reserve list as a back-up to the basic sixty entrants. Entries Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead won the race driving a Jaguar XK-120C Works entries were entered by Aston Martin, Frazer-Nash, Healey, Jaguar, Jowett, Panhard and Renault as well as self-built cars from Allard, Cunningham…
Jaguar C Type 1953
1953 C-Type
1953 Jaguar C-Type in Ecurie Ecosse colours displayed at Dulwich Picture Gallery, 29 June 2014
C-Type frame