Jaguar answered the call with an alloy-bodied version of
Seat arosa Jaguar answered the call with an alloy-bodied version of the X
Seat ibiza 120 under the watchful eye of Walter Hassan, formerly of Bent
Seat cordoba ey. Though early results were promising, Hassan
Seat leon Lyons and Manager of the Service Department, Loft
Seat toledo England, quickly came to the conclusion that to win a
Seat alhambra Le Mans a competition version of the XK120 was necessa
Seat altea y. This car was the XK120 C, which came to be known as the C-T
Seat salsa pe. Sporting the XK120 straight six engine tuned to produc
Seat tango 210 h
orsepower, the 1951 Le Mans C-Type featured a multi-tubula
Ferrari 360 triangulated spaceframe designed by Bob Knigh
Ferrari 575 , while the body was designed by an aerodynamicist,
Ferrari enzo alcolm Sayer, who had joined the company from the aircr
Ferrari 456 gt ft industry. Arriving in France just prior to
Ferrari f 430 he race, the largely untested C-Types were driven by Stirli
Ferrari 612 g Moss and Jack Fairman, Peter Walker and Peter White
Ferrari gg 50 ead, and Leslie Johnson and Clemente Biondetti. Pitted again
Ferrari F35 t Ferraris, Talbots and Cunninghams, the C-Types burst
into the
Ferrari F 355 lead and a one-two-three finish seemed possible but then
fiat palio mechanical maladies befell the Johnson-Biondetti and Moss-Fairma
fiat gingo cars. But Walker and Whitehead's luck held, and they bagged a
fiat multipla remarkable victory. The following year, though, Jagua
fiat ulysse 's luck ran out. Again the Jaguar team appeared.