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Also called Jaguar XK120C
Specifications
54 units built
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Engines
Analytical specifications and drawings
Inline 6 cylinder
3442cc capacity
DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder
2 x double SU H8 Carburetors
Power output, 210 HP / 157 KW @ 5750 rpm
Torque, 298 Nm / 220 ft lbs @ 3900 rpm
Moss 4 speed Manual gearbox
1st: 2.98/1
2nd: 1.74/1
3rd: 1.21/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.98/1
final drive, 2.93/1
aluminium body on steel multi-tubular, triangulated frame chassis
Front suspension double wishbones, torsion bars, Newton telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension live axle, torsion bars, torque reaction couplings, hydraulic dampers
rack and pinion steering
Lockheed drums 305 mm diameter, all-round
Length 3988 mm (157 in)
Width 1638 mm (64.5 in)
Height 978 mm (38.5 in)
Wheelbase 2438 mm (96 in)
Track (fr/r) 1295 mm (51 in) / 1295 mm (51 in)
wheels 6 x 16"
tires 6.50 × 16" or 7.00 × 16"
950kg
fuel tank, 170 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45
Results in famous races (until 1952) and in WSCC (1953+)
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||
| Mille Miglia | Le Mans | Dolomiti | Targa Florio | Tourist Trophy | Carrera Pan | ||||
| Date | 29/4 | 26/6 | 15/7 | 9/9 | 15/9 | 25/11 | |||
| Team | 1600km | 24h | 300km | 576km | 500km | 3000km | |||
| Jaguar Cars Ltd, XKC 003 | #20, 1st | #8, 2nd | |||||||
| Jaguar Cars Ltd | #21, 11th | ||||||||
| Jaguar Cars Ltd, XKC 002 | #22, oil pressure | #7, 1st | |||||||
| Jaguar Cars Ltd, XKC 001 | #23, oil pump | #9, 4th | |||||||
| Total points 36 |
10 | 26 | |||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 7/5 | 4/2 | 3/3 | |||||||
| Drivers | Team entries and car number | ||||||||
| Jaguar Cars Ltd | |||||||||
| Peter Walker | 20 | 8 | |||||||
| Peter Whitehead | 20 | ||||||||
| Robert Lawrie | 21 | ||||||||
| Ivan Waller | 21 | ||||||||
| Stirling Moss | 22 | 7 | |||||||
| Jack Fairman | 22 | ||||||||
| Leslie Johnson | 23 | 9 | |||||||
| Clemente Biondetti | 23 | ||||||||
| Tony Rolt | 9 | ||||||||
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