Ecurie Ecosse has revealed a new project, with plans to remanufacture the iconic Jaguar C-type in a series of seven new sister cars to the near-priceless originals. The C-type, noted for its motorsport success in the early 1950s, was a key part of the Ecurie Ecosse racing team’s success, driving its decision to reimagine the iconic racer.
Each of the new units will be built with the same steel space-frame chassis design as the original, but with modern manufacturing techniques streamlining the process while also making the structure stiffer. This space frame is then encased in thin-gauge aluminium bodywork that recreates the original’s supple, Malcom Sayer-designed look.
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To fans of ’50s sports car racing, there are few vehicles more sought after than the Jaguar C-Type and among C-Types, the most sought after are the Ecurie Ecosse cars.
Ian Stewart and his Scottish racing stable, Ecurie Ecosse, raced seven C-Type chassis in period and now each is getting a sister car thank to a new company called Ecurie Ecosse. Metalwork for the seven sister cars will be done in Coventry, in the same building that was home to Jaguar’s coachworks at the time.
The chassis and body will be hand built by artisans, says Ecurie Ecosse, and a straight-six Jaguar XK engine will go under the bonnet. The body work, just like the original C-Types, will be made of thin gauge aluminum mounted to a spaceframe and there will be total fidelity in the shape.