The rear portion of the C-Type has a very sparse appearance. This simple live axle would look at home on any contemporary street car. The rear axle ratio would have been anywhere between 2.7:1 and 4.2:1, depending on the course being run. A Panhard rod, reaction link, and two trailing links locate the rear axle, while a single transverse torsion bar and telescopic shock absorbers complete the suspension. Out of view in this photo: rear brakes were drums in this early car.

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About the author - Michael Frank is Vice President and Webmaster of the Jaguar Touring Club. His red 2+2 E-Type is a familiar sight at JCNA events in the Northeast. Currently, he is building a reproduction of the 1963 Cunningham Lightweight E-Type.

Copyright © 2001 Michael Frank, New York. All rights reserved.

Posted: 5/2001