▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁bra king ▁performance ▁was ▁improved ▁by ▁disc ▁bra kes ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁whe els . ▁ ▁The ▁light weight , ▁multi - t ub ular , ▁tri ang ulated ▁frame ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁He yn es . ▁He yn es , ▁Knight ▁and ▁S ayer ▁together ▁developed ▁the ▁aer od ynamic ▁body . ▁Made ▁of ▁al umin ium ▁in ▁the ▁b arch etta ▁style , ▁it ▁is ▁de void ▁of ▁road - going ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁car p ets , ▁weather ▁equipment ▁and ▁exterior ▁door ▁handles . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁J agu ar ▁Heritage ▁Reg istry ▁the ▁cars ▁were ▁produced ▁between ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁starting ▁with ▁X K C 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ending ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁X K 0 5 4 . ▁The ▁original ▁al loy ▁body ▁was ▁marked ▁with ▁the ▁prefix ▁K ▁( e . g . ▁K 1 0 3 7 ). ▁ ▁Racing ▁ ▁The ▁C - Type ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁racing , ▁most ▁not ably ▁at ▁the ▁Le ▁Mans ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁race , ▁which ▁it ▁won ▁twice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁car ▁won ▁at ▁its ▁first ▁attempt . ▁The ▁factory ▁entered ▁three , ▁whose ▁driver ▁pair ings ▁were ▁St ir ling ▁M oss ▁and ▁Jack ▁Fair man , ▁ ▁Les lie ▁Johnson ▁and ▁triple ▁M ille ▁M iglia ▁winner ▁Clement e ▁B ion d etti , ▁and ▁the ▁event ual ▁w inners , ▁Peter ▁Walker ▁and ▁Peter ▁White