, ▁which ▁helped ▁boost ▁power ▁to ▁ ▁. ▁Philip ▁Por ter ▁mentions ▁additional ▁changes : ▁ ▁Further ▁weight ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁rub ber ▁bag ▁fuel ▁tank   ... ▁l ighter ▁elect rical ▁equipment ▁and ▁th inner ▁gauge ▁steel ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ch ass is ▁tub es   ... ▁[ T ] he ▁most ▁significant ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁cars ▁were ▁the ▁triple ▁We ber ▁car b ure t ors ▁and ▁[ switch ▁to ] ▁disc ▁bra kes . ▁ ▁Dun can ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Tony ▁Rol t ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁at ▁▁ ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁Le ▁Mans ▁had ▁been ▁won ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁over ▁. ▁▁ ▁Disc ▁bra kes ▁were ▁novel ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁J agu ar ' s ▁win , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁superior ity , ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁sc ram ble ▁to ▁include ▁disc s ▁in ▁production ▁cars . ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁C - Type ' s ▁final ▁year ▁at ▁Le ▁Mans , ▁saw ▁a ▁fourth ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁E cur ie ▁Fran cor ch amps ▁entry ▁driven ▁by ▁Roger ▁Laurent ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Sw aters . ▁ ▁Val ues ▁ ▁When ▁new , ▁the ▁car ▁sold ▁for ▁about ▁$ 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁approximately ▁twice ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁an ▁X K 1 2 0 . ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁Aut oc ar ▁magazine ▁(" S lick ▁Cat ▁J agu ar ", ▁p .  