2017 Realm Heritage C-Type

Registration No: IG 4475
Chassis No: REALMCJS167680064
MOT: None

PLEASE NOTE: This lot has Jaguar independent rear suspension with adjustable dampers and not a MK11 back axle as described in the printed catalogue.

• Finished in Bronze as a tribute to (Chassis# XKC018) which was purchased new by Juan Manuel Fangio
• IVA tested and correctly registered with the DVLA as a Realm Heritage C-Type
• 4.2L engine, Triple Weber Carburetors and 5-speed manual gearbox
• Very little use since completion in 2017
• Freshly serviced by the time of sale

PLEASE NOTE: This lot has Jaguar independent rear suspension with adjustable dampers and not a MK11 back axle as described in the printed catalogue.

Many enthusiasts regard the C-Type Jaguar as one of the most attractive and desirable sports racing cars ever. The problem is only 53 were built, the values of which are now way beyond the pocket of the average aficionado, as a result of which a healthy supply of evocations has been available for many years. Inevitably some are of superior quality to others, with those built by Realm Engineering of Honeybourne, Worcestershire generally considered to be among the best. Realm's enviable history can be traced back several decades and has more recently encompassed equally competent evocations of the D-Type Jaguar, its road-going cousin the XKSS, and the C-Type Jaguar. The latter is constructed around a spaceframe of impressive design that's then clothed in either a glassfibre or alloy body.

This Realm Heritage C-Type was built between 2015 and 2017 using a Jaguar 420 donor vehicle. It is finished in Bronze as a tribute to chassis number XKC018 which was purchased new by Juan Manuel Fangio in October 1952 through Jaguar's Belgian distributor. Fangio's C-Type quickly boarded a ship for his home country of Argentina where it passed through Jaguar's distributor, Jose Millet, into an active South American racing career. This C-Type evocation is IVA tested and correctly registered with the DVLA as a Realm Heritage C-Type. A 4.2L engine powers the Heritage C-Type and that is carburetted by triple Webers. Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox sourced from Toyota. The rear axle is believed to be from a Mk2 Jaguar. Being a Realm it has a strong strength tubular steel spaceframe chassis, not dissimilar in ethos to that of the Coventry manufacturer’s original design, and GRP bodywork of a high quality. Having had little use since completion in 2017 it is offered with V5c, collection of invoices plus notes from the build and will be freshly serviced by the time of sale.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760