Until Jaguar came along with their iconic C-Type and its disc brake tech, the world of automobile braking was dominated by ...

Two of the three cars finished the race, and the third acquitted ... these two special roadsters as XK120 “Silverstones,” a term not actually approved by Jaguar. As a publicity stunt for ...

Post-war, the business (now Jaguar Cars Ltd) changed strategy yet again and moved into motorsport, premiering its two-seater sports car the XK120 in 1948 ... single-seater race car (pictured).

which was 25% lighter than the XK120 and won first place when it debuted at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Then, in 1954, Jaguar rolled out one of the first cars with a unibody structure, the D-type ...