JAGUAR C-TYPE CLAIMS BEST IN SHOW AT 2026 ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB CONCOURS

CKL are proud to announce that our latest Jaguar C-type restoration is a finalist for Restoration of the Year in both the International Historic Motoring Awards and the Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards 2025.

Four recent CKL restorations have just participated in the Colorado Grand, successfully completing the 1,000 mile course through the Rocky Mountains.

Part of what makes Goodwood so magical is that the stormy weekend weather only heightened the fun. The CKL team fielded two cars in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy - the mighty XK140 Gomm Special, driven by Rick Wilmott and Tarek Mahmoud - and the ex-Masten Gregory C-type driven by Hans-Martin Schneeberger and Marcel Fässler (3x Le Mans winner). In the Fordwater Trophy we ran the Lotus Elan 26R which was raced by Le Mans winner Jackie Oliver early in his career, and in the Sussex Trophy we had several Listers including the Lister-Jaguar Costin of John Spiers which finished P8. We also supplied two of the safety cars -

2025 Hampton Court Concours of Elegance feature ex-Masten Gregory C-type restored by CKL as star car.

Coming Second in Class in Post War Sports Racing was a fabulous result for our 1953 C-type restoration, and a testament to the car, its history, the research we have done and the quality of the restoration. We’re very proud.

The last four weeks have seen us at four major events across the world, and we are thrilled to have won five first places: Sir Jackie Stewart congratulations Marc Gordon, Winner of this year's Fordwater Trophy at Goodwood Revival.

We had eighteen cars at the Revival, including four parade cars in the 75th anniversary celebration of the Jaguar XK engine, and two safety cars, as well as ten cars racing. All of the cars ran solely on sustainable fuel this year.

We were delighted to show our latest restoration at Hampton Court this week. Also on display at the Palace was the 1953 Le Mans winning C-Type Lightweight XKC 051 which we reunited with its original body, engine and gearbox during a forensic restoration which we completed in 2022.

Racing action at the 81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting with CKL Mustang, D-Type, C-Type and Jaguar XK-140 Gomm Special.

1953 Le Mans-winning C-Type restored by CKL wins at Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance.

When XKC051 came to us, we were tasked by its new owner with putting it back to its most original form and presenting it in its 1953 Le Mans 24 Hour specification. This sounds simple, but the restoration and preservation of racing cars rarely is…