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.

CKL wins at Pebble Beach - the 1955 D-Type won the Post War Sports Racing Class.

The current issue of Magneto features Ecurie Ecosse D-Type - XKD 561. The incredible photos by Sam Chick were made over a two year period, documenting the car as it was taken back to bare metal in our workshops.

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…

By 1951, famous cartoonist Carl Giles was arguably the Daily Express Newspaper’s greatest asset, and regular readers would often make a bee line for the Giles cartoon. He received a salary two or three times that of the Editor, and in September 1951, the newspaper’s owner, Lord Beaverbrook, gifted him a brand new right-hand-drive Jaguar XK-120, registered MBJ 298…

This Jaguar Mark IV Drophead had been owned by only two families - its first owner was a member of the Guérin family, owners of the Maison D’Orsay perfumie.

Once Jeff had acquired the car, he sent it to CKL for a full restoration, with the intention to enter it in both concours and touring events.