This week's Mille Miglia represents the 60th anniversary of the disc brake
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The first competitive outing for the disc-brake was on a Jaguar C-type in the 1952 Mille Miglia with Sir Stirling Moss driving and Norman Dewis, then Jaguar's chief development engineer, navigating
The C-type at the 1952 Reims Grand Prix - the first win for a car with disc brakes
The C-type at the 1952 Reims Grand Prix - the first win for a car with disc brakes
Sir Stirling Moss and the car he will drive in the Mille Miglia - the very first car to have disc brakes
A Jaguar C-type in the Jaguar Heritage Racing workshop
Sir Stirling Moss in the car he will drive in the Mille Miglia - the very first car to have disc brakes
Last year's Mille Miglia - always an event worth attending for motoring enthusiasts
The original car itself, being fettled in the workshops of Jaguar Heritage Racing
Article Summary
The annual reenactment of the Mille Miglia 1000 mile road race on public roads gets underway on Wednesday, with Jaguar Heritage Racing involved in the event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of developing the disc brake.
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