Jaguar type: Jaguar D Type

The car would set a new record price if it beats the $21,780,000 paid for the 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 501 at the same auction last year. More in HistoricsTWR Jaguars restored for Silverstone C More Historics News TWR Jaguars restored for Silverstone The Classic Works launch this week marks the 60th anniversary of the Jaguar D-Type’s historic domination at Le Mans 24 where it finished first, second, third, fourth and sixth in 1957. John Edwards, special operations MD, said: “Classic Works is hugely The 2017 Concours of Elegance will hold a special 60th anniversary commemoration of the Jaguar D-Type’s iconic 1-2-3-4-6 finish at the 1957 Le Mans 24 Hours race. The three cars that took the podium places that year, as well as two other veteran Le Mans The opening marks the 60th anniversary of a history-making domination by the Jaguar D-type of the classic Le Mans 24-hour race, which scored first, second, third, fourth and sixth places in the 1957 running of the classic. In all, Jaguar has won Le Mans They have given the Aston Martin a guide price of “in excess of $20 million” (£15.6m) - potentially toppling the $21.8 million paid for a Jaguar D-Type last year. It is part of a “once-in-a-lifetime group of Aston Martins” being sold at Pebble Not only would that make it the most valuable Aston Martin to ever sell at auction, it could also break the record for the most expensive British car sold at auction set by a 1955 Jaguar D-Type which fetched over $21 million last year. .

•D-type's historic 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th-placed Le Mans 24-Hours race result in 1957 was a first for any manufacturer, and Jaguar's fifth of seven wins •C-type, D-type and XJR-9 join official opening of Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Coventry New hand brake cable fitted 1 month ago. New brake pads less than 1,000 miles ago. Large history file & owners handbook.. Selling to fund Jaguar D-Type project. May accept classic car in PX. advertised elsewhere so may remove at any time. While it is an important occasion for the Classic brand expansion globally, it is also coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Jaguar D-type‘s record-breaking placings of first, second, third, fourth and sixth in the 1957 Le Mans 24-hour. It was essentially a road-going conversion of the Le Mans-winning Jaguar D-Type racing car. The fire meant that nine of the limited production run of 25 were never made. Six years later, fortified by the success of the Jaguar E-Type, the company planned to .