Watch Mike Hawthorn, with a film camera strapped to the back of his D-Type Jaguar and a microphone fitted, commentate his way around the famous Le Mans circuit in 1956.
Read MoreAfter seven years of unprecedented success with the XK120, C-type and D-type, in October 1956 Jaguar announced that it was to officially withdraw from all forms of motor racing. Having won the…
Read MoreWith its record of three outright victories (in 1955, ‘56 and ‘57), Jaguar’s D-type was the most successful Le Mans racing car of the 1950s. It featured a radical monocoque construction, double…
Read MoreJaguar’s inaugural campaign with the D-type in 1954 yielded promising performances at each of the car’s three outings. Its debut appearance at the ‘54 Le Mans 24 Hours should have resulted in a…
Read MoreChassis XKD510 was a British Racing Green D-type dispatched from the factory on September 24th 1955. Its destination was Henlys in London where it was registered YPC 614 on September 26th.
Read MoreChassis XKD 526 was one of three D-type Jaguars originally exported to Australia. It was supplied by Anderson’s Agencies, the Jaguar distributor for Brisbane, owned by Cyril Anderson and his…
Read MoreChassis XKD 518 was one of 67 privateer D-type racing cars built, of which only two were painted red. It had matching red upholstery and was dispatched to Henlys of Manchester on December 29th…
Read MoreIn early 1953, Jaguar began planning a successor to the C-type which was still among the best sports racing cars available. In 1951, the C-type had won the Le Mans 24 Hours first time out and this maiden…
Read MoreChassis XKC 402 was the second Jaguar D-type constructed. Road registered OKV 1 on May 4th 1954, it was followed by sister cars XKC 403 (OKV 2) and XKC 404 (OKV 3). All three D-types…
Read MoreChassis XKD 513 was one of 71 D-types originally built. Constructed in 1955 and painted French Racing Blue, it was supplied by the Parisian Jaguar dealer, Charles Delecroix, to Henri Peignaux, a…
Read MoreChassis XKC401 was the first Jaguar D-type manufactured. Completed as a bare alloy prototype in April 1954, it was retained for development use and never raced. On April 13th 1954, XKC401 was…
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