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Created on March 1, 1985

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Jaguar D Type (1955) - beefy and dynamic

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Jaguar D Type (1956) - Le Mans 1956 - Front view

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Jaguar D Type (1956) - Getting started

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Jaguar D-Type - MWS-302 Jaguar D-Type

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Jaguar D Type (1957) - Accidental damage

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Jaguar D Type (1960) - pit stop, chassis XKD606 was the winning car in Le Mans 1957 for the Ecurie Ecosse

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Jaguar D Type (1960) - in racing mode

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Jaguar D Type (1954) - View into the cockpit

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Jaguar D Type (1956) - Le Mans 1956 - View into the engine compartment

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Jaguar D Type (1957) - Engine with fuel injection

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Jaguar D-Type - Jaguar D-Type from above

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Jaguar D-Type - Mike Hawthorn wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1955

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Jaguar D Type (1956) - Assembly line for the production of the first series

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Jaguar D Type (1954) - Stirling Moss in the D-Type - followed by the C-Type

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Jaguar D-Type - Close to victory - The MWS 302 with Ninian Sanderson at the wheel in Aintree 1956

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Jaguar D-Type - Sir William Lyons proudly presents the 1955 Le Mans winning car to Queen Elizabeth

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Impressions of the GP Suisse 2009 - Ecurie Ecosse

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - Jaguar D-Type ()

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - Jaguar D-Type ()

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Impressions of the GP Suisse 2009 - Ecurie Ecosse on the Bundesplatz

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Jaguar D Type from 1956

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Jaguar D Type (1955) - im Profil

Jaguar D Type (1956) - Le Mans 1956 - Vorderansicht

Jaguar D Type (1956) - Einstieg

Jaguar D-Type - MWS-302 Jaguar D-Type

Jaguar D Type (1957) - Unfallschaden

Jaguar D Type (1960) - Boxenstopp, Chassis XKD606 war das Siegerfahrzeug in Le Mans 1957 für die Ecurie Ecosse

Summary

Regardless of its condition, a Jaguar D-Type is always worth several hundred thousand francs, even though the model has only won a few races. The value of a Jaguar racing car, be it a Type C or D, is measured primarily by the victories it has won in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The C-Types drew the world's attention to the Jaguar brand with their victories in 1951 and 1953, and the D-Types secured the ongoing sales success with their victories in the years 1956 to 1958.

This article contains the following chapters

Jaguar never world champion
What was the D-Type actually built for?
The different D-Types
The triumphs of the Ecurie Ecosse
The final stages of the 502

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Regardless of its condition, a Jaguar D-Type is always worth several hundred thousand francs, even though the model has only won a few races.The value of a Jaguar racing sports car, be it a Type C or D, is measured primarily by the victories the car has won in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The C-Types drew the world's attention to the Jaguar brand with their victories in 1951 and 1953, and the D-Types ensured their continued sales success with their victories in the years 1956 to 1958. However, if we leaf through the books on motor racing, we are somewhat astonished to note that the legendary D-Types only won very few races apart from Le Mans. In early 1955, the model scored a controversial victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring and also won at Reims. But this race did not count for the sports car world championship. By today's standards, where only the championship races really count, it has to be said that the D-Type only performed very moderately. If you take all the world championship races from the period in which the D-Types raced on the circuits, i.e. the period from 1954 to 1958, you end up with 30 races. Ferrari took the lion's share of these events with 14 victories. Maserati won four times, Jaguar, Mercedes and Aston Martin three times each, and Lancia, OSCA and DB-Panhard once each. The Le Mans race, in which Jaguar won, did not count towards the world championship.

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Jaguar D Type (1955) - im Profil

Jaguar D Type (1956) - Le Mans 1956 - Vorderansicht

Jaguar D Type (1956) - Einstieg

Jaguar D-Type - MWS-302 Jaguar D-Type

Jaguar D Type (1957) - Unfallschaden

Jaguar D Type (1960) - Boxenstopp, Chassis XKD606 war das Siegerfahrzeug in Le Mans 1957 für die Ecurie Ecosse

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