How much is a Jaguar D-Type worth?

How much is a Jaguar D-Type worth?

The legendary Jaguar D-Type that won at Le Mans in 1956 sold at the RM Sotheby’s auction in California last week for a remarkable $21.8 million. Mike Cook, Jaguar Land Rover North America historian and archivist says it was worth every penny. $21,780,000. That’s an exceptional price for a D-Type.

Is the Jaguar D-Type road legal?

Total production is thought by some to have totaled 71 D-Types, including 18 for factory teams and 53 for privateers (plus an additional 16 D-Types were converted into road-legal XKSS versions). Jaguar is quoted as claiming it built 75 D-Types.

How many Jaguar D-types are left?

There is currently only one ‘new’ Jaguar D-Type model in existence, an engineering prototype Longnose featuring the extended bonnet, tail fin behind the driver’s head, wide-angle cylinder head and quick release brake calipers.

How fast is the Jaguar D-Type?

The Jaguar D-Type represents the height of 1950s technology and is capable of a hair-raising top speed of 170 mph (without seat belts mind you).

What engine is in Jaguar D-Type?

six-cylinder XK engine
With only 75 completed, Jaguar Classic is now fulfilling the company’s original ambition by creating 25 all-new, period-correct sports cars. The D-type, which won the Le Mans 24 Hours race three times between 1955 and 1957, was powered by the six-cylinder XK engine.

How fast can a Jaguar D-Type Go?

170 mph
The Jaguar D-Type represents the height of 1950s technology and is capable of a hair-raising top speed of 170 mph (without seat belts mind you).

Who owns Steve McQueen’s Jaguar?

Richard Freshman, a one-time Hollywood Hills neighbour of McQueen’s, bought the car for $148,000 — the equivalent of $358,000 today (or £257,000).

How many Jaguar XKSS are left?

16
The XKSS is extremely rare. From an initial production run of 25 cars, nine were destroyed in a factory fire, leaving only 16 in existence. The XKSS has been reborn. Fifty years later, the Jaguar Classic engineering team has produced nine “continuation” models, restoring those lost cars to the lineup.