Built early in 1955, this is the very first D-Type specifically built for a customer, and not just any customer but Ecurie Ecosse, who had previously run C-Types with considerable success. The car was acquired for Jimmy Stewart, Jacky's older brother, to race. He did not act>>>
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One of the first customer Jaguar D-Types, this chassis was delivered new to France and finished in French racing blue. It was raced to third at Le Mans in 1957 and crashed out of the race the following year. The damaged car was sold to Giovanni Michelotti, who cut off the da>>>
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Completed late in the summer of 1955, this D-Type was delivered to its first owner, Alex McMillan in September. It was finished in pastel green and road registered TKF 9. McMillan debuted the car at Silverstone in October, winning three of the four races. It was then raced >>>
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With an eye on entering the virtually untapped Italian market, Jaguar finished this D-Type in red. Ultimately, it failed to find an Italian owner and was sold to a young Bernie Ecclestone through Henlys of Manchester. The next owner was Peter Blond, who started racing the ca>>>
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Sold new to Australian privateer racer Bib Stillwell, this is the seventh customer D-Type built. Stillwell raced the car with considerable success in a wide variety of events with winning the 1956 Bathurst Road Racing Championship as one of the highlights. The car was also b>>>
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Completed on February 13, 1956, this D-Type was sold to Curt Lincoln, who was a successful tennis player and member of the Finnish Davis Cup team. In order to avoid excessive duty fees, he instructed the factory to make the car look used before shipping it to Finland. Lincol>>>
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Finished in cream with a red interior, this D-Type was completed late in 1955 and dispatched to North America in December. Through Jaguar Cars New York, it was acquired by Floridian Guy Jackson. It was raced only twice in his ownership before it was sold to the next custodia>>>
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Sold through the Coombs Group, this D-Type was acquired by its first owner in 1957. He opted not to race the car but instead had the car converted for road use with several XKSS derived modifications. Among the changes the addition of a full-width windscreen and a passenger >>>
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