Jaguar D-Type
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The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24-hour race, it shared the straight-6 XK engine and many
Jaguar D-Type at Retromobile 2013
1955 cockpit
Modified twin-cockpit 1955 D-Type with stabilizing fin
Double overhead cam 3.4 litre straight six cylinder XK6 engine
Jaguar XKSS
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The Jaguar XKSS is a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car, initially built in 1957. Only 16 were built and sold at the time. Nine chassis were destroyed in a factory fire in 1957 before
Jaguar D-Type
…1956 and 1957. After Jaguar temporarily retired from racing as a factory team, the company offered the remaining unfinished D-Types as street-legal XKSS versions, whose perfunctory road-going equipment made them eligible for production sports car races in America. In 1957 25 of these cars were in various…
1956 Jaguar XKSS
1956 XKSS Roadster
Completely restored 1957 XKSS interior
1956 Rear view