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1955 Jaguar D-Type

VIN: XKD520

$5,939,960

Unsold

High bid

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Sotheby's

  • Location

    Paris, FRA

  • Event date

    Feb 5, 2020

  • Lot

    171

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    XKD520

  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Engine Type

    V8

  • Interior Color

    Green

  • Exterior Color

    British Racing Green

  • Generation

    Jaguar C-type, Jaguar D-type, and Jaguar XKSS

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

RHD. Driver's head fairing and wraparound windscreen, passenger's hard tonneau cover, Dunlop centerlock allot wheels, Dunlop Racing tires fire system, short nose body, 3.8 litre engine, Australian-built long nose bonnet included.

Condition

Unnumbered cylinder block. Delivered new to Australian and raced successfully there by four-time Australian champion Bib Stillwell. Later sold to AMPOL for Jack Davey, then Frank Gardner. 3.8 liter engine installed by the next owner, David Finch. Acquired in 1967 by Richard Attwood then sold to Sir Angus Spencer Nairn. Good older paint and interior but very thick paint. Restored and used for competition. Orderly underhood and chassis but visibly aging and driven many miles in a variety of conditions. 6 inch long crack on the right rear fender and outie stone stars on both rear fenders.

Market commentary

RM sold this car here in Paris in 2014 for $4,996,623 (Euros 3,696,000 at the time, this result is Euros 5.4 million) and it's been used since, even with consistent maintenance by CKL Developments. There's enough paint on it to take 2% off a lap time and the reported high bid here is appropriate recognition of its presentation and history.

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