Jaguar "D-TYPE" Very Rare O.E.M. vehicle designation Brass Dash Plaque For Sale

Jaguar "D-TYPE" Very Rare O.E.M. vehicle designation Brass Dash Plaque
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 mechanical components with its C-Type predecessor. Its structure, however, was radically different, with innovative monocoque construction and slippery aerodynamics that integrated aviation technology, including in some examples a distinctive vertical stabilizerBy the 1960s these cars were seen as merely obsolete race cars, and commonly changed hands between $3,000 and $5,000.[citation needed] In 1999 a record was set at £1,706,000. [citation needed] The first factory production D-Type (XKD-509) was sold at Bonhams sale for £2,201,500 in July 2008.Credits to Wikipedia
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