1995 Jaguar XKD Race Car in Napa Valley
Location: Napa Valley, Ca
4 speed
4.2 Liter XKE Motor
Posi Rear End
Disc Brakes
Price: $135,000 US Dollars
Contact: Jim (707) 888-5996
This D-Type Recreation is located in the Napa Valley area of California. It looks to be a well done. It was purchased out of a collection. It has a 4.2 Liter XKE motor which is as close as you can get to the original d types. It has a fiberglass body and not an alloy. A real D-Type sold at auction for $21,000,000 US Dollars and yes there is a real one somewhere in Napa Valley. Seller has proof and stickers showing its been to Laguna Seca and has gone through the Corkscrew many times. I would love to drive this car through the vineyards and valleys in Nap and down the coast of Highway 1.
This specific car is obviously not one of the original cars but it has an interesting history. It shares some of the same parts as a real D type such as the rear suspension and the transmission. The engine is from an XKE. It is believed that some mechanics built this car in Coventry, England using spare D-Type parts. A real serious inspection of the car is in order before buying.
- At Monterey: A Real 1955 Jaguar D-Type sold for $21,780,000 Us Dollars Click Here
- The D-type is a racing car produced by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957. It uses a straight 6 XK engine and shared many components with the C – Type. They also used innovative monocoque construction and aeronautical engineering ideas to these competition cars. The D-types won the Le Mans 24 hours race in 1955, 1956, and 1957.
- Total D-type production:
- Produced from 1954 -1957
- 18 factory team cars
- 53 customer cars
- 16 XKSS cars
Update on 1/25/17
No one has come to Napa to see the car even though he received numerous phone calls from individuals that said they would drive up the next day even as far as Los Angeles to buy this car. After the strong performance of cars at Scottsdale, Arizona, the seller has decided to raise the price to $150,000 US Dollars.
What do you think?