Legendary Jaguar Which Won Le Mans Could Sell For Record £20m

By Gabi. -

The legendary Jaguar D-Type is expected to sell to a wealthy car collector for a startling £20 million this Friday.

In 1955, the supercar took the chequered flag in the gruelling 24 hour race to win the Le Mans title. 

With British racing drivers Ninian Sanderson and Ron Flockhart at the wheel, the stunningly proportioned Jag completed 300 laps at an average speed of 104mph. 

Now this beast is set to enter the record books again by selling for twice as much as the previous most expensive British car ever sold at auction. 

Feast your eyes on this…

Le Mans-winner
A wealthy car collector is expected to pay a record-breaking £20 million for the Le Mans-winning Jaguar.

£20 million estimate
It has been given an estimate of £20 million, smashing the current auction record for a British car, set at £9.5 million by an Aston Martin last year.

Ecurie Ecosse race team
The D-Type was driven by Ninian Sanderson and Ron Flockhart, who were members of the Edinburgh-based Ecurie Ecosse race team.

Sotheby’s Monterey sale
The car’s current owner, an American collector, will be selling it on Friday at RM Sotheby’s high-profile Monterey sale in California.

XKD 501
Experts at the auction house are calling the D-Type, known as XKD 501, the most important Jaguar racing car ever made.

Jaguar D-Type
The legendary Jaguar D-Type took the chequered flag in the gruelling 24 hour race in 1955.


Competition car
RM Sotheby’s car specialist Shelby Myers, described XKD 501 as ‘Without question one of the world’s most significant competition cars.’


Engine
The Ecurie Ecosse team car hit a top speed of 156mph down the Mulsanne Straight during the race, thanks to a 3.4-litre engine with 245bhp.


Retired
The Jaguar was retired from racing in 1957 and has only had three private owners since - changing hands just once in more than 20 years.


One of a kind
‘There is no other Le Mans winner from this period that is as original as this car.’ - Shelby Myers





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