1956 Jaguar D-Type

1956 Jaguar D-Type in Le Mans, Movie, 1971

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chief tin cloud ◊ 2011-04-12 11:37	Looks like one of the rare XKSS
dsl ◊ 2011-04-12 12:59	Not XKSS but D-type with rear fin and Le Mans style full-width windscreen. Dark blue Ecurie Ecosse-style livery and XKSS don't usually have racing numbers - XKSS also had different windscreen. D-types won in 54, 55, 56 and 57 - the first two years as works Jags in green and the last 2 as blue Ecurie Ecosse entries. However none of the winners were #14 as far as I can tell. EE also raced D-types at Le Mans in 58 and 59. So I think 1956+ D-type Ecurie Ecosse - no idea which one, but probably genuine as 1971 film date is before the craze for replicas using old E-types really started.

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chief tin cloud

◊ 2011-04-12 11:37

Looks like one of the rare XKSS

dsl

◊ 2011-04-12 12:59

Not XKSS but D-type with rear fin and Le Mans style full-width windscreen. Dark blue Ecurie Ecosse-style livery and XKSS don't usually have racing numbers - XKSS also had different windscreen. D-types won in 54, 55, 56 and 57 - the first two years as works Jags in green and the last 2 as blue Ecurie Ecosse entries. However none of the winners were #14 as far as I can tell. EE also raced D-types at Le Mans in 58 and 59. So I think 1956+ D-type Ecurie Ecosse - no idea which one, but probably genuine as 1971 film date is before the craze for replicas using old E-types really started.

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