Overseas Auction - Monterey

from CLASSIC MARQUE SEPTEMBER 2021

Coffee & Cars

The ‘real’ 1955 D-Type (XKD530) was put up for sale at RM Sotheby’s August Monterey Sale. The car was expected to bring around $7 to $10 million but was passed in. However, the former ice-racing British Racing Green D-Type has a very interesting and controversial history. XKD 530 was delivered new to Finnish owner Curt Lincoln where he competed in ice-racing running 1¾-inch studded tyres, and achieved multiple 1st-place finishes. By 1959 the rigours of racing had taken its toll and it was returned to the Jaguar factory for a rebuild where it was upgraded with a 3.8-litre engine and recommenced racing. After 5 seasons XKD 530 passed to its second owner where it continued to be raced successfully. In 1966 the car was no longer competitive and sold to the British collector Nigel Moores. As the car had been highly modified to an open two-seater cockpit with a truncated tail, the car was rebuilt with a new front and rear chassis subframe and all-new bodywork mounted in the factory long-nose style. The left-over parts were acquired from the Moores estate and a second car was built up around the original damaged monocoque, original engine, transmission and tail section. This is where things got complicated. Both cars were stamped with chassis number ‘XKD 530’, meaning there were now two cars wearing identical chassis numbers. Fortunately, a wealthy

enthusiast came along and bought both cars and converted two back to one by reunited the correct chassis sections of XKD530. The completed car was part of a five-part feature series in “Jaguar World Monthly” where its resurrection was documented by Paul Skilleter and Jim Platten. The D-Type is still for sale. Price upon request. .

2014 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Continuation (sold)

The first of seven Lightweight E-Types built by Jaguar Classic’s has sold for $1,050,000 USD at RM Sotheby’s August Monterey Sale. Between 1963-1964 Jaguar built twelve lightweight E-Types (plus two spare bodies), all built for motor racing. One such car was the famous Bob Jane car that won the 1963 Australian GT Championship. In 2014, Jaguar’s Heritage Business picked up where they left off in the 1960’s and produced an additional seven examples of the revered Lightweight E-Types.

The car offered for sale was S 851001. This car, dubbed “Car 0,” was utilized by Jaguar Classic as a North American press car, widely seen in promotional materials and magazines as well as at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on the Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations stand. Afterward, it was returned to the factory and rebuilt to “new” condition prior to delivery. The car has only had two owners and at the time of cataloguing it had only travelled 718 miles. .