RE: Jaguar D-Type: not the usual ride-along

[Baron Greenback]

God they do sound lovely!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSWhfCdmgk4

[dinkel]

threespires said:

Superb, that must have been some ride.

300 brake 4.2 on Webers shortnose rep. And yes, I stalled it twice.

[jagracer]

dinkel said:

300 brake 4.2 on Webers shortnose rep. And yes, I stalled it twice.

It needs 300 bhp when that fat git leaning over you gets in it.

[dinkel]

Jerry is a racecardriver:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XVtfWxNMss

. . . and a good one. He also drives a 4.6 Moggie from hell. Great guy. I also drove his 1.8 B and what a mild car that is compared to the evil D.

[jagracer]

dinkel said:

Jerry is a racecardriver:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XVtfWxNMss

He also plays in a band, is that one of his songs

[silkcutjaguar]

Andy Wallace is a great guy & a great driver but he didn't win Le Mans four times as the article says. He won Le Mans in 1988 at his first attempt. Great drive though!

[dinkel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_24_Hours_of_Le_M...

[britsportscars]

More info on this little beast here: http://www.greatbritishsportscars.net/jaguar-d-typ...

[mike579]

Check out this news article with the 1955 Jaguar D-type car and the 1957 Maserati 250S up for auction - worth 17 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10188466/...

[dinkel]

Mark Devis campaigns a 200S.

[Pebbles167]

Bizarrely I saw one of these on the M4 Eastbound at Reading this morning.

[LotusOmega375D]

mike579 said:

Check out this news article with the 1955 Jaguar D-type car and the 1957 Maserati 250S up for auction - worth 17 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10188466/...

July 2013 article regarding September 2013 sale. Not sure if the D Type sold at auction or not.