Inside Revolution: Celebrating the Jaguar D-type

With car values now measured in millions for cars with strong provenances, D-types are still raced, albeit sparingly, in prominent historic races across the world. Notably, Goodwood and the Le Mans Classic are high on the agenda for racing owners, while the Woodcote Trophy series from Motor Racing Legends is another platform for these exquisite sports-racers. 

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Back in 1954, Jaguar unveiled the D-type to an appreciative audience as the British challenger to Ferrari and Mercedes in the new World Sportscar Championship. The D-type took over from the C-type, or XK120C, which was twice a winner at Le Mans in the early 1950s. 

The D-type design drew considerably from aeronautical engineering expertise. Importantly, the sleek D-type broke new ground in using a monocoque construction, rather than the spaceframe that had become the accepted norm for racing car manufacture. 

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