The brand Jaguar built his reputation on Le Mans between 1951 and 1957 when he obtained five notable victories. His star car for this competition was the D-Type, but with the announcement of the 3 liter capacity limit for this type of event, the company ended up withdrawing from racing, which led it to convert a total of 18 of these chassis to XKSS specification with a double purpose: to excel on the track and to also work on the road.
Of these 14 went to North America, one was sold to Hong Kong, another remained in the United Kingdom and the remaining two, the XKD 533 and XKD 540 chassis, They kept their racing chassis numbers and the factory decided to give them a twist according to XKSS specifications.
The estimated sale price is between 10.8 and 13.2 million euros
The 533 is part of the fashion icon’s world-class automobile collection Ralph Lauren, while the 540 will come out next November 2 at auction in London by the house RM Sotheby’s. Such is its value and its importance in the history of this company that it is not surprising that its estimated selling price is between 9 and 11 million pounds sterling (between 10.8 and 13.2 million euros at the current exchange rate).
The records indicate that this copy It was completed at the Brown’s Lane factory in November 1955 in ‘short nose’ production D-Type format finished in the classic British Racing Green color scheme with Suede Green leather interior. In 1957 it was sold to Jaguar Coombs agents of Guildford and subsequently passed into private hands. Its first owner was Phil Scragg from Macclesfield, a wealthy textile machinery manufacturer who decided to paint it light blue.
The vehicle is in excellent condition and has been restored on several occasions.
In 1958 he sent it back to Brown’s Lane for a full conversion to XKSS specification with full height windscreen, passenger door, roof rack and bumper. A year later he ended up selling it and the vehicle went through different owners, who also introduced other modifications such as Jack Browning who updated it from 3.4 to 3.8 liters. In recent years it has also undergone several revisions and restorations.
At the moment this model retains its chassis, front subframe and matching numbers body, while major components including rear axle, suspension, brakes and even auxiliary items such as header tank, dry sump tank, radiator, oil cooler and the hood frame are probably original to the chassis.
This Jaguar comes with a spare parts package that includes tires, a rear axle numbered F55046, Marston Excelsior radiator and wheels, among other things.
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