Vehicle Description
The only opportuity I have ever seen in the States to get a
fantastic D-Type replica for the right price that simply needs
finishing. It is a sad circumstance how many people have a nearly
completed project that stalls, but those are fantastic
opportunities for the next guy. ...and it's a D-Type! The story.
This D-Type replica has all correct Jaguar running gear and
suspension. The engine is a clean 3.8 with side draft weber
carburettors and the gear box from the V12 XKE. Correct Dunlop
wheels are a must as well as the proper gauges laid out correctly.
At this valuation, the body work is indeed fiberglass and the
chassis steel tubular frame, but the execution is fantastic and if
you gently rap on the bonnet, it may well may fool you into
thinking it's aluminum. The paint work is excellent, as is the
upholstery of the seats, and the fabrication of the dash. What
comes with it? As you can see in the pictures with all the parts
laid out, the important items to finish the car are there and it
even comes with a set of lightweight racing brake calipers as
extra. Naturally, there will be some smaller items that you will
need to source in finishing the car (hardware, plumbing, ignition
bits, etc) but those are minor in comparison. In regard to
finishing. While we are busy with client vehicles, it is well with
in our power and interest to finish this Jaguar off impeccably. We
are purposely offering this Jaguar unfinished to give more car
enthusiasts an opportunity they might otherwise not be able to
have. Personally speaking, I grew up working on British cars with
my father and his friends. Morgans, Minis, Lotus, etc. In the past,
true car guys could afford to go out and buy a cool old car and if
they couldn't afford a concours car, they could invest their pride
and work on it themselves in their own garage. Then things
changed... Well, consider this Jaguar D-Type a way of fighting
back. Maybe it will be finished by a father and son together or
maybe it will be a retired man who always dreamed of racing at
LeMans to finish quietly over a winter? What I do know is that this
is a car and a project that means something. If you prefer to have
someone finish it, please contact us and we will be happy to advise
you. The cost to finish it will give you a wonderful car with a
reasonable total investment to justify your love.