Jaguar D-type Racecars (1954-1956)
The 1956 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racer, Best of Show winner at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. The D-Type was designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24-hour race and shared the straight-6 XK engine with its C Type predecessor. Its structure was different, with innovative monocoque construction and slippery lines drawn by in-house stylist and aerodynamicist engineer Malcolm Sayer that integrated aviation technology.
