1954 Jaguar D-Type OKV 2 Works Race Car
At the 1954 Le Mans, the legendary Stirling Moss took to Le Sarthe in a revolutionary vehicle — the Jaguar D-Type. Moss crossed the 3.7-mile-long Mulsanne Straight at 172.97 MPH, a new record. That exact D-Type, No. XKD 403, registration OKV 2, will be auctioned at Broad Arrow's Amelia Island event in Florida on March 8th. Expected to hammer at up to $8.5 million, OKV 2 will be offered with no reserve. This D-Type competed at the highest level of racing in Europe from 1954 to 1958 where it took several wins over the stretch. The car was sold to a Canadian owner in 1960; after a tragic accident in 1963, the car was stored for 17 years. British Jaguar specialists Lynx Engineering bought the wreck in 1980 and fully restored the car. The car will come with a tranche of documentation, period photographs, and parts when it crosses the auction block.
