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The Jaguar D-Type won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1955, 1956, and 1957.



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more pictures



Here are some long nose D-Types.






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from the 1956 Nurburgring 1000 Kilometres




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Here is a great article about the D-Type:


http://europeancarweb.com/features/0412ec_jaguardtype/index.html




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The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans crash: the worst racing accident ever. It is why Mercedes-Benz pulled out of racing and didn't come back for decades.


Mike Hawthorn went on to win the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Jaguar D-Type.



Information on that crash


http://members.aol.com/healeypics/lemans.html


 



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1955 24 Hours of Le Mans


Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb drove a D-Type to victory.




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1956 24 Hours of Le Mans


Ninian Sanderson and Ron Flockhart drove a D-Type to victory.




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1957 24 Hours of Le Mans


Ivor Bueb and Ron Flockhart drove a D-Type to victory.


D-Types went 1-2-3-4-6 in 1957.




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pictures on classics.com



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Brands Hatch - 14th August 2005


Driver - James Dodd


 



 


 



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1956 D-Type




1955 D-Types





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50 years later

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=13414

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