D-types evocations - a good idea?

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Sorry! D-types again.

But then it's news... After some real XKD’s remaining unsold very recently we concluded last month that D-types don’t sell. Well, at least not for sums around the 10 million dollar mark, it seems. Jaguars Cars now comes up with an alternative. After an official resurrection of the Lightweight E-type, as well as one of the SXSS, it’s time for the D-type now to return as a phoenix from the ashes.

In a press release they mention that the original idea had been to build 100 cars, while eventually just 75 were made between 1954 and ’56. The 100-figure is new to us, but then we may be very wrong. D-type experts, feel free to shed a little light on this. Fact is that Jaguar now, after over 60 years, takes the chance to relaunch the D-type as an evocation-series car. Customers will have the choice between a short- or long nose variant – the latter of which is 19cms longer overall and comes with a slightly higher top speed. Jaguar hasn't yet revealed a price, but we can only hope it will remain under the 10 million dollar mark…

(Words editor, picture courtesy Jaguar Land Rover)

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