After winning Le Mans in 1951 and 1953 with the legendary C-Type - also called XK120 C, Jaguar entered the futuristic and sensational D-Type for the legendary 24-hour race at the Sarthe in 1954. The aerodynamically very advanced as well as drop-dead beautiful coachwork covered, for the first time in sports car racing, a monocoque centre chassis. The extremely lightweight and powerful roadster, equipped with a 250 hp XK 6-cylinder engine was built with the main purpose of winning at Le Mans, a feat it convincingly fulfilled with wins in 1955, 1956 and 1957 when a D-Type crossed the line in the first four positions. Until 1957, 71 D-types had been built, 16 of which were completed as XKSS road variants. The limited number of cars built soon led to replicas of varying quality being offered by a multitude of manufacturers. This beautiful D-Type replica, with its aluminium coachwork built by the renowned British company of Proteus, is powered by a XJ6 4.2 litre engine fed by three Twin-Weber carbs coupled to a four speed gearbox with Overdrive. In 2001 the car was imported into and registered in Switzerland. After one Swiss owner only the D-Type was acquired by the vendor in 2012. In 2019, a complete engine overhaul was carried out by a specialist company and the carburettors were also overhauled. The roadster is in very good condition and is in possession of a (now extremely desirable) Swiss registration. The last MOT was completed in June 2021.