Description
A stunning D type evocation by Revival Motorsport.
One of around 12 cars built for one-make race series by John Arnold of Revival Motorsport Ltd at Mallory Park, the example offered here is powered by the 4. 2-litre XK six-cylinder engine, race prepared by the renowned Jaguar specialist Rob Beere. With its triple 45 DCOE Weber carbs, ported and flowed head with race camshaft and numerous other modifications it is producing well in excess of 300 BHP.
Theses D-Types were based on the original 50's Jaguar D-Type but with John Arnold's experience with Jaguar competition cars, allowed Revival to produce a replica that retained all the character of the original but with the durability, reliability and handling of a modern day race car. A tubular Reynard racing chassis with wishbone suspension and coil-overs at each corner give it incredible race car handling.
It has a race clutch and a Tremec gearbox and a limited slip differential. This incredible combination of power and handling makes driving this vehicle an amazing and involving experience that few modern cars can match.
Body work is GRP and interior is high quality red leather. Fully fitted fire extinguisher system and 72 spoke wire wheels. Dunlop alloys as per original D-Type can easily be fitted at moderate extra costs.
Race requirements fire extinguisher and external cut off switch systems. Removable roll cage and matching race helmet included.
Spectacular track, sprint, hill climb or fast road car. It really is a breath taking experience to drive.
F1 guru Adrian Newey reputably owned and raced one of the Revival cars, showing how well sorted they are. It was raced by Alex Bell on Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Donnington, Snetterton, Mallory Park and other tracks. Always as a front runner in its class, it has achieved an impressive list of results.
After the race series closed it was sold to a private collector in Italy. This stunning car was used by the Italian edition of Vogue magazine for a fashion photo-shoot.
It then was sold to another collector in Denmark, but was driven very little due to being too fast for the ageing owner. It was re-imported to the UK in 2015, and has been used for some hill climbs and sprints, along with local road use. It has also been to classic LeMans, where it gathered huge attention and was mistaken for a Jaguar factory promotion car, and hit around 150mph on the Mulsanne before the driver backed off. 1 owner in the UK for the last 11 years, but reluctant sale due to being too fast for the owners failing eyesight.
It is ready for track racing, track days, sprints or hill climbs or spirited road use.
