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sdf - 06 Feb 2005 09:21 GMT

I was driving around town today and saw an open-top jag, with a "fin' along
the line of the driver. It had racing numbers on it. Sounded great too- any
idea what model? (I drive a saab convert., but dream of a Jag)

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Stuart Adair - 06 Feb 2005 11:55 GMT

Could possibly be a D Type Jaguar.

>I was driving around town today and saw an open-top jag, with a "fin' along
>the line of the driver. It had racing numbers on it. Sounded great too- any
>idea what model? (I drive a saab convert., but dream of a Jag)

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webserve - 06 Feb 2005 12:21 GMT

Go to www.google.com , click on images and search for "Jaguar D-Type". You
should get a whole bunch of photos of what you saw.

Webserve

> I was driving around town today and saw an open-top jag, with a "fin' along
> the line of the driver. It had racing numbers on it. Sounded great too- any
> idea what model? (I drive a saab convert., but dream of a Jag)

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sdf - 07 Feb 2005 09:43 GMT

> Go to www.google.com , click on images and search for "Jaguar D-Type".
> You
> should get a whole bunch of photos of what you saw.
>
> Webserve

Thanks Webby. Yep, I'd googled jaguar convertible, but your suggestion
revelaed that it was a D-type. Gorgeous looking car. I'm a bit dissapointed
to think it might be a relica! I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Incidently, I
saw another jag convertible about 10 mins later- maybe there was a rally.

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Dsybok - 06 Feb 2005 20:02 GMT

Sounds like a D Type, but depending on what town you were in it could easily
be a replica, there are replica D and C Types out there that sell for under
$100,000.

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> I was driving around town today and saw an open-top jag, with a "fin' along
> the line of the driver. It had racing numbers on it. Sounded great too- any
> idea what model? (I drive a saab convert., but dream of a Jag)

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David Betts - 07 Feb 2005 07:57 GMT

>Sounds like a D Type, but depending on what town you were in it could easily
>be a replica, there are replica D and C Types out there that sell for under
>$100,000.

Far more likely to be a replica than the real thing. Masses of
replicas about of varying degrees of quality. The best are very good
indeed. Our old friend Peter Hugo imports 'C'-type replicas from New
Zealand to order which are absolutely correct right down to the last
nut and bolt and drive just like the real thing. On the other hand,
there are also plastic 'D'-types out there with Ford Cortina running
gear. Most of the 'in between' replicas use a mix of fibreglass and
alumininium body panels over a proprietary chassis with running gear
from an XJ, which means non-original IRS. Still a lot of fun, though.

David Betts (davidb@motorsport.org.uk)
The Classic Car Gallery: http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=17830847103&n=398038677

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