1962 Jaguar D-Type Recreation to Steal Silverstone Spotlight, May 23
Live online auction features 16 exclusive vehicles, including a storied Jag, 1964 Citroen ID19 Safari, and a 1950 Austin A90 Atlantics convertible.
A tool-room copy 1962 Jaguar D-Type Recreation (pictured above) is heading the sale of an unusual collection of cars at Silverstone Auctions live online sale on May 23. Overall, 16 cars are being offered from a private collection with some very unusual and interesting models. The Jaguar D-Type Recreation holds a fascinating backstory.
Two specialist engineers got together and over two years set about creating the most detailed and exact copy of the legendary D-Type using drawings and incredibly rare parts amassed over the preceding years.
The result is no ordinary recreation, but a tool-room copy with FIA papers and a road registration, which found its way into a private collection of a well-known collector. It remained there for seven to eight years before passing to another large private collection such is the quality of the car.
This D-Type is an impressive car offered at $277,600 to $339,300 a fraction of the cost of an original, but recreated using some original parts from original drawings and comes with a history file detailing its build. A great opportunity to acquire an iconic car.
Introduced in 1957 as a sub-model to the DS, the Citroen ID19 came in a number of forms. In the U.K. the Safari was what we would now call an estate and came with the Citroens legendary hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension providing a very high ride quality. This particular car being offered from the same collection is a 1964 Citroen ID19 Safari (pictured below) built-in Slough and fastidiously maintained for the next 27 years. From 1999 onwards it underwent some restoration and a full repaint and in 2008 formed part of a significant collection. The current vendor purchased the car in 2014 and is now offering it to a new home for an estimated $18,500 to $22,200.
Ever fancied owning a Bugatti Type 35? Well here is your chance to own something very similar, a Teal Type 35 (pictured below, right) inspired by the legendary French racer. This is a hand-built car with a 1.8-liter MGB engine and presented in French Blue. It is expected to fetch between $14,800 and $18,500.
As part of the collection being offered, there are two Austin A90 Atlantics. The first a 1950 Convertible (pictured above, left) looks great in Seafoam Green. With just under 30,000 miles and in right-hand-drive this car has clearly been looked after over time and at some point, been restored. This is a very glamorous car, with just 7,981 built. Offered at No Reserve is a 1952 Sports Saloon with an indicated 5,268 miles and is in need of a refresh to be brought back to its glamorous former self.