The May Live Online Auction 2020 23rd May 2020

www.silverstoneauctions.com 21 The May Live Auction - 23rd May 2020 + buyer’s premium of 10% + VAT @ 20% 1962 Jaguar D-Type ‘Short Nose’ Recreation More Details Lot 116 Bid On Lot 116 Registration: VTK 705 Chassis Number: 860552 Engine Number: G14858 Estimate: £225,000 - £275,000 • A tool-room copy D-Type Shortnose - a collaboration in 2005 between Jerry Booen (ex-Lotus design engineer/D-Type luminary and David Duffy) • Two years in construction utilising, whenever possible, either original or correct period parts • Fitted with a period-correct, 3.4-litre, dry-sump unit running triple 45DCO3 Webers and a genuine D-Type, 4-speed all synchro gearbox • Aluminium hand-formed bodywork from specially made bucks. Steel frame monocoque/aluminium tub. Correct instrumentation and seating. Bolted-in Roll Hoop (for straightforward removal) • Supplied with some old FIA papers, build details and its history file • Offered at a fraction of what it would cost to replicate, especially considering the number of priceless and virtually unobtainable original parts used in the build This is no ordinary recreation. A tool-room copy built to the highest of standards, using some original and now unobtainable parts. LOT 116