£2,201,500 Jaguar D-Type was sold

A vintage Jaguar racing car has been snapped up for a world record price of more than £2 million. Vintage Jaguar D-Type first appeared on Britain's roads in 1955. The 3.4-litre car was the first Jaguar D-Type to roll off the production line in 1955. The motor car with the chassis number XKD509, was sold for £2,201,500 following frantic bidding at the auction held at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester.

A British vintage car enthusiast bought the much sought after motor at the Bonhams sale. The price beats the previous world record for a Jaguar car of £1,706,000 set in 1999.The XKD509 was sold on behalf of the Littlewoods Football Pools family and was raced in America in the 1950s.

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