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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Collectors’ Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia
• Sale Date:
  30 Apr 2017 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  28
• Lot Description:
  1956 JAGUAR D-TYPE RECREATION
  Bodied by Errol & Rod TemperoHeld in current ownership for over 30 yearsEngine no: ZA 4935-8. This vehicle will be sold unregistered.
• Notes:
  When a young William Lyons formed Swallow Sidecars, in 1922, a small company building motorcycle sidecars, it became one of the most successful and passionate stories in motoring history. Lyons progressed to designing more stylish bodywork for cars, such as those made by the Standard Motor Company, and by 1931 the company’s first car, the S.S.1 was on the roads. The arrangement with Standard allowed them to concentrate on coachwork and S.S. became known for rakish bodies suggesting sophistication, style and high performance. In 1935 the company made their own 2.5 and 3.5-litre engines and soon its first sports car, the SS100 Jaguar, appeared. Following the war, the SS name was dropped and the company became Jaguar Cars and the challenge for market and technical dominance commenced. Jaguar’s saloon cars of the late 40s had pre-war underpinnings but William Lyons and Jaguar stole the London Motor Show in 1948, showing their exotic sports car with an exquisite body shape that stunned the world. Powered by a 3.4 DOHC straight-six motor, the Jaguar XK120 was an elite sports car for road use – the XK120 name designating its top speed in miles per hour. The orders flourished, leading Britain’s crucial post-war export market to the USA. By 1950, the XK120 raced with resounding success. During 1951-1953, the XK120C, the fabled C-Type, was developed as an endurance racing version taking Jaguar on to years of success at Le Mans winning in 1951 and in 1953 and as a consequence the further development with the legendary D-Types, that won Le Mans in 1955, 56 and 57. This fully aluminium recreation example of the “long-nose” D-type was built by the father and son team of Errol and Rod Tempero, of Tempero Motor Body Builders Oamaru, NZ. This highly reputed New Zealand coachbuilder carries a current auction result profile with a Tempero recreation XKSS from the collection of Orin Smith recently selling at the March 17th 2017 Amelia Island RM Sotheby’s Auctions for $360,000 AUD. On offer with Mossgreen, this beautiful car was made in the late 1970s to early 1980s for the Anglo-Australian, Dr. Peter Pearson, of Toowoomba. He was so impressed with a Tempero Jaguar he saw while competing in a running marathon in New Zealand that he ordered one to be custom built. After completion in NZ, the body was sent to Australia where David Walker, a Jaguar works mechanic during the 1960’s, then built the car for Dr. Pearson. Fitted with a 3.8 litre Mk 10 Jaguar engine (cast with ‘A’ in the valley of the head), Warneford Design intake manifold with triple 45 Weber ‘DCOE 13’ carburettors and a 4-speed Moss gearbox, this car produces exceptional performance given its power to weight ratio. The car was acquired by the current owner in around mid-1987 and used on club events and rallies including the 1989 Lucas Grand Prix Rally to Adelaide. At this event Stirling Moss enviably and nostalgically admired this car even hopping in the familial cockpit for a photo. This good recreation example of the famous D-type Jaguar by Tempero has been driven sparingly and well maintained by the automotive engineering owner for over 30 years. It is eligible for club registration with its genuine age and presents a unique opportunity to acquire a car that has been well maintained with a lovely patina. The acquisition of this car offers an enthusiast both an illustrious association with one of the greatest and most fabulous looking cars of the twentieth-century, but also comparable value, driving pleasure and performance.
• Estimate:
  A$130,000 - 150,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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