Jaguar D-type
Loving the D-type is a bit like loving The Beatles or George Best. It’s such an icon that it’s also a bit of a cliche, at which point it’s tempting to say you always preferred the Stones or Denis Law.
The trouble is, the D-type is actually better than folklore has it: it’s beautiful to look at, fantastic to drive, and it won the Le Mans 24 hours race three times on the trot, in 1955, 1956 and 1957, under the command of hero drivers.
This story is from the August 2018 edition of Top Gear.
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