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  • Some 22 hours later, a D-Type driven by British hero Mike Hawthorn wearing a bow-tie no less took the checkered flag.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • Getty Images 1955 Jaguar D-Type 1955 Jaguar D-Type This car holds the dubious distinction of winning the deadliest automobile race in history while breaking the Le Mans speed record in the process.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images The stunning Jaguar D-Type could hit about 175 mph in a straight line -- no seatbelt included.

    Rolling Thunder 2011

  • Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images The stunning Jaguar D-Type could hit about 175 mph in a straight line -- no seatbelt included.

    Rolling Thunder 2011

  • Some 22 hours later, a D-Type driven by British hero Mike Hawthorn wearing a bow-tie no less took the checkered flag.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • Getty Images 1955 Jaguar D-Type 1955 Jaguar D-Type This car holds the dubious distinction of winning the deadliest automobile race in history while breaking the Le Mans speed record in the process.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • Last month, Bonhams sold a 1955 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racing Car for £2.2 million, a world auction record for any Jaguar motor car, beating the previous world record of £1.71 million set in 1999.

    Auctions Feature Motoring Classics 2008

  • So why did we include, instead, Jag's D-Type race cars of the 1950s?

    Coolest Cult Cars 2006

  • The D-Type race cars of the 1950s--the sexiest race cars ever--have performance credentials that few other cars can touch.

    Coolest Cult Cars © Car Photo... 2006

  • This car has a burgeoning cult following, thanks partially to Ralph Lauren's exhibit of his D-Type at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts last year Steve McQueen owned a D-Type too.

    Coolest Cult Cars © Car Photo... 2006

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