Ride in a REAL 1954 Jaguar D Type Factory Team Race Car ? Why Not! My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@2541968joey]

As the owner of a 2/68 E Type & AZ resident, I have met Terry & Norman & each are true gentlemen with in the Jaguar family of owners. Thanks

[@loucostabile]

Hi 2541968joey, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Say hello if you can make it to Alpios 2nd Saturday AM, as I'll be there in September, and we can see if there are some good cars to share on the Channel. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@stephenscott4166]

As a Jag owner and lover, I thank you for this clip of a true piece of racing history. Drive on...

[@loucostabile]

Thank you Stephen Scott for your kind words. Feel free to type in "My Car Story with Lou Jaguar" and I hope you'll find some you'll enjoy, Lou

[@talhandaq13]

Lucky guy Lou to drive history on wheels. Great car.

[@loucostabile]

HI talhandaq13, Well I was a passenger, but I feel pretty lucky to go for a ride :-) Lou

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Lovely Jag music!!! I will always enjoy the sound of the double overhead cam 6 with Webers... What a sound! What an amazing car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jennifer WhiteWolf, "Lovely Jag music!!!" I like that :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@derekantill3721]

A real piece of history here. Car number 12 ran in the 1954 Le Mans 24 hour race driven by Stirling Moss and Peter Walker, but retired after 11 hours with brake problems. Gonzales/Trintignant went on to win the race in a 5.0 liter Ferrari 375. I have seen all the drivers in my younger years that are mentioned on the side of the car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Derek, Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this car. Lou

[@derekantill3721]

Pleased to add some info when I can Lou.

[@stevepitts7998]

It's so nice to see the recognition that Lou Costable gives to Norman Dewis in the development of this car and the disc brakes which gave Jaguar racing cars the edge. He was perhaps the most important part of the Jaguar racing heritage.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@stevepitts7998]

@@loucostabile Hi Lou. I've enjoyed your series of films on the racing Jags and the guys who are the current custodians of them. I own an XK (X150) and it's more than interesting to learn about the DNA of its forebears. Thanks again for bringing these legends to our screens.

[@hughmainwaring9187]

As a Big Healey owner and driver I salute you. A beast of a car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Hugh, High praise :-) Lou

[@williamjolka4351]

This is a Van Gogh . Fabulous maintenance . Pure story . Wow .. tks

[@loucostabile]

Hi William, High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@williamjolka4351]

@@loucostabile tks à lot . Such jewell D type on the road !! unbelievable .

[@jasonmeehan1269]

lou you lucky 🍀 lucky man. I spoke to Norman Dewis at the E Type birthday in Silverstone about 3 years ago what a legend. he said he would hit 188 mph down the mulsane straight. not bad for a straight 6 in the mid 50s. please keep these videos coming lou. thanks very much.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jason Meehan, Thank you for sharing Norman Dewis details. Agreed, I feel lucky and blessed, Lou

[@zulumax1]

You can tell that car wants to be on the track. Probably not to happy with low RPM mild driving, noticed the revs were kept over 3500 RPM. A ride on the street would be awesome, but my oh my, a ride along on a road course with someone who knows how do drive it would be priceless! I know Steve McQueen had a Jaguar that looked something like this and raced it on the track. What a privilege it is to ride along in a piece of history. She wants to run!

[@loucostabile]

Hi zulumax1, "What a privilege it is to ride along in a piece of history" I agree. "She wants to run!" I agree. Lou

[@sabba_dabba8649]

it truly does not get any better than this

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@WHOMEWHOYOU]

Glad I ran across THIS a real D-Type race car and great detail interview.... then a ride along !!! one of your Best Lou !!! THANKS, a Jag Fan.

[@loucostabile]

Hi WHOMEWHOYOU, High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@TobRacer]

Big thank you for sharing the experience and all the little details of XKD 504! The D-Type is such a lovely machine I was lucky to see at Le Mans classic 2 months ago. I love the airplane design, the 3.8 inline 6 sound, the interior, the overall elegance and the soul of this car... I have so little chance to drive such a car in real life but at least I can enjoy XKD 504 on my racing simulator in Gran Turismo 7. It may not be like real life but cruising at slow speed gives that sense of driving something very special and an important piece of automotive history and the feelings must be enhanced a 1000 times in real life I guess. Please take care of this treasure as long as possible. Again thank you!

[@loucostabile]

HI Tob-Racer, Happy to share the experience with you :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@velocita8842]

Wow priceless and he still drives it on the road.....thank you!

[@loucostabile]

It's a real treat to video and share a car like this with the Viewers. You're welcome, Lou

[@kenmayfield3739]

Just for the record, at one Le Mans race (i cant recall the year) the late Norman Dewis was clocked at a speed in excess of 190 mph, while overtaking a Mercedes . Norman said the “D” was still accelerating....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ken, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@soyounoat]

Taking that machine to 190 mph requires balls made of Kryptonite and the ability to stare into the eyes of death until death blinks and runs away.

[@Buelligan88]

When I was a kid, I'd stare for hours at photographs of these cars trying to pick out little details. I really appreciate the efforts you take to show the stuff we'd normally never get to see, especially under the hood, er... bonnet. Subscribed.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Buelligan88, You're welcome. I too used to look at the photo's, so it's a treat when I see one I hope you and I like to gather all the details to share :-) Lou

[@winchuni22]

Absolutely amazing. Stirling Moss on the side too!

[@loucostabile]

Hi winchuni22, Glad you're amazed :-) Me too. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@gt1man931]

Wow, just wow. I've watched a lot of vids on here, not many have my mouth hanging open like this one did. A historical monument, is what that is. I get the warm fuzzies knowing it occasionally sees a public road and not always locked up behind the ropes at some museum.

[@loucostabile]

Hi GT1Man, I'm tickled to read your reaction. Glad you liked this one :-) Truly fortunate to video and share this car with you. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you enjoy. Lou

[@davidnelson7149]

When I was a young fellow me lad back in the eighties, I drove a '67 Mark 3 Triumph Spitfire (among many other English sports-cars), which from the rear looked deliciously similar to the D Type; it even had the same light pod, though inverted at 90 degrees in the 12 o'clock - 6 o'clock position as apposed to the 9 o'clock - 3 o'clock position on the Jag.

[@loucostabile]

Hi David, Happy to read this one brings back memories of the ride in the Triumph :-) Lou

[@davidnelson7149]

@@loucostabile Hi Lou, Thanks for the response. When I bought the Spit, I was actually on the hunt for a Triumph GT6 (what we referred to here in England as the 'poor man's E Type). The Spit was being offered at a price I couldn't pass on, and the lines were truly gorgeous, so I got a GT6 later after having great fun with the Spit for about a year. Regards David

[@CarlosOliveira-cj3iz]

This one was really special!! I saw this jaguar in some of those events...but a ride on it would be a dream come true!

[@loucostabile]

A special moment on this ride. An AMAZING car to share with you :-)

[@finnblu3002]

. THE opportunity and THE car - 12. 173 S.Moss Lou, you just checked off a box that most never will. Big thanks to Terry for his talents and willingness to provide access and share this car's unique racing pedigree / history! and for maintaining this incredible car at such a high level- .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Finn Blu, When the opportunity knocked to video and share this car, I opened the door :-) Terry is more then generous. It's such a pleasure to video this car and share with Viewers. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@garylewis6495]

There is nothing like the sound of an inline 6 Jag or Healey!

[@loucostabile]

Nice !

[@fw1421]

Driving a historic racer worth I'm sure multimillion dollars on the highway. Amazing!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@loucostabile]

Hi fw1421, Glad you thought this one is amazing!. Me too, Lou

[@paulgabolinscy2502]

It’s not a vintage car Vintage cars were built from 1910- about 1936 It’s a CLASSIC car

[@loucostabile]

Hi Paul, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@James-kd7dc]

Very beautiful piece of history. The interviewer was a little rude and annoying though. Look at me! 😂

[@loucostabile]

Hi James, Happy to read you enjoy this "Very beautiful piece of history" :-) Lou

[@jonnybeck6723]

That was Brilliant! I actually caught my breath at one point... Thanx so much for posting and cheers

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jonny Beck, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy. You're welcome, Lou

[@ROYMITCH73]

So cool! I'm happy that he drives the car, and enjoys it. Thanks.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Roy Mitchell, Thank you for viewing and sharing a wonderful comment, Lou

[@MyTROLLEYBUS]

A PURE British car that should be in GREAT Britain not abroad.

[@AD-rd2tx]

W Trolleybus thats like saying all vintage ferraris belong in italy which that isn't the case

[@email4664]

Perhaps start by sending the fine American and Canadian aircraft in your Museums home then. If this lived in Britain, nobody would ever see it. Also, take stock in the video footage, as it shows key details in the background- Cactus. Warm, dry climate is far better a climate to house this sort of machine. Not like "olde Blighty"- like trying to store things in a toilet, it rains so much

[@loucostabile]

Hi W Trolleybus, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Adrian_Nel]

It belongs with whomever can buy it, store it where it won't rust the hell to pieces, and gets enough good weather to actually drive it - arguably not in Britain, then

[@philhawley1219]

​@@Adrian_Nel I take it you have never been to the Goodwood Revival.

[@Insolation1]

RM Sotheby's auctioned a Jaguar D Type in California for $21.8 million. It's no wonder he chose an empty road in the middle of nowhere for that drive.

[@loucostabile]

Hi You F'coffee, Thanks for sharing your research. My pleasure sharing this fun ride with you :-) Lou

[@andyhunt24]

Hi, what a great car. Why does the plaque on the dashboard above the steering wheel show XKC 403 rather than XKD 403??

[@loucostabile]

Hmmm, not sure. Maybe a Viewer knows and can share knowledge.

[@geraldparker7008]

Very cool, very cool Awesome car!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gerald, Happy to read you enjoy this "Awesome car!!" :-) Me too, Lou

[@barryphillips7098]

Beautiful car and Fast too, with the right gearing a D type could hit 180++ mph on Mulsanne straight C & D types won Le Mans 1955 56 57, with disc front brakes they could out brake the opposition into the corners!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Barry, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@MyTROLLEYBUS]

Good to see a 'proper' D' Type as there are some awful glassfibre replica's about.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@TheStevemcqueen68]

shame he did not open it up, need to take it to track, great story and film, Thanks,

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheStevemcqueen68, I was so honored to be able to video for the Viewers and share a ride with Terry in this historic car. A real treat! Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou

[@johngreenwood1972]

Such a beautifully wild looking car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Greenwood, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou

[@mikeoxleybrown]

First went to Le Mans in 1974, amazing fun. Returned twice more including seeing Jaguar winning in 1990. I was excited to see your D type. I'd seen others before along with some of the other classics doing a couple of laps of Le Mans on race day. So Stirling Moss raced the car at 172 mph, it looks amazing and sounds even better. Why then could it only be driven at 52 mph, pathetic. I cycle down the sides of mountains faster than that. Big disappointment.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mike oxley-brown, We'll try to get this museum piece up to speed for your liking on the next video :-) Lou

[@dmdivers]

At 5:42 you say 'this car [the D-type] put Jaguar on the map, this is the one that said we're a real race car team'! Totally wrong. The XK120C - the C-type - when it won Le Mans in 1951 put Jaguar at the top of sports car racing, and even before with the XK120 Jaguar were very seriously taken in the racing world.

[@loucostabile]

Hi dmdivers, Yes, the C Type 1951 put Jaguar on top. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@peterbrooks8580]

Thank You! Peter Brooks.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Peter Brooks, I share with you a bit more to the story. Terry saw the video, and shared "Lou, there was a truck in front of us most of the ride. Would you mind coming back for another ride and do it again? I said YES, LET'S DO IT AGAIN! :-) So this is actually the 2nd video shoot, and just as much fun the second time too :-) Lou

[@alisteroliver6698]

Why do people get their facts wrong in such videos or just promote false information in general? There was in fact 18 total factory team cars, 53 customer cars and 16 XKSS cars. Granted this is one of five but only for that year and not the entire production run.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Alister Oliver, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@alisteroliver6698]

Just a pet peeve of mine and the last thing the internet needs is another clueless journalist AKA Doug DeMuro.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Alister Oliver, I'm clearly not an Expert. I'm learning from the Care Takers on every car and loving it :-) Hope you enjoy the Channel, Lou

[@alisteroliver6698]

No worries. I just watched your Donkervoort movie which is another brand lost on most folks. A long history with some very interesting important anecdotes that most people seem to miss.

[@caribman10]

Harry Heinl used one of these as a daily driver in Chicago.......and then traded up to the Maserati 450S Costin coupe...and then traded up again to a Ford Gt Mark IV.

[@loucostabile]

Harry Heinl has great taste in cars :-)

[@gjmob]

The D Type says wtf, you brought me to drive on the wrong side of the road amongst the cactus's.

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@375GTB]

The pop up ad stopped my original comment...

[@loucostabile]

:-0

[@jonoedwards4195]

Lucky Yank! Great post.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jono Edwards, Yes, I do feel lucky. Glad you like the post. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'l enjoy, Lou

[@TheDivineicons]

Beautiful

[@loucostabile]

I'm glad you enjoyed this car :-) Lou

[@QuantumBlu9x]

number 2 for love it

[@loucostabile]

Glad you like this one :-) Hope you find many other cars on the Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@cristinalulic3823]

unico marcelo miguens

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cristina, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@johngadsby1526]

55 mph!!!!! is that all why bother!!! My Ducati has done 170 plus mph on the public Highway Various cars also at 155 plus All my life never caught!!! nor any accidents Why would you not want to give it total stick!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Is that all, I've Done 210 on my Ducati in my garage :-)

[@2.fresh767]

They had some big, big bollocks, 170 mph in that, wow.

[@loucostabile]

Hi 2.FRESH! 76, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou