( I ) La Jaguar D Type (1954-1957) i si aggiudicò ben tre edizioni della 24ore di Le Mans: 1955, 1956 e nel 1957 riuscì a compiere una famosissima tripletta. Il modello riprodotto è relativo alla gialla D type dell’Ecurie Francorchamps terza alla 24 Ore del 1955 con Jacques Swaters e John Claes. La gara fu funestata dal più grave incidente mai capitato in una corsa automobilistica: alle 18.15 Mike Hawthorn su Jaguar rientra precipitosamente ai box tagliando la strada alla Healey di Lance Macklin che frena all’improvviso e scarta sulla sinistra dove viene tamponato dalla Mercedes di Pierre Bouillin, che correva con lo pseudonimo di "Levegh" (anagramma del cognome di suo zio Alfred Velghe che lo aveva introdotto alla passione delle corse). Dopo l’impatto, la Mercedes decolla e finisce sulla tribuna provocando la morte di 90 persone. Fangio, pure su Mercedes, subito dietro a Levegh, riesce ad evitare la catastrofe. Per non ostacolare i soccorsi la corsa continua. Ma poco dopo mezzanotte, quando il bilancio delle vittime diventa sempre più preciso, la Mercedes ordina alle sue auto (prima e terza) di ritirarsi. Vittoria amara per Hawthorn su Jaguar.

(GB) The D-Type Jaguar (1954-1957) won a total of three editions of the Le Mans 24 Hours: in 1955, in 1956 and in 1957 when it managed to complete a very famous hat trick. The model is a reproduction of the yellow D-Type belonging to the Ecurie Francorchamps which came third in the 24 Hours in 1955 with Jacques Swaters and John Claes. A pall was cast over the race by the most serious accident ever to occur during a motor race: at 6.15pm Mike Hawthorn’s Jaguar slowed quickly to make a pit stop. Lance Macklin’s Healey was cut off, and he braked suddenly and swerved to the left where he crashed into a Mercedes driven by Pierre Bouillin, who raced under the pseudonym “Levegh” (an anagram of the last name of his uncle Alfred Velghe, who had introduced him to the passion of racing). After the impact the Mercedes became airborne and finished up in the midst of the spectators, killing almost 90 people. Fangio, also in a Mercedes, was directly behind Levegh and managed to avoid the disaster. So as not to obstruct the emergency services, the race continued. However just after midnight, as the true toll of victims became known, Mercedes ordered its cars (first and third) to withdraw. It was a bitter victory for Hawthorn in his Jaguar.