After the Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti models, the British company Amalgam Collection is introducing a new miniature, this time much more affordable, of another historical beauty: the Amalgam Jaguar D-Type.
Crafted with the same meticulous attention to detail, this model is in 1:18 scale with a maximum length of 22 cm, priced at €1,105 or 8600 DKK.
It replicates the XKD 605, which won on June 30, 1956, at the 12 Hours of Reims thanks to drivers Duncan Hamilton and Ivor Bueb. All models are finished in the iconic Jaguar British Racing Green and are painstakingly created in Amalgam Collection’s workshops using CAD data and scans of an authentic D-Type chassis.
Amalgam Jaguar D-Type: behind development
It took 4000 hours of work to develop the 1:18 scale model, with engineers working on CAD data obtained from scanning the original D-Type chassis, specifically the XKD 505/601. Engineers meticulously fabricated a miniature for each component of the car, which were then 3D printed and hand-finished.
The shapes from each model were then used to create a small batch of cast components, each of which was finished and assembled to form a complete set, before dyeing, finishing, and final assembly. The result is the remarkably detailed and precise replica of the 393 RW, presented in the iconic British Racing Green.
The original XKD 605 chassis is a historic gem of motorsport. It was built in March 1956 as one of the Longnose cars and is the penultimate D-Type allocated to the Jaguar Works racing team, reaching its peak at Reims with Hamilton and Bueb’s victory. Unfortunately, in the subsequent Le Mans race, Bueb and Mike Hawthorn finished sixth due to a fuel injection tube malfunction.
The car was later rebuilt and fitted with a five-speed gearbox before being sold as a used car by the Briggs Cunningham team when Jaguar retired from racing. The team repainted it in white and blue racing colors and equipped it with a new 3.8-liter engine, enabling it to win twice with Walt Hansgen in the SCCA Championship.
It was then loaned to the Italian National Automobile Museum, where it remained for almost twenty years before returning to the Jaguar factory. One of the most original D-types extant, XKD 605 still retains the windshield from the 1956 Le Mans, the passenger seat, and the door. It proudly wears its original registration plate 393 RW, having been re-registered with the DVLA in 1996, and the race number 25 from its victory at Reims.
The Amalgam Jaguar D-Type is the result of a decade-long collaboration between the British atelier and JLR, and it is the third Jaguar to be reproduced after the E-Type and the XKSS. Additionally, Amalgam is working with Jaguar TCS Racing to create customized models of the cars currently in use in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.