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JAGUAR Type D
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| XKC 401 | Engine n° E2001-9 Reg. N° OVC 501 Colour BRG | Prototype
tested the 13/4/54 at Lindley, 1954
Le Mans tests 1954 test
at Gaydon with Moss 1954 used at MlRA for BBC TV. Never raced; owned
by Jaguar & send for many years to National Motor Museum. 1958 and
1966 Motor Geneva Shows; Can be seen in the showroom at Browns Lane
,owned by Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust England. |
| XKC 402 | Engine n° E2004-9 Reg. N° OKV 1 Colour BRG |
First factory car 1954 registerad ;1954 24 Hours Le Mans, Hamilton Rolt 2 OA.; Reims 12 Hours, Hamilton/Rolt, 2 OA.; TT, Dundrod, Hamilton/fRolt, DNF; 1954 Paris Show ; 1955 sold to Duncan Hamilton; road-tested for Autosport Morocco GP, Agadir GP, Morocco DNF; Dakar GP 3 OA.; British Empire Trophy, Oulton Park, 7 OA.Easter Goodwood, 3 OA.Coupe de Paris, Montlhery, 2 OA. Djurgand Park, Helsinki, Michael Head,1 OA.Johnson Trophy, Goodwood, 1 OA.Oporto GP, 3 OA.; Lisbon GP, DNF;XKC 405 parts was included in XKC 402; 1956 sold to ' Goddard and modified to XKSS by Hamilton, Modified by Parvis Bridge Eng,Hamilton say that he was the man behind XKSS but this was denied by factory .Road car for many years; accident when was on a lorry, Mont Ventoux, France; 1966 send by Goddard to Australia, October 1968, Oxley hillclimb, Tamworth, NSW; October 1984, auction and sold to Robin Davidson England.. Sold to Peter Newmark 2000 |
| XKC 403 | Engine n° E2005-9 Reg. N° OKV 2 Colour BRG |
Second Factory Car 1954 24 Hours Le Mans, Moss/Walker DNF .Reims 12
Hours, Moss/Walker, DNF; TT, Dundrod with 2500 cc engine WhiteheadN\lharton,
5 OA. with 3400 cc engine .1955 Daily Express Silverstone, Rolt, 3 OA.sold
to Jack Broadhead with Bob Berry racing it.Goodwood, 2 OA. Oporto GP,
5 OA. Goodwood Nine Hours, with Dewis, 5 OA. ; TT, Dundrod, accident
DNF "with a similar integral body .1956 painted green; Silverstone,
3 OA.; Goodwood, 1 OA. big accident at Goodwood meeting and Rebuild
by Factory. (according to factory records) ; Between 1956 and 1958 raced
by drivers Jack Fairman, Ron Flockhart, Peter Blond and Reg Harris;
1958 engine changed by factory . Sold to Gerry Crozier; 1960 sold, to
Chequered Flag then to David Jaycox (Canada).1964 fatal accident. Sold
to George Gordon,then to James Mace, then to James Catto .1980 wreck
sold to Geoffrey Miller (Canada); then sold to Lynx .Sold to James Wallis
UK .1995 sold to Robert Cooper UK.1999
sold to Terry Larson.
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| XKC 404 | Engine n° E2006-9 Reg. N° OKV 3 Colour BRG | Third Factory car; 1954 24 Hours Le Mans Whitehead/Wharton DNF Reims 12 Hours, Whitehead/ Wharton,1 OA. ; Brighton Speed Trials, Dewis; Prescott Hillolimb, Walker; Brussels Motor Show; 1955 Silverstone, Hawthom, DNF, Goodwood Nine Hours, Hamilton/Rolt, DNF. 1957 sold to John Coombs 1959 sold to Dickens & Cartwright; sold to Chipstead Motors; sold to John Love (South Africa); Luanda GP, Rhodesia,1 OA. 1960 South African GP (Libre race), 7 OA. Sold to Neville Austin; Bulawayo, two races,1 OA and 2 OA.Salisbury, 6 OA.1961 Border 100, East London, 6 OA.Laurenco Margues, 1 OA. Kyalami Nine Hours, accident. 1961 sold to Rondalia Touring Club, who restore it. 1966 sold to Paul Hawkins UK; rebuild by Temple Panels.1967 sold to John Melville-Smith accident at Prescott and rebuilt by factory. 1969-70 raced by Martin Morris; 1971 accident at Snetterton; wreck sold to Morris .Raced between 1970s and 1980. 1990 raced by David Morris; |
| XKC 405 | Never built | |
| XKD 406 | Engine n° E2003-9 Reg. N° RRW 21 (later 3 CPF) Colour BRG | Factory Car. TT, Dundrod with 2500 cc engine, Moss/Walker,18 OA. then with 3400 cc engine .1955 send to USA, and rent to Briggs Cunningham; Daytona Beach, Walters, speed 164mph; Sebring 12 Hours, Hawthorn/Walters, 1 OA. Then back to UK; Daily Express Silverstone, Hamilton, 5 OA.; sold to Hamilton; l Swedish GP, Kristianstad, Head, 6 OA. 1957 sold to J. Forbes Clark and raced in hillclimbs & sprints. Sold to Peter Skidmore (1970), Sold to Sir Nick Williamson Bt (hillclimbed at Shelsley Walsh), 1980 Sold to John Beasley then sold to Martin Hilton; then sold to Alan Lawson . |
| XKD 501 | Engine n° E2008-9 Reg. N° MWS 301 Colour Metallic Blue | Sold
to Ecurie Ecosse, May 1955; Daily Express Silverstone, Jimmy Stewart,
accident and rebuilt by factoty. Nurburgring, Jimmy Stewart, accident.
Wicklow, Charterhall, Titterington,1 OA.and 2 OA.Snetterton, Titterington,1
OA. August, Goodwood Nine Hours, Titterington/ Sanderson, 2 OA. Crimond,
Sanderson, 1 OA .Aintree, Titterington, 2 OA. March 1956, Snetterton,
'Wilkie'Wilkinson; accident DNF. Aintree, Sanderson, 2 OA. Charterhall,
Lawrence, 3 OA. Silverstone, Sanderson DNF Goodwood, Floekhart, 2 OA.
Reims, Flockhart/Sanderson, 4 OA. Le Mans, Flockhart/Sanderson, 1 OA.
Kristianstad, Flockhart, Sanderson, Lawrence; Goodwood, Flockhart, 3
OA. 1957 Mille Miglia, Flockhart, DNF; Nurburgring, Fairman/Lawrence;
1960, Charterhall, Turnbull DNF Goodwood, Mackay; Charterhall, Mackay,
3 OA and 6 OA. Kept by Major Thomson (Scotland); October 1970 Auction
and sold to Michael Naim .. |
| XKD 502 | Engine n° E2020-9 Reg. N° MWS 302 Colour Metallic Blue | Delivered
to Ecurie Ecosse 1955. Daily Express Silverstone, Titterington, 6 OA
OA; U1 OAerTrophy, Titterington, 1 OA OA; Dundrod, Titterington, 2 OA;
Nurburgring, Titterington accident; rebuilt by factory; Charterhall,
Sanderson, 5 OA and 4 OA; Snetterton, Sanderson, 2 OA; Crimond, Smith,
3 OA x 2; Sept., Aintree, Sanderson,1 OA; 1956, Snetterton, Brown, 3
OA, Sanderson 4 OA; Goodwood, Brown, 2 OA; Oulton Park. Sanderson, 4OA;
Aintree, Flockhart, 3OA; Charterhall, Sanderson, 1 OA, Flockhart, 1OA;
Silverstone, Brown, 2cl; Spa, Sanderson, 1OA; Goodwood, Titterington,
1 OA & 3 OA; Aintree, Titterington, 2 OA; Reims, Flockhar Sanderson,
4 OA; Silverstone, Titterington, 10cl ; Kristianstad, Titterington/Flockhart,
DNF ; Goodwood, Sanderson, 5 OA; late 1956 sold to Charles; 1958 accidented
and rebuilt, perhaps using XKD 508 body;
in the early 60's fitted with IRS, but removed after; later owners included
Jack Alderslade, Michael McGrath, Hexagon of Highgate, David Clifford,
Robert Cooper, Vic Norman (who had car rebuilt at Lynx mid 80's), Hon
Patrick Lindsay & Albert Obrist ; sold to Hayashi (Japan); 1995
sold to Rae (UK). |
| XKD 503 | Engine n° E2011-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 070 DU Colour Yellow | Delivered
to Belgian Motor Co ; factory preparation for 1955 24 Hours Le Mans, Claes
Swaters, 3 OA; returned to factory for test; shipped back to Belgium;
sold to Erickson (Chicago, USA); Sept. inaugural Road America meeting,
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 3 OA; March 1956, Walterboro, 5 OA; June, Lawrenceville,1
OA Class C Modified; July, Beverly, 4 OA; sold to Alfonsc Gomez Mena;
1957 Havana GP, 6 OA; Sebring, DNF; it is possible that the car may
have acquired identity of XKD 521, also owned by Mena (XKD 521). |
| XKD 504 | Engine n° E3001~9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 164 WK, later RSF 302 Colour BRG (later Metallic Blue) | factory
1955 long-nose car : 24 H Le Mans, spare car; used by factory for testing
Pl; Silverstone, Fairman, DNF; October, fitted with Engine n° E40019;
Nurburgring 1000Kms, Frere Hamilton, DNF; used for testing at Reims,
FrerefBueb; March 1957, fitted with Engine n° E3002-9: 1957 sold
to Ecurie Ecosse; Spa, Lawrence; Nurburgring, Bueb/Lawrence; St Etienne,
Lawrence, 2 OA ;'Monzanapolis', Sanderson, 6 OA; Spa, Sanderson; 1958,
Sebring, Sanderson/Bueb. rel'd; Silverstone, Fairman; Nurburgring, Sanderson/Bueb;
24 H Le
Mans, Fairman/Gregory, DNF; Goodwood, TT, Gregory/lreland, 4 OA; 1958
sold to Salmon; repainted; 1961 Snetterton Three Hours, 1 OA; 1962 sold
to Peter Sutcliffe; 1963 Snetterton, accidented; car was sent to factory
for repair. Then he received frame from XKD 505 purchased from Charles;
1965 sold to Corner; Griffiths Formula historic racing. Used as road
car; 1981 sold to Paul Vestey ; rebuilt by Lynx with new frame, XKD
505 frame removed and sold to Bill Lake; used for Mille Miglia twice
with Hamilton as codriver; 1991 Spa, Nigel Corner; Magny Cours, Gary
Pearson, accidented; 1994 original frame purchased from Peter Sutcliffe
& refitted; Paul Vestey
- 2000 : sold to USA |
| XKD 505 | Engine n° E3002-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 774 RW Colour BRG |
factory 1955 longnose ear; 24H Le Mans, Hawthorn/Bueb (# 6),1 OA; preparation
for British GP meeting, Aintree, desist in practice, substituted by
XKD 506;
overhauled at factory & fitted vvith de Dion rear suspension; TT,
Dundrod, desist during practice; used by factory for test; preparation
for 1956 Easter Goodwood meeting but not raced; fitted with rear axle
oil sump with 6 pints capacity; April, tested extensively by Hawthorn
& Fairman, the latter accidenting car at Silverstone; 14/9/56 tested
at Silverstone by Hawthorn & Bueb with independent rear suspension;
17/11/56 Dewis tested IRS; 2616/57 ditto, from Dewis's log. Car continued
to be used for testing until June 1953; history then vague; it has been
stated that parts of this car were used in a rebuild of XKD 601 and
that there is no record of XKD 505 having been sold; however the list
of Experimental cars states, 'XKD 505 BRG, sold'; early 80s frame stamped
XKD 505 removed from XKD 504 during rebuild by Lynx and sold to the
late Bill Lake, who had an authentic car built up around this frame
wilh a real monocoque; sold to David Lomas.
2001 Rockingham Auction |
| XKD 506 | Engine n° E3003~9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 032 RW Colour BRG | Factory
1955 longnose car: 24 Hours Le Mans, Hamilton Rolt (# 7), DNF; fitted
with number E30079; British GP meeting, Aintree, Hawlhorn, 5 OA; TT,
Dundrod, Hawthorn Titerington, DNF; fitted with Engine n° E3005~9;
tested in 1955 at Silverstone; fitted with Engine n° E3001 -9; 1956
shipped to USA; painted white with blue siripes; 12 Hours
Sebring, Johnston/Spear,
ret~d; remained with Cunningham for'56 &'57; returned to factory
& serapped. |
| XKD 507 | Engine n° E3004~9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 210 RW Colour White with blue stripes | 24
Hours Le Mans, Spear~alters (# 9), DNF; application form completed in
1964 to register car in California, Given by the Jaguar Automobile Co,
Coventry, England, in 1955, and shipped to Conn. Est; Sept., Road America
inaugural meeting, Johnston. 2 OA; Watkins Glen GP, Johnston, 1 OA;
Hagerstown, Maryland, Johnston,1 St; 1956 Sebring, Benet Cunningham,12
OA; raced by Cunningham team during 1956,1957 and 58: special fin fitted
by Momo at some stage. Cunningham's museum . 1987 sold to Collier Museum
in the USA. |
| XKD 508 | Engine n° E3005-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 194 WK Colour BRG (later White with blue stripes) | factory
1955 long-nose car; 24 Hours Le Mans, Beauman/Dewis (# 8), DNF; shipped
to USA to Briggs Cunningham; titted with Engine n° E3006-9 &
painted in Cunningham colours; 1956 Sebring 12 Hours, Hamilton/Bueb,
DNF; remained with Cunningham & modified by Momo: returned to factory
and scrapped. |
| XKD 509 | Engine n° E2015-9 Reg n° n/a Colour BRG with white wings and stripe | 1st
production line car; Delivered to Hornburg, USA; 1955 sold to Albert
R. Browne ; 1956 Sebring 12 Hours, Brero/Weiss, DNF; June, Texas National
Championship races, Fort Worth, Brero, 3 OA & 7 OA; June, Road America,
Brero, 2 OA; July, Beverly, Brero, DNF; Elkhart Lake, Brero, 2 OA; Nassau,
Brero, 3 OA; March 1957, Stockton, Brero,1 OA. Iater owner believed
to be Brian Classic; sold to Nigel Moores; James Moores (UK) |
| XKD 510 | Engine n° E2017-9 Reg. N° YPC 614 Colour BRG | Delivered
to Henlys, London; despatched 2419155; registered 2619155; sold, via
Coombs, to Wilkins (Bishops Stortford); sold to Duncan Hamilton (believed
early 1956) with 250 miles recorded; 1956 Dakar GP, Graham Whitehead,
5 OA; Easter Meeting, Goodwood, Tony Dennis death in accident; sold
damaged to Ashmore ; rebuilt (new monocoque - damaged tub stored in
Ashmore's garage, and later sold to Moores and built up with damaged
suLframes from XKD 606) ; raced by Ashmore ; 1959 sold to Taylor (Sheffield)
and part-converted to XKSS; accidented at Shelsley Walsh hillclimb;
rebuilt; sold to Cycle & Carriage Co, Singapore; Sept. 1963, Johore
GP, Yong Nam Kee, accidented fatally; damaged parts put into store;
1967 sold to Hallihan, car transfered to Australia; 1974 sold to Cummins
(Australia); rebuilt using new tub together with XKD 526 as pattern
by Classic Autocraft, and three replica D types created; 1981 rebuild;
1982 auctioned and sold to Stillwell, by now based in USA; raced in
historic events in USA; damaged
at events at Laguna Seca & Detroit; sold to Bob Baker (Nebraska);
sold to Gauntleti / Livanos (UK); sold to Cummins (Australia); sold
to Kitson (NZ). |
| XKD 511 | Engine n° E2019-9 Reg. N° TNG 959 Colour BRG | Delivered
to Mann Egerton ; Sept 1955 sold to Capt lan B. Baillie ; 1957 took
various Intemational Class C speed records; raced without success; sold
to M.V. Mackie; sold to James Boothby; mid 60's sold to Guy Griffiths;
car now white; raced by daughter Penny; still in her ownership, now
as Penny Woodley (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK). |
| XKD 512 | Engine n° E2014-9 Reg. N° J 26 Colour BRG | Delivered
to St Helier Garages, Jersey; sold to Lord Louth; Chimay, Belgium, 5
OA ; raced in S-Africa; Johannesburg race meeting, 2 OA ; raced by J.
Love; 1957 sold; laler owners included a Mr Watson, Jimmy de Villiers,
lan Brown; 3.8 engine fitted & raced by Bruce Huntley & G. Pfaff
but without success; 1961 Kyalami, DNF; 1962 sold to Taylor (UK); registered
516 EYR; 1964 then to Epstein; 1965 then
to Moores; 1988 sold to Hayashi (Japan); 1989 sold to European
collector; car auctioned and then to REX Collection
(Sweden) for £1.2m; 1992 auction then to
Cohen (Canada) for a lesser amount; raced by Robert Brooks at Laguna
Seca; sold, via Adrian Hamilton, to Paul Burdell (UK) ; 1994 raced at
Laguna Seca & rolled (little damage). |
| XKD 513 | Engine
n° E2022-9 Reg. N° 6478 AT69 Colour French Blue |
Sold
to Delecroix France sold to H. Peignaux, Lyons and then to Jean-Marie
Brussin; 1957 Le Mans - Jean Lucas 3OA .1958 Le Mans - Guelfi (Mr Elf
) with a 3000 cc engine suppilede by the factory., Brussin had a accident
and die..In storage and sold in 1960, to Michelotti who constructed
a new steel monocoque powered by the D Type engine.. 1963 Geneva Motor
Show and win the First Prize of Design .1967 Sold to USA Richard F.
and used to collect money for a Church; 1973 sold to Andrew Gortway
England .1977
The Michelotti was send to Lynx where they built a new REPLICA D Type
with a new monocoque using the originals mecanics composants of the
Michelotti.No More, No Less. This REPLICA D
type was sold to Chris Renwick , sold to Peter Giddings 1982 Sold to
Bob Baker , 1987 sold to Terry Larson WHO CLAIMS TO OWN THE REAL THING
! 1999 STPO 2003/2004/2005 Terry Larson use every possible angles to
try to make me removes theses comments |
| XKD 514 | Engine n° E2018-9 Reg. N° PWX 2 Colour Battieship Grey | 1st
production line car to be delivered; August 1956 to Glovers, Ripon:
sold to Ropner (Bedale, Yorks); used as road car for many years; 1959
factory fitted 3.8 engine; hillclimbed by ovvner and raced once by son,
Bruce; maintained by factory and 'Wilkie' Wilkinson; 1974 sold to Hamilton
on behalf of Danny; sold to Sommer (Denmark). |
| XKD 515 | Engine n° E2023-9 Reg. N° RRV 1 Colour Special Blue | Delivered
to Henlys, London; then
to Col. Hoare; used as
road car; 1959 then
to John Coundley; sold
back to Hoare; 1961 then
to Nigel Moorss; 1972 mentioned
by Michael Bowler in Jaguar 50th anniversary supplement in Motoras ;
1988 sold to Hayashi (Japan); 1989 sold to Brooks/Louwman stable - August
2000, Quail Lodge auction. 2000 sold to an american collector |
| XKD 516 | Engine n° E2020-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Hoffman, USA; sold to John Rutherford (Floricla); raced at Nassau;
1966 Daytona Beach; 1974 sold to Hon Alan Clark; registered WPG 4; sold
to Tony Charnock; used as road car; 1976 sold to Nick Mason (Pink Floyd);
having an exceptionally low mileage, the car raquired virtually no restoration
other than eleaning and repainting ; now registered XKD 1 and Dark Blue;
used by owner for Pomeroy Trophy; 1977 Retrospective GP, Montreux, raced
by owner; leatured in article by Mel Nichols in Car; 1992 featured in
series of Shell advertisements; mileage stated as '19~492 and correcl';
1992 lJlsler Trophy, Dundrod Restrospective, John Watson, 1 OA; Nick
Mason (UK). |
| XKD 517 | Engine n° E2026-9 Reg. N° TKF 9 Colour Pastel Green | Delivered
to Henlys, Manchester, UK; sold to Gillie Tyrer; 1956 Queensferry Sprint
Trials, organised by Chesier Motor Club ; sold to Rubber Co (Alex McMillan);
raced quite successfully by McMillan in club events; Silverstone final
1955 meeting,1 OA x 3; 1956 sold to Murkett Bros (Huntingdon); painted
white and raced by Henry Taylor; Snetterton,1 OA; 1957 Spa, 3 OA; 1958
sold to Jock McBain & raced for Border Reivers team by Jim Clark;
competed in 20 events with no retirements & achieved 12 wins; also
raced for Border Reivers by Jimmy & John Somervail & Jock McBain;
winter 1958/59 sold to Ensoll who tried to convert car into an XKSS;
sold to Duncan ( Northern Ireland) and raced there; 1964 sold to Bryan
Corser (Shrewsbury, UK); rebuilt as D-type & painted BRG; sold to
Walter Hill; 1979 sold to Willie Tuckett; regularly used in historic
racing; accidented in 80's and rebuilt by Martin Morris; William Tuckett
(Devon, UK). |
| XKD 518 | Engine n° E2028-9 Reg. N° KDB 100 Colour Red | Delivered
to Henlys, Manchester, UK; Blond; 1956 club raced; sold to Jonathan
Sieff: then
to Monty Mostyn of Speedwell
Garage; then
to J. Houghton; then
to Jean Bloxham; then
to John Coombs/Richard
Wilkins; then
to Clive Lacey; attended
first International E-type Day at Donington Park in 1974; sold by Adrian
Hamilton to Peter Golant, Led Zeppelin manage F, (Sussex).1982 sold,
via Adrian Hamiiton, to George Stauffer (Wisconsin, USA)
- 1996 Sold to Chris Cox, USA 1998 Sold to Roger Willbanks USA |
| XKD 519 | Engine n° E2009-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Pastel Green | Delivered
to Hornburg, USA; sold to A.R. ABOVE
XKD 516 recorded 161 mph at Daytona Beach in 1956 and is owned today
by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd. Krause
(Bellfiower, California); modified by owner and raced quite successfully
by son Bill; 3.8 engine fitted; 1958 Sports Car GP, Riverside, Bill
Krause, 3 OA; Chevrolet engine fitted later; 1960 Riverside, with V8,
DNF; sold to Jim La Guardia; 1974 sold to John Bailey; work done by
Lynx, including fitting original-spec engine and painting in pale yellow;
Bailey ( UK). |
| XKD 520 | Engine n° E2021~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Brysons, Australia; sold to Stillwell (Melbourne); March 1956, Moomba
TT, Albert Park, 2 OA; Argus Cup, Albert Park, 1 OA; Bathurst SOO, NSW,
3 OA and fastest sports car; Rob Roy Hillclimb, broke sports car record;
South Australia Trophy, Port Wakefield, 1 OA; car preparation for Land
Speed Record (presumably Australian) attempt; Bathurst Road Racing Championship
for Sports Cars, 1 OA; Queensland TT, Lowood, Cnd; Australian TT, Albert
Park, 5 OA; Australian GP meeting, Albert Park; early 1957 sold to Ampol
for Jack Davey ; painted red & screen fitted on passenger's side;
30/6/57 accidented by Murray; 1957 wreckage sold to Frank Gardner; BELOW
Bib Stillwell in XKD 520 at Albert Park, Melbourne, in 1956. car rebuilt
in 3 monihs and painted vvhite; Bathursl Road Racing Championship, 2
OA; Mt Druitt, 1 OA; Racing Car Scratch Races, Orange, 3 OA x 2, on
both occasions behind F1 cars; over 1500cc race, Schofields,1 Se; November
1953 sold to Finch when Gardner moved to England; bored to 3.8 and painted
green; raced in NSW & Queensland for 3 years; late 1960 3.8 block
obtained from factory; Sept. 1961 accidented al Warwick Farm and replica
long-nose bonnet fitted; May 1962 sold to Ash Marshall; restored, painted
red, registered ASH 222 - Drag events; later owned by Bradley ; June
1965 sold to Parkinson; 1966 1967 sold to Attwood (Wolverhampton, UK),
who later became an F1 driver and 24 Hours Le Mans winner; displayed
at his Mercedes-Benz garage; 1977 sold to Mr A. Spencer-Nairn (Jersey),
and rebuilt by him. |
| XKD 521 | Engine n° E2037-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar SA in Cuba; sold to Gomez Mena; 1956 Sebring 12 Hours, with
Santiago Gonzales, 8th; big accident; quoted £2000 by Momo to rebuild;
decided to buy XKD503 rather than have car rebuilt; 1975 car purporting
to be XKD 521 advertised in Autosport by a 'Mr Herberts' of New York,
believed to be Mr Herb Wetson who dealt in a number of D-types in the
1970s and was reported as having spare chassis XKD 523 & XKD 536;
it has been suggested that the chassis plate may have been transferred
by Mena to XKD S03, and thus that it was this car being advertised;
1991 car bearing this number advertised in Los Angeles; rumours says
that the chassis plate was affixed to Lynx replica L87/32. |
| XKD 522 | Engine n° E2027-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Red | 1955
Los Angeles Show car; December, Palm Springs races, car entered by Hornburg,
Saturday, driven by Ignacio Lozano, 5 OA, Sunday replaced by Carroll
Shelby, DNF; January 1956 Torrey Pines 6 Hours endurance race, Johnston,
DNF after damaging car and shared XKD 527; 1957 damaged in factory fire;
reported rebuilt by 1959; later owned by Merle Brennan; 1963 sold to
Clyde Keeling; fitted with V8 engine; in the 60's badly accidented;
1971 sold to Groskritz; intact chassis frames & remains of bonnet,
monocoque & tail section shipped to Lynx who have reconstructed
the body, retaining as much as possible of the original; being gradually
rebuilt by owner; Tom Grcskritz (USA). |
| XKD 523 | Engine n° E2031-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Black | Delivered
Jaguar (New York) ; sold to Harrison; sold to Walter Huggler ; used
for several club events; V8 Buick engine fitted by Joe Grimaldi &
chassis cut to allow engine to be fitted; sold to Jeff Mil1 OAein who
traced and acquired original engine or Lister engine fitted; 1970 sold
to Vintage Car Store (New York); new frame & tail section purchased
from factory (may have been bought for XKD 536); car sold to Lugo and
then to
Wetson; 1973 advertised in Autosport; major componenis now used in two
cars. One oar rebuilt with new
Jaguar frame, original tub, bonnel, suspensior:, rear axle, tail section,
rear frame piece & many olher original parts; sold to Ron Finger;
1985 sold to Soprano (New York) then to Gillette (Nashville); rebuilt
by John Pearson; 1995 sold to Bud Lyon (USA). Wetson sold to Bob Wocd
(UK) the intact chassis frame together with a tail & the incomplete
XKD 560; XKD 523 original frame later passed, via Stephen Curtis, to
Lynx; sold to Brian Angliss; then
to Lake; sold, via Lynx,
to UK resident; car reconstructed by Lynx around this original frame
& other original specification parts; registered VSV 754. |
| XKD 524 | Engine n° E2032-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Black | Delivered
to Jaguar New York ; sold to Henry Carroll Inc (New York); mid-1956
sold to Paul Pfohl; August, Holland Hillclimb, New York, FTD; June 1957,
Lake Erie Race, Dunkirk, NewYork, Bill Klink ; 1979 supposedly located
in Califomia and now painted BRG; 1988 USA |
| XKD 525 | Engine n° E2033-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Jaguar New York; sold to Briggs Cunningham and painted white with
blue stripes; May 1956 Cumberland, C. Gordon Benett, 5 OA; July, Beverly,
Benett, 6 OA; intended to be Cunningham's own race car but believed
to have been rsduced to parts to be used on his olher cars after all
three accidented during one race meeting at Elkhart Lake in 1956. Rumours
says that the car no longer exists, but some parts seems to exist in
USA. |
| XKD 526 | Engine n° E2042-9 Reg. N° NCN 040 Colour BRG | Delivered
to Andersons Agencies Pty, Brisbane, or Westco Motors, Queensland, Australia
; Andersons, Bill Pitt and Charles Swinburn - 1955 in Australia; 1956,
Strathpinev ; 1956, Leyburn sprints ; Bill Piff; 1956 race meeting at
Lowood; gearbox problems then precluded compelition for 5 months; August,
Lowood; New South Wales Road Racing Championships, Bathurst, 2 OA to
Stan Jones in 25QF Maserati; Lowood 1T,1 OA; Australian TT, Albert Park
Olympic meeting, Melbourne, 4 OA; Argus Cup, Albert Park, following
weekend, Pitt rolled car and thrown out; car damaged and trailersd back
to Brisbane; rebuilt; painted bronze, with squared-off mouth and air
venis in bonnet; March 1957, Victorian TT, Albert Part, 2 OA; later
repainted BRG; raced at Lowood & Bathurst; 1958 raced at Orange,
Lowood, Bathurst & Albert Park; 1959 raced at Bathurst & Lowood;
late 1959 sold to Leaton Motors, New South Wales; repainted yellow with
black stripe and driven initially by Frank Matich & later by Doug
Chivas; 1961 litted with aluminium fastback hardtop to enable it to
compete in GT racing; June, Catalina Park, Matich; July, Australian
GT Championships, Warwick Farm, Matich, 1 OA; October, NSW Championship,
Matich, 1 OA; Nwember, Warwick Farm, Chivas; December, sold to Barry
Topen; 1962 Warwick Farm; March, Sandown Park inaugural meeting, accidented;
car remained in damaged state for some time; c1965 sold to Keith Russell
(Sydney), who rebuilt car and raced it occasionally during 1966 at Catalina,
Warwick Farm, Hume Weir & Oran Park; 1967 sold to Keith Berryman
(Riverina, NSW); hardiop removed and stored; car occasionally raced
until 1970; c1976 loansd to lan Cummins to assist with rebuild of XKD
510; car also rebuilt by Cummins/Classic Autocraft, work including re-skinning
the monocoque & making a new front frame; 1982 completed; Keith
& Sandra Berryman (NSW, Australia). |
| XKD 527 | Engine n° E2025-9 Reg. N° YYD 6 Colour BRG | Delivered
to Hornburg, USA; sold to Austin (Arcadia, California); 1956 Six Hour
race, Torrey Pines Road Races, Saturday, with Sherwocd Johnston (after
Johnston damaged XKD 522)' 1 OA, One Hour race, Sunday, Jchnston, 4
OA; featured in several US magazines; Palm Springs, accidented damaging
bonnet; owner repaired bonnet and ordered new one; 1957 Palm Springs
& Santa Barbara' achieved good places; sold to Bill Smith (Salt
Lake Cily) with new bonnet fitted; raced and bonnet damaged; later owned
in mid 1960s by Mark Olson (Ulah), who titted old bonnet; sold to Dick
Merritt (Royal Oak, Michigan) together with new wrecked bonnet ; sold
to Peter van Rossem (UK), raced occasionally by him; 1975 sold to Nigel
Dawes ; Nigel Dawes (Tewkesbury, UK) - 1995 : restoration - 1999 : USA
auction. |
| XKD 528 | Engine n° E2039-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Hornburg, USA; sold to Pearce Woods of Continental Motors, Whittier,
USA January 1956 Torrey Pines Six Hours endurance and .Pebble Beach
road race; Road & Track test. 1956 Palm Springs National race, Harold
Erb, 3 OA 1957 Gold Cup Honolulu - Woods 1 OA .1957 Riverside - Woods
1 OA .1958 sold to Carlyle Blackwell Jnr (Hollywood); later fitted with
3.8 engine, 35/40 head and painted yellow & black;Pomona
Six Hour Blackwell/Ken Miles 1 OA ; 1960 Riverside, 15 OA ;Lobor Day
Santa Barbara .late 1964 Road and Track Sept. article. 1978 Sold to
Jim Levitt then
to Joel Finn, 1979 then
to Howard Cohen ;1980 Laguna
Seca, accidented - 1985 sold to Ron Laurie (USA). 2001 Pebble Beach
Auction. 2002 Auction |
| XKD 529 | Engine n° E2038-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Hoffman, USA; sold to Tage Hansen, Boslon; May 1956, Cumberland,
Hanspen,1 OA ; May 1957, Cumberland, H. Carter, 9 OA; March 1958 advertised
for sale by Auto Engineering, Lexington, 'Walt Hansgen undefeated in
this car', $7000; sold to Ruthertord; 1959 car modified with 3.8 engine,
2.53 axle, disctype wheels & exhaust exiting at rear; Utah Salt
Flats, car achieved speed of 185.47mph, the highest officially recorded
by a D-type; 1970s owned by George Boyd; suffered tomado damage to front
& rear when building collapsed; sold lo Walter Hill; 1980 rsstoration
completed; owner states car to be in good running condition restored
to the Bonneville form; Walter Hill (USA). |
| XKD 530 | Engine n° E2044-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Suomen Maanviljelijain Kauppa Oy, Tampere, Finland; sold to Kurt
Lincoln (Helsinki); 1956 over 2-litre race, Djurgard Park,1 OA; raced
successfully on road, ice and sand; raced by Timo Makinen; 1959/60 overhauled
at factory; 1961 Formule Libre race, Central Automobile Club of the
USSR (believed to be the only time a D-type has ever raced in Russia),
H. Hietarinta, 1 OA; 1966 sold to Moores; rebodied possibly using body
made by Williams & Pritchard; 1988 sold to Hayashi. Rumour says
that there was two cars with XKD 530 identity. One
car built around original front subframe and long-nose bodywork, which
Jaguar PVond states to be the car that carries the correct identity;
owned by Baber (UK). A second car was built up around the original damaged
monocoque and original engine, transmission, and tail section. acquired
from the Moores estate; 199? offered for sale in Brooks auction; 1993
passed, via Adrian Hamilton, to Arthur Urciuoli (USA). 98 Sold to Gary
Bartlett, USA |
| XKD 531 | Engine n° E2034-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Hornburg, USA ; sold to Douglas ; painted yellow & raced from
early 1956; June, Texas National Championship races, l0th & 11 th;
June, Great Salt Lake Trophy 100mile race, 2 OA; October 1957, advertised
for $7000 by ex-factory mechanic Joe Thrall on behalf ot Jack Douglas:
winter, sold to Ray Seher (Nevada); June 1958, Laguna Seca, 8th; February
1959, sold to Tom Groskritz; 1964 used for quarter~mile runs at San
Fernando Raceway; new factory D head titted; used tor SCTA Time Trials
at Riverside; Tom Groskritz (USA). |
| XKD 532 | Engine n° E2030-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Red | Purchased
by Australian Jack Parker direct trom the factory ; despatched 12/10/56;
shipped to Sydney as deck cargo on a treighter arriving early '57; purchased
tor tamous rally driver'Gelignite'Jack Hurray to race and used as road
car by owner; mainiained by Murray at his Bondi garage; Murray banned
for nacing for two years; 1958Australian GP, Bathurst, DNF; painted
silver during this period: March 1959, Bathurst, 3 OA; also Bathurst
October 1959, April 1960, October 1960 & April 1961' November 1961
sold to Bob Jane (Melbourne); restored by Jim Shepherd & repaimed
BRG; used tor display purposes at Jane's tyre depots; 1976 car stolen
and ciriven through plate-glass window of Sydney showroom prior to an
intended suicide attempt but accidented; repaired & repainted by
Shepherd & completed in 1977; 1980 reported to have covered less
than 10,000 miles since original
purchase; 1980 sold to George Parlby (Sydney) tor a reputed $12S,000;
scme turther restoration work done; sold to Jeffray Pailinson, Coys
ot Kensington, UK; sold to Allen Lloyd (UK). |
| XKD 533 | Engine n° E2040-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour French Blue | Delivered to Delecroix, Paris, with tull width screen; sold, via Peignaux, Lyon, to Monnoyeur (ot Los Amigos team), Dijon; 1957 Forez Six Hour race, St Etienne; sold to Pierre Chennin (Lyon): 1958 car returned to factory for conversion to XKSS & painted BRG; retained by Chemin tor long period; later sold to Dr Philippe Renault; 1988 sold, via Rick Cole auction in USA, to David Cottingham (UK); 1989 sold to Kerry Manolas (Sydney, Australia); shortly after sold, via Adrian Hamilton, to Ralph Lauren; 1990 Mille Miglia; reported to be a good original car Ralph Lauren (New York, USA). |
| XKD 534 | Engine n° E2043-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour n/a | Following
display at Attwoods, Wolverhampton, Delivered to International Motor
Sales, Wellington, New Zealand; despatched 6/9156; sold to/retained
by Jack Shelley; raced by Robert Gibbons; January 1957, New Zealand
GP meeting, Ardmore, Auckland, sports car race 1 OA GP 5 OA; Lady Wigram
Trophy race; 1958 GP meeting, Ken Wharton Memorial Trophy,1 OA, GP DNF;
Harch, Ardmore GP meeting, DNF; sold to Angus Hyslop; titted with 3.8
engine & used as tow car; January 1959, Christchurch meeting; January
196~), Ardmore Sports Car Trophy, 2 OA; January 1961, Ardmore Sports
Car Trophy, Pnd; January, also raced at Levin & Christchurch; 1961
sold to Simon Taylor; January 1962, GP meeting; 1963 sold, via Riley
Car Sales, to Gary Bremer; 1964 raced at Renwick, Maunganui, Levin &
Pukokohe; 12/5/64 sold to Noel Foster (New Zealand). 2002
Goodwood Revival auction |
| XKD 535 | Engine n° E2048-9 Reg. N° NVC 260 Colour Pastel Blue | Delivered
to C. de Salamanca, Madrid, Spain; sold to Joaquin Palacios; car raced
by Rodolto Bay; 1956 Oporto race meeting (GP?), Portugal, 8th; 1957
Galapagar hillelimb, Spain, broke record; autumn 1957 advertised tor
sale; later displayed at Le Mans Museum; later (in 1975) owned by Serge
Pozzoli; sold to Ralph Lauren (New York); sold shortly atter to Bob
Rubin (New York) and used on 1989 Mille Miglia; 1989 auction Christie's
at Monte Carlo and sold for £1,037,383 to Jeremy Agace & Ray Bellm
(UK); discovered to have incorrect windscreen, tin, headrest & rivets,
with certain interior items also incorrect; complete mechanical overhaul
and above items corrected by John Pearson; car paimed Green; competed
in 1990 MilleMiglia & raced by Bellm; Agace interest purchased by
Bellm; Ray Bellm (Hampshire, UK). |
| XKD 536 | Engine n° E2024-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Black |
Delivered to Hornburg, USA; sold to Loyal Katskee, Omaha; 1955 Nassau
Speed Week, damaged car during practice; 1956 Sebring, damaged wheels;
June, Texas National Championship races, 7th & 5 OA; Sept., Aggie
Sports Car race, Oklahoma Airport, 2 OA; 1957 sold to Donny Skogmo (Minneapolis,
Minnesota); raced by ourner and John Barlass; June, Rib Mountain National
Hillelimb, Wisconsin, 1 OA in B Sports Glass; Sept., State Fair Races,
Milwaukee, 1 OA; now mustard yellow; c1961 Barlass fitted a 327 Chevrolet
V8; 1963 sold to Jerry Dunbar (Wisconsin), car restored, painted red
& raced in Mid-West; 1965 sold to Gregory Bergman (Rockford, Illinois);
car stripped down & many parts purchased from Jaguar, including
new oil reservoir and tail section; 1968 sold to Chuck Sunderman (Rockford,
Illinois); Sunderman then moved, with car, to Florida; 1972 sold to
Ferrari author Dick Merritt (Florida/Maryland); 1973 sold to Jack Broudy
(New York City); sold immediately to Herb Wetanson (Wetson); 1973 sold
to David Piper (Surrey, UK); 1973 sold to Tony Charnock; 1976 restored
by Lynx & tound to have bonnet from XKSS 701 (also owned by Wetson);
1976 sold to John Lees (Ireland); 1984 returned to Lynx tor returbishment;
sold to Adrian Hamilton; converted by Lynx to Appendix C spec &
painted BRG; 1984 sold to Robert Cooper; 1985 sold, via Adrian Hamilton,
to James W. Stollenwerck (San Franeisco, USA); 1989 auction Barrett
Jackson but failed to sell; at some stage fitted with Engine n°
E2C6S-9 (this engine was originally titted in XKD 556, which was dismantled
after being virtually destroyed in the factory tire; engine then titted
in 1958 into XKC 403, later removed in Canada and shipped to UK); 1992
sold to Bruce Meyer (Calitornia, USA). |
| XKD 537 | Engine n° E2047-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Importadora Salvadorena SA, San Salvador; mid-1956 sold to Mauricio
Miranda; seriously damaged in accident shortly after; late 1956 returned
to factory for repair; February 1957 awaiting instructions to proceed
when car was completely destroyed in factory fire; car replaced by XKD
549; to assist export documentation, car assumed identity of XKD 537. |
| XKD 538 | Engine n° E2030-9 Registrafion number n/a Colour Ivory | Delivered
to Jaguar Midwest Distributors Inc, Indianapolis, USA; sold to Jack
Ensley (president of company); 1956 Sebring 12 Hours, with Bob Sweikert,
3 OA; May, Smartt Field Races, St Louis, Ladies race, Joan Ellis, 5
OA (last), Sixth race, 2 OA; May, Wisconsin GP, 2 OA; June, Lawrenceville,
4 OA Class C Modified; British GP sports car race, accidented; rebuilt
at factory; Watkins Glen GP, 2 OA (to XKD 545); sold to Barney Devlin
(Pennsylvania); sold to Harry Heinl (Ohio); sold to Preston Smith (Williamsport,
Pennsylvania); early 19B0s sold by Vintage Car Store, Nyack, New York;
1934 advertised by Preston Smith in Hemmings Motor News for $175,000;
passed to Fred Simeone (Pennsylvania, USA). |
| XKD 540 | Engine n° E2029-9 Reg. N° WVM 3 Colour BRG | Loaned
to Henlys, Manchester; factory chassis records state, 'redundant after
experiment'; Delivered to Coombs of Guildford for £2100; despatched
2419157; used for display purposes; laie 1957 sold to hillclimber Phil
Scragg; winter 195B 59 modified by factory to full XKSS spec for owner
to use in sports car hillclimb championship; painted, like all Scragg's
cars, in light blue; end of 1959 sold to John Browning (Cheltenham);
converted at factory to 3.8 and hillclimbed; 1962 sold to Betty Haig;
re-registered BLH 7; 28/8/62 sold, via Jack Playford or Daniel Hastings.
to Laurie O'Neill (Sydney, Australia); reregistered NSW 567; 1964 featured
in Sports Car World; owned briefly
by Richard Ralph; 1965 sold to Colin Hyams (Melbourne); 1965 damaged
at hillclimb; 1966 & 1967 won Car of the Day at Jaguar Club of Victoria
concours d'elegance; 1968 sold to Jaguar dealer Bill Clemens; 1971 offered
for sale at $20,000; Sept. 1972, sold to Bryan Corser (Shrewsbury, UK);
restored, painted Tyrolean Green and re-registered NT 5000; featured
in Autocar2012182; 1985 sold to Peter Fowler; registered XK 55; sold
to Hermann Graf Hatzfeldt (Gemmany); used for Mille Miglia and Oldtimer
GP, Nurburgring; described by owner as being in its original condition
and in perfect running order. |
| XKD 541 | Engine n° E2049-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Pacific Blue | Delivered to Hornburg, USA; sold to Harold Fenner (Hobbs, New Mexico); February 1956, Mansfield, set new lap record; May, Mansfield, 1 OA; sold to Charles Brown Museum (Texas) and ownecl until 1970; later owned by Roberts Harrison (Pennsylvania); 1985 sold to David McCarthy; raced in historic events by Stephen Griswold; sold to Don Orosco; sold to Bob Baker (Nebraska, USA). 97 Sold to Bob Demaris USA |
| XKD 543 | Engine n° E2941-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Black | Dealer show car ; February 1957 destroyed in factory fire; engine removed, rebuilt then sold to Tojoiro; Remains bought by dealers in Wolverhampton & purchased shortly after by present owner;rebuilt in the "60 .Was at Brands Hatch Museum for 15 years between 1975 to 1990 before sold to Italy ,where i see it in 2001 .They did a chemical test on a chassis by a internationnal laboratory and the report say that the chassis is before 1965 . |
| XKD 544 | Engine n° E2039-9 Reg. N° WKV 340 Colour BRG | Used
for display purposes at dealers; dismantled by factory for spares; chassis
to be incorporated in experimental glass-fibre XKSS/D-type built at
factory (first monocoque sports racing car ever built of composites)
Sold to Thompson with Austin engine .1959 car advertised in Autosport
with Austin or Austin-Healey, engine; later owners included Peter Butt,
John Pearson ! David Cottingham, Ron Stern, Guy Black & David Duffy,
who had car rebodied by Lynx with an aluminium body .sold to David Vine;
late 1980s sold to Mike Fisher; 1995 Landburst Leasing, who had acquired
car some years earlier, sold to Andrew Pisker (London, UK).
2001,Auction Phoenix .2001 March, auction Florida . |
| XKD 545 | Engine n° E2052-9 Registration number n/a Colour Pastel Blue | Delivered
to Hoffman, USA sold to George Constantine (Massachusetts); 1956 \A/atkins
Glen GP, 1 OA; June 1958, Bridgehampton, DNF; June, Lime Rock, DNF;
sold, as a wreck it is believed, to Bill Sadler (Canada); rebuilt &
raced at several events; car fell off trailer; reported rebuiit with
use of glassfibre; 1961 sold to John Cannon (Canada); Mosport, accidented;
part-repaired; late-1962 sold to Hugh Dixon, who rebuilt car again,
painted it bnght red with a blue stripe & raced it at several events;
October 1963, Mt Gabriel hillclimb; November 1967 advertised in Road
& Track, 1968/69 sold to Vintage Car Store, Nyack, New York; July
1969, advertised in Motor Sport by 'Vintage Car'; 1969/70 sold to Peter
Ashworth (UK); fitted with full vvidth screen & registered XKD S45J;
later screen removed and single driver wraparound type screen refitted;
November 1980 sold, via Coys, to Peter Briggs and displayed at his York
Motor Museum; 1984 restoration commenced by Classic Autocraft and continued
by owner; Peter Briggs (Western Australia). 2002
Monaco auction. 2002 For sale by dealer in England |
| XKD 546 | Engine n° E2053-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars New York, USA 1957 sold to C.K. Thompson; July, Courtland,
Alabama Sports Car Races, Powder Puff Derby, 'Bubba Jets' Thompson,
accidented, Moulton Trophy, Powell Thompson, unplaced, The Governor's
Cup, 1 OA; Sept., Mansfield, Louisiana unplaced; October, Gainesville,
3 OA; November, Galveston, unplaced; Sold to actor Tim Considine; 1964
seen in "My Three Sons" TV film, 1965 sold to Robert Otten,
Palo Alto, California. 1973 sold to Chris Drake and seen in historic events; 1993 sold to David Pennell (UK) 1997 London auction. 2002 Amelia Auction USA |
| XKD 548 | Engine n° E2055-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Used for display dealers; January 1957 dismantled for spares, or possibly used to replace/rebuild accidented XKC 403 in 1956 |
| XKD 549 | Engine n° E2059~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Used for display dealers during 1956; intended for conversion to XKSS but used to replace XKD 537 when that car was destroyed in the factory fire; shippecl to Mauricio Miranda (El Salvador) and raced without success; January 1962 advertised for sale and shipped to USA; 1966 advertised for sale by Thomas Foreman (New Jersey), now red; March 1967 advertised by Herb Wetson as XKD 537; 1977 owned by the late Paul Petty (Connecticut, USA); still owned by Petty family. |
| XKD 551 | Engine n° E2070-9 Reg. N° ULU 336 Colour BRG | Used for display dealers; May 1957 sold to Coombs of Guildford; October 1957 sold to G. Sportoleti Baduel, used as road car; modified by fitting passenger door, removing central member between seats. fitting full-width windscreen and passenger headrest fairing; retained until at least 1961; 1966 advertised for sale by Paul Hawkins; later owners included Colin Crabbe, David Hoskison & Peter Agg; 1984 sold, via auction , to Klaus Wamer (Oermany); 1991 sold to R. Pferdmenges (Germany). |
| XKD 552 | Engine n° E2061-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Battleship Grey | Used
for display dealers; Delivered to Lowis & Hodgkiss, Nairobi, Kenya;
sold to Manussis; raced locally; sold, within a year, to Nolis John
Samaras (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika); 1960 sold, via UK, to C.G. Stuart
(Trinidad); 1963-65 owned by Roger Lucas (Montreal, Canada); painted
gold then owned by Phillips (Toronto); 1989 owned by Eric Traber (Switzerland);
shipped to Terry Larson (Arizona) for restoration; sold to Bruce Lustman;
used regularly for historic events; Bruce Lustman (Connecticut, USA).
97 Sold to Ned Speiker, USA |
| XKD 553 | Engine n° E2046-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour White |
Used for display dealers; fin fitted at factory and sold to Jack Ensley
(Indianapolis, USA); 1957 Sebring 12 Hours, with Pat O'Connor, DNF after
6 hours; reported as one of four D-types sanctioned by FIA in USA; late
1957 sold to John C. Reuter or Dr H.E. Rollings, Georgia, who finished
3 OA at Courtland, Alabama, July'57 ; 1958/59 sold to Ed Rahal &
raced in SE Region; reputedly won every SCCA race in region 1957-61;
1969 owned by Mike Bradley (UK), who re-imported car & raced in
club events; August 1971, sold to Bob Roberts (UK); 1972/73 body and
running gear overhauled by F.W. Mays; engine now 3.8 (number NC 23729).
car registered TVD 670G; Brighton Speed Trials, covered standing quarter
in 25.09sec; displayed at Roberts'Midland Motor Museum, Bridgnorth;
sold to Paul Vestey; sold, via Lynx, to Peter Kaus (Aschaffenburg, Germany)
for his Rosso Bianco Collection. |
| XKD 554 | Engine n° E2069-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour n/a | Delivered to Armandora Mexicana SA, Mexico; sold to Julio Mariscal; raced by owner; Puebla race meeting, 1 OA; Lago del Guadalupe race meeting,1 OA; Avandaro GP, MexicoCity, 2 OA; also occasionally raced in California; later owners included J. Fouch & H. Schlieske (Los Angeles); sold to Gene McManus (Ohio); 1966 sold to George Bullock (Georgia); later reimported to UK; June 1971 sold to Hon Patrick Lindsay; car now black and owned today by Patrick's son, Valentine Lindsay (UK). |
| XKD 556 | Engine n° E2065-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | February 1957 tested at MIRA; destroyed in factory fire same day; dismantled for spares; 1958 engine fitted in XKC 403. |
| XKD 558 | Engine n° E2064-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Oxford Motors in Canada; used for sprint demonstrations at Abbotsfond
airport; October 1957 sold to Rattenbury; October 1957, Abbotsford race
meeting, 1 OA; 1958, Abbotsford race meeting,1 OA; Shelton race meeting,
2 OA; car modified wilh longer 95in wheelbase, de Dion rear axle, Roots-type
blower, Thornton diff, Hillborn fuel injection; 1959, nine race meetings,1
win; 1960 ditto; April 1961, sold to Starr Calvert (Seattle); Barhdal
Trophy, Pacific Raceway, 1 OA; West Delta Park, accidented; 1964 rebuilt
with 7-litre Ford V8, Borg Warner transmission & wide Chevrolet
wheels; some success; Sept. 1964, Westwood, British Columbia, big accident,
remains said to be seen spread on hillside many years later; original
engine owned by Waller Hill (Florida); damaged subframe and other original
parts, used by Lynx to build a long-nose car for Philippe Renault (France);
this car later owned by Harley Cluxton (USA); sold to Joel Finn USA)
and later Chris Mann (IJK); short~ nose bonnet now fitted; 1994 sold
by Landhurst Leasing to Eduardo Baptista (Mexico). 98 Sold to Gerald
Nell, USA |
| XKD 560 | Engine n° E2050-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream |
Delivered to Jaguar Cars New York; fitted with Chevrolet Corvette V8
engine and sprouted large blister on bonnet; c1958-55 owned by Bob (or
Bill) Fuller; reported to be much raced and accidented during its career;
November 1958, Hammond Harvest races, unplaced after leading initially;
1973 D-type advertised in Autosport by Herb Wetson; purchased by Bob
Wood (UK), found to consist of '`a completed, assembled but bastardised
car'! acGording to later owner Stephen Curtis; it consisted of the XKD
560 frame (cut about to take V8 engine but otherwise original), 'D'steering
rack' 'D' wishbones torsion bars, uprights, hubs. shock absorbers &
anti-rollbar, Chevrolet engine & gearbox, rear suLframe & various
suspension, but no axle, & the tail and bonnet in poor condition,
plus intact XKD 523 frame ; most of the monocoque had been repiaced
with a 'birdcage' type tubular structure ; 1978 assorted assembly sold
to Stephen Curtis: dismantled by owner and sent to Lynx for rebuilding
around a new monocoque; rebuilt with original-type disc brakes, wheels,
gearbox, ZF diff & factory, wideangle 3.8 D-type engine from Norman
Buckley's record-breaking boat, Miss l4/indem~ere, sold to USA; sold
to Gavin Bain (Christchurch, New Zealand). |
| XKD 561 | Engine n° E2036-9 Reg. N° MWS 303 Colour Metallic Blue | Third short-nose Ecurie Ecosse car; delivered spring 1956; Snetterton, Flockhart,1 OA & 2 OA; Goodwood, Flockhart, 1 OA; Oulton Park, Flockhart, 2 OA; Aintree, Titterington, 2 OA. Charterhall, Hughes, 2 OA x 2; Silverstone, Flockhart, 5 OA: Spa, Titterington, 3 OA in class; Goodwood, Lawrence, DNF; Aintree Sanderson, accidented; Rouen, Titterington 7th; Silverstone, Flockhart, 3 OA; Charterhall, Lawrence; vvinter 1956/57 sold to Max Trimble (Walsall, UK); modified at factory with full-width screen; April 1957, raced at Oulton Park & Goodwood; May, Spa, accidented very heavily; November, wreck advertised in Autosporl; sold lo BenA/yn Baxter (Birmingham); remains sold to Maurice Charles (Cardiff); rebuilt by owner; sold to Clive Unsworth; reported in poor condition in 1980; still owned by Clive Unsworth (Lancashire, UK). |
| XKD 565 | Engine n° E2075-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Unpainted | Intended for conversion to XKSS but destroyed in the faclory fire. |
| XKD 570 | Engine n° E2078-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Unpainted | On 1817/5S Service Dept instructed to remove engine & gearbox, and pass same to Comp Dept (this date coincided with the period when the badly-damaged XKC 403 was in the Comp Dept for repair; this fact, together with the knowledge that Jack Broadhead, owner of XKC 403, was charged the large amount of £1645, and that XKC 403 subsequently was more akin to a production car, led Andrew Whyte to reason that XKD 570 [or XKD 548] may have changed identily to XKC 403. |
| XKD 571 | Engine n° E2071-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Unpainted | Prior to, or during, the intended conversion to an XKSS, this car was destroyed in the factory fire. |
| XKD 573 | Engine n° E2079-9 Reg. N° NKV 479 Colour Yellow | Delivered
to Belgian Motor Co; sold to Ecurie Francorchamps; factory preparation
for 1956 24
Hours Le Mans, Swaters/Rouselle,4
OA ; MontlheryAutumn Cup, Pilette, 2 OA; factory preparation for 1957
24 Hours
Le Mans with new engine using same number,
Frere/Rouselle, 4 OA; Spa, Rouselle, 4 OA; St Etienne, Bianchi, 5 OA;
Swedish GP, de Changy/Dubois, 6 OA, winter 1957/58 sold to Baron Janssen
de Limpens; used to commute between Brussels and weekend home by sea;
1962 sold to Antwerp Jaguar agent Jacques de Clippel; 1963 sold to Francis
Francis Jnr (Paris), arranged by his friend Jabby Crombae aiter being
told of car by Lucien Bianchi; shipped to Japan for inaugural race meeting
at Suzuka circuit, 8th; sold soon after to John Coombs; then on long-ierm
loan to Jaguar and displayed for many years in the reception area/showroom
at Browns Lane; 1969 advertised in Autosport but not sold; now owned
by John Coombs (Monaco), car on loan with John Young (Sussex, UK). |
| XKD 574 | Engine n° E2085-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Unpainted | Being preparation for conversion to XKSS when desiroyed in the factory fire. |
| XKD 601 | Engine n° E3005-9 Reg. N° 2 CPG Colour BRG | Long-nose factory car: first 1956 car with lighiened body; February, lested with Pl at Goodwood; Sebring 12 Hours Hawthorn/Tifferington, ret~d; Nurburgring l000 Kms, Hawthorn/Titterington, DNF; Reims 12 Hours, with carburettor engine (E4002-9), HawthornlFrere, 2 OA; late 1956 sold to Duncan Hamilton; factory preparation for 1957 : 24 Hours Le Mans, with 3.8 carbureHor engine (E5006-9), Hamilton/Gregory (# 4), 6 OA; factory prspared for 1958 Le Mans, wilh 3-litre engine (EE1201-10 or E1202-10), HamillonlBueb, accidented while 2 OA; returned to factory to be rebuilt; believed parts from XKD 505 used; later owners included Jim Rogers, Peler Sargent, Mrs Patricia Coundley (3 5/64 BDC Antwerp Speed Trials, FTD, 161.278mph in heavy rain to become fastest woman in Europe, rec'd leffer of congratulation from Lyons), Anthony Bamford (raced by Peter Brown). Bob Roberts (displayed at Midland Motor 1\ luseum), Adrian Hamilton; 1986 sold to Ralph Lauren; resiored by David Coffingham; Ralph Lauren (New York, USA). |
| XKD 602 | Engine n° E4004-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 351 RW Colour BRG | Long-nose 1956 factory car: 24 Hours Le Mans, with Pl engine, Fairman/\Nharton (# 3), accidented. tub and rear units used in factory rebuild of XKD 603. |
| XKD 603 | Engine n° Various Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 774 RW, later RSF 303 Colour BRG | Long
nose 1956 factory car; Silverstone,
Hawthorn, DNF; Nurburgring 1000 Kms with carburettor engine (E4002-9)
Frere/Hamilton, accidented; Reims 12 Hours, with carburettor engine
(E4003-9) Faimman Titterington'3 OA; 24 Hours Le Mans, with carburetor
engine (E4005-9), taken as spare car but used for race affer XKD 606
damaged in practice, Frere/Titterington (# 2). accidented; front suLframe
fitted to XKD 602 tub during factory rebuild to create one car numbered
XKD 603; 1957 sold to Ecurie Ecosse; painted metallic blue and registered
RSF 303; Buenos Aires, Sanderson/Mieres, 4 OA; Spa, Sanderson, unplaced;
Nurburgring, Flockhart/Fairman, unplaced; Two Hour race, St Etienne,
Flockhart,1 OA; 24
Hours Le Mans, Sanderson/Lawrence
(# 15), 2 OA; Monzanapolis, Fairman'4 OA; Kristiansand, Sanderson/Fainman,
DNF; Spa, Fairman, DNF; 1958, Sebring, Flockhart/Gregory, DNF; Spa,
Fairman, unplaced; 1958 Nurburgring, Flockhar1Gregory, accidented; St
Etienne, Flockhart,1 OA; factory preparation for 24
Hours Le Mans, with 3-litre
engine (EE1207-10), Sanderson/Lawrence ret~d; factory preparation for
1959 24 Hours
Le Mans, Gregory/ Ireland DNF; TT, Goodwood,
Flockhart/ Bekaert, 6 OA; Silverstone, Flockhart, 2 OA in class; sold
to James Munro (USA), with 3.4 carbureltor engine; now owned by Sir
Anthony Bamford (Uttoxeter, UK). |
| XKD 604 | Engine n° E4003-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Longnose 1956 factory car; March/april built with Pl engine and De Dion rear suspension; Silverstone, Titterington, accidented ; dismantled by factory; chassis allegedly sold to Ecurie Ecosse ; sold to Jim Tester (Scotland) who built up a car with the chassis, a de dion rear axle and some other original parts. Sold to Tom Armstrong, USA |
| XKD 605 | Engine n° E4001-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 393 RW Colour BRG | Long-nose 1956 factory car; built with Pl engine; Silverstone, taken but not raced; used for testing at Reims; Reims 12 Hour race (engine changed to E3005-9 in practice), Hamilton/Bueb, 1 OA; Le Mans (engine changed to E4007-9 aMer practice), Hawthorn/Bueb (# 1), 6 OA & fastest lap; first factory 3.8-litre engine fitted & car painted white with blue stripes; 1957 Sebring 12 Hours, Hawthorn/Bueb, 3 OA; lent to Gunningham/Momo team, initially for racing and then for display; 1961 shipped back to factory & painted BRG; then on long-term loan to Biscaretti Museum, Turin; mid-1980s returned to factory; displayed for period at BMIHT Museum (Syon Park, London); 1995 light restoration work being carried out Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (Coventry, UK). |
| XKD 606 | Engine n° E4006-9 Reg. N° Le Mans trade plate 032 RW' later RSF 301 Colour BRG | Last long-nose 1956 factory car; 24 Hours Le Mans, was to have been race car but damaged by Titterington in practice; repaired at factory; Nov, delivered to Ecurie Ecosse with 3.4 carburettor engine (E4004-9); registered RSF 301, painted metallic blue; 1957 Buenos Aires'Argentine, Flockhart/Galvez, accidented by Flockhart; rebuilt at factory with new frame and bonnet; factory preparation for Le Mans, with 3.8 Pl engine & 2.69:1 axle Bueb/Flockhart (# 3), 1 OA; Monzanapolis, Lawrence, 5 OA Kristiansand Lawrence/Scoff Brown DNF Spa, Fairman, unplaced; 1958, Aintree Bueb, 4 OA; Spa, Bueb; Charterhall, Flockhart,1 OA & 2 OA; 1960, Silverstone Flockhart, unplaced; 1960eitherthiscaror XKD 603 taken to Le Mans (Whyte states in text that it was 603 and in Appendix that it was 606; David Murray states in his book that the 1960 car had done five Le Mans, which suggests it must be 603; however car carried registration RSF 301 which rnaysuggest that it was XKD 606; Graham Gauld in his book The Story of Ecurie Ecosse states it was 606.); 1961 sold to Jack Wober (Glasgow); sold to Richard Wrottesley; 1962 Silverstone, accidented heavily; tub re-skinned over original skin; 1963 sold to John Coundley and rebuilt; sold to Pierre Bardinon (France); 1975 stated to be owned by Moet et Chandon (or member of Chandon family); early 1930s sold to Victor Gauntlett; Lynx fitted '57 style sliding throttle Pl; mid-1980s sold to Jacques Setton (France); 1992 sold to Mr Louwman of Dutch National Motor Museum (Raamsdonksveer, Holland); 1994 car restored by Prowess Racing; car in care of Robert Brooks (UK). |
| XKSS 722 (XKD 539) | Engine n° E2045~9 (E4509-9 according to log book) Reg. N° 4 DPD Colour Carmen Red | Delivered
to Henlys, London; 29/5/57 sold to Coombs of Guildford; 'road-tested'by
Basil Boothroyd for Punch ; Brighton Speed Trials, John Coombs,1 cl;
29/6/58 sold to E English Ud, Boumemouth; 26/1/60 sold to Gibson Jarvie
ot UDT finance; 19/10/60 sold to Laystall Engineering; 3/1/62 sold back
to UDT reregistered 548 ARX; sold to Chequered Flag, London; 18/9/62
sold to Bill Rigg; early 1963 car sent to factory for top-end overhaul
and replacement diff unit; March, big accident on road '; according
to Jaguar car was rebuilt using last new monocoque; Whyte states that
Rigg converted car to Dtype; in fact Rigg states, 'As no XKSS monocoque
shell was obtainable the car was rebuilt as a D-type'; raced during
1963 in Martini 100, Leinster Trophy Six Hours Relay, Five Hours Relay
and a number of shorter events; 1000 trouble-free miles covered untl
last race at Brands Hatch when, 'an exhaust vaive decidod it had lived
long enough,; winter 1963/64'engine rebuilt as 3.8; ~by now, the car
had neither the original engine, body or chassis, so it was decided
to re-register the vehicle under its present number AWP 816B, and it
is once more competing in all suitable events on the circuits'; car
damaged at Silverstone and Rigg accidented another car fatally a fortnight
later; part repaired, the car was sold to Nigel Moores who rebuilt it
as a D-type; 1988 the D-type and original monocoque sold to Hayashi
(Japan); parts reshuffled to restore XKSS; February 1989 sold to Mr
Louwman (Dutch National Motor Museum). |
| XKSS 754 (XKD 542) | Engine n° E2054-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cotswold Blue | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars North America, 1963 owned by Henry Black (Illinois);
1966 owned by John Scherer who crashed thecar at a hillclimb event;
sold shortly after to current owner, who is rebuilding car which has
covered only 11,000 miles; William Culbertson (Dayton, Ohio, USA). 99
sold to Philippe Reyns, USA |
| XKSS 728 (XKD 547) | Engine n° E2051-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG |
Show car D-type 1956 Barcelona Fair, then converted into XKSS, Delivered to Jaguar Cars North America, ; John Norcross (Chicago, USA). 98 Sold to Gary Bartlett, USA The car had never been repaired in any way. Nuts, bolts, hose clamps, tires, trim, hood, paint, bulbs, etc. were just as they were when 728 left the factory in 1957. There were many items that even he had never been able to find out about on other XKSSs. The car is remarkable and certainly the only untouched, original XKSS that we ever seen. 1999 Mille Miglia, 1 OA in class at Hurlingham (1999), 1 OA in class at Parc Bagatelle (1999), Goodwood Cartier Style . (1999), unanimous 1 OA at XK50-Jabbeke, Belgium, Don Perkins award Amelia Island (2000), 1 OA in class and best European car Meadowbrook (2000), |
| XKSS 769 (XKD 550) | Engine n° E2062~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Displayed as D-type at Appleyards, Leeds; then converted into XKSS; Delivered to Jaguar Cars New York; sold to Tosie Alex who was known still to own it in 1961; June 1964, advertised by Dr David Beiver (New York); later owned (1971) by Frank Opalca (Illinois); sold to Jeffrey Pattinson; 1991 sold to Gerald Nell (Wisconsin, USA). |
| XKSS 701 (XKD 555) | Engine n° E2060-9 Reg. N° SJ 9729 Colour BRG | First
car to be converted from D-type into XKSS; work done in Experimemal
Dept and completed 1411157; given new 7 series number to denote car
built in 1957; Delivered to NY and repainted
in Green; March, Mansfield race meeting, Louisiana. C. Gordon Benett
(Vice-President Jaguar USA),1 OA, sold to Robert Stonedale (Houston,
Texas); July 1957, Galveston, 4 OA: Sept., Mansfield Races Louisiana,
2 OA x 2; by this time fuil-width screen, bumpers & luggage rack
had been removed and a roll-over bar added, car looked more like a D
without head fairing; Sept., Aggie Sports Car Race, Oklahoma Airport
, 5 OA; November, Galveston, 3 OA; Delmo Johnson, Bob Reedy, Bob Guest
& John Hancock;with a Chevrolet V 8 engine & frame modified
; 1968/72 owned by John Ridings Lee (Texas); acquired by Herb Wetson,
who started rebuild by Ali Lugo of Connecticut, including repaired the
subframe that came with XKD 536 and original rear suspension from XKD
560; sold to Robert de Lano Sutherland ..Now 2 cars exist and Paul Grist
claims that he have the original car, and that the car in Japan is a
replica built by Lynx !!!! .2001 We are waiting proofs from Grist to
show us that he have the real D type . |
| XKSS 760 (XKD 557) | Engine n° E2074~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar Eastern Canada then
sold to Hessler (Quebec);
believed sold to A.H. ller (Montreal); 1957
raced in Canada by Peter Templar; later rebuilt by Bill Strohm (Pasadena);
early 1970s sold to James Dale (Toronto): c1983 sold to John Mozart
(USA). |
| XKSS 757 (XKD 559) | Engine n° E2071-9 Reg. N° n/a Colowr Cream | Delivered to Gilman Motors, Hong Kong then sold to K.Y. Cheang; registered XX 120 and covered 1~100 miles on road; 1959 possibly sold to Ron Hardwick; November, Macau GP Hardwick, 1 OA; sold car back to K.Y. Cheang; sold to Martin Redfern; rebuilt at sonne stage, after accident, with new front sub$rame & other parts, now more akin to D-type in appearance; 1960 Macau GP, 1 OA; sold to L.C. Kwan, Hong Kong; 1962 Macau GP, Rediem, DNF having led; 1963 for sale; 1966 sold to Nigel Moores (Liverpool, UK); rebuilt as XKSS & painted BRG; 1988 sold to Yoshijuki Hayashi (Japan); 1995 sold to Peter Rae (UK). |
| XKSS 725 (XKD 56 ) | Engine n° E2077-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars North America then sold to
Fausto Gonzales de Daiez (Califomia). Later, re-discovered
in Cuba by Colin Crabbe; shipped to UK; rebuilt by Hall & Fowler
for Donhoff collection, Germany; sold to Burkhard von Schenk (London). |
| XKSS 704 (XKD 563) | Engine n° E2072~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered to Jaguar Cars North America then sold to Causey; 1960 owned by Ronald Scranton (Hoopeston, Illinois); later owned by Walter Hill (Florida); Hill stated in a letter published in the February 1976 issue of the XK Bulletin that he was Gonverting this car baGk to a D-type, however it seems that he subsequently chose to do this to his other XKSS instead (see XKSS 710);1991 Hill stated, 'it is in good running condition, restored to its original specification and form. It has all matching numbers' summer 1990 featured in Jaguar Ovarterly; Walter Hill (Florida, USA). |
| XKSS 707 (XKD 564) | Engine n° E2066-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars North America then
sold to Lou Brero dead before taking
delivery; sold to Sammy Weiss who was killed a few months later al Laguna
Seca; 1958 car sold by Oxford Motors to Sidney Colberg (San Francisco),
who owned it until 1972: shipped to UK and owned by Geoffrey Marsh,
Chris Stewart & Campbell McLaren; now registered JAG 1; 1992 sold
to Allen Lloyd (UK). |
| XKSS 763 (XKD 566) | Engine n° E2068-9 Registrationnumber n/a Colour Carmen Red | Delivered to Jaguar Cars North America then sold via Momo Corporation, to E. CoiasaHte (Long Island)' but other informations said that Anthony Rugerio was the first owner,1983 sold to Bob Baker, 193S sold to Richard Freshman (Los Angeles),1986 sold to Deitrich von Boetticher (Germany) Nuremberg, damaged when hit guard rail sold to Tom Mittler (USA). |
| XKSS 766 (XKD 567) | Engine n° E2067-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour Mist Grey | Delivered to Jaguar Cars North America then sold to J.B. del Cueto, a Cuban living in New York; after initially keeping car in New York, it was taken to Cuba; mid-1958 sold to unknown Cuban who entered local race meetings and other competitions until Castro revolution in 1959; subsequent history unknown until discovered in Cuba by Colin Crabbe in 1980 1987 sold to Crabbe and shipped to UK sold to Hubertus Graf Donhoff (Germany) rebuilt by Hall & Fowler; evidence of some accident damage discovered and aluminium skin and frames had been crudely repaired, also some metal fatigue & corrosion; new frame there$ore constructed & fitted, but original frame kept with car; painted BRG with black upho1 OAery; registered CSX 436; 1992 for sale at Coys of Kensington; 1995 sold to John Coombs (UK). |
| XKSS 710 (XKD 568) | Engine n° E2073-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered to Jaguar Cars North America; sold to Don Horn (Memphis); sold to H. Hempstead (Long Island); sold to Bob Grossman (New York City), sold to Larry Fine (Toledo), sold to Harry T. Heinl (Toledo) who stated that car was '`in perfect condition when I sold it", c1966 sold to Delavan Lee c1970 sold to Walter Hill (Florida), who stated in 1991: 'Restored several years ago to short-nose D-type configuration with all matching numbers and in good running condition. Re-restored fairly rerently to long-nose 19S7 Sebring fomm (copy of XKD 605), in all respects authentic in that form and specification, including early Lucas (Jaguar 1956/57) fuel injection, etc. Al1 XKSS 710 components, matching numbers, are saved. The body panels, engine, brakes and so on, as now installed, are new or old original Le Mans factory components, or original XKSS 710. Let me stress that this alteration was a pleasurable technical exercise done solely for my entertainment and interest, and is not mis-represented as a factory car. The engine is full race 3.8 by Martin Morris/Bryan Wills (Lakeham). Pl head etc by me. The block is not an early factory 3.8 block; it is a regular production'garden i variety'block altered as necessary to meet the 1957 factory Pl specs'. |
| XKSS 713 (XKD 569) | Engine n° E2076~9 Registrationnumber n a Colour Cream | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars North America (despatched 1614/57); sold to James Peterson
(Altadena, California); August 1957, San Fernando Drag Strip, FTD; Tom
Groskritz, who was given a run in the car by Petersen, reports car next
sold, in 1958, to radio & TV personality Bill Leyden (Beverly Hills),
and that he "used to see that white car with its red interior frequently
parked in a studio parking lot off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. In
the early'60s Bill sold the XKSS to rising actor Steve McQueen'- but
the subsequent owner states that Peterson sold the car to McQueen in
late 1958; McQueen painted car dark green to avoid attention; the seats
were retrimmed in black leather by noted show and race car trimmer Tony
Nancy, and the wheels were polished; aOtherwise,~ states Richard Freshman,
~il remained in stock condition throughout his ownership, 'terrorising'the
local police and'midnight road race sports-car set' until October of
1967. McQueen made a sale of 'convenience'to the William Harrah Automobile
Collection in Reno, Nevada, with the understanding it was to be displayed
in the collection and would not be driven by anyone, nor sold. During
the spring of 1976, McQueen approached Harrah's to re" purchase and
was initially rebuffed. Finally, in February 1978, affer a lengthy legal
exchange, he managed to re~ purchase the car for substantially more
than his original sale price"; mileage then 26,273; aRer standing for
11 years, the brakes and other minor details were refurbished; 1984
auctioned following McQueen's death; sold to Richard Freshman, a triend
and neighbour of McQueen's; mileage then 39,396; extensive mechanical
overhaul then carried out by Lynx vvrth Freshman visiting every 6-8
weeks; 1992 mileage 41,200; Richard Freshman (Calibrnia, USA). 2000
Sold to the Peterson Museum USA |
| XKSS 719 (XKD 572) | Engine n° E2082-9 Reg. N° n/a Colour White | Delivered
to Jaguar Cars North America; sold, via Jaguar Midwest, to James Grove
(St Louis); later owned by Stephen J. Earle, who may have sold it and
bought it back twice; c1970 sold to Robert Danny; c1982 sold to Robert
Baker; rebuilt by Lynx; 1983 sold to Bill Tracy (Virginia), but soon
sold; Norb Schaefer (Indianapolis, USA).2003 Auction |
| XKSS 716 (XKD 575) | Engine n° E2080~9 Reg. N° n/a Colour BRG | Delivered
to Jaguar Eastern Canada; sold to McRobert, Montreal; St Eugene race
meeting, 1 OA; raced and hillclimbed in Canada ; later owned (1968)
by Peter Kalikow (New York); c1980 sold to John Harper, ccnverted into
D-type by Lynx and raced; sold to John Pearson (Whittlebury, near Silverstone,
UK); sold, via Brian Redman, to Don Marsh (Columbus, Ohio, USA). 2000
Sold to Neil Hatfield, USA |
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