Jaguar D-Type (XKD511).
Original photographs of classic racing Jaguars rarely turn up amongst photos of "normal" cars, so when this one dropped out of an envelope recently (with the negative) it had to be added in here. The D-Type in the picture, a shortnose D-Type, is road-registered (TNG 959) and dates to 1955. This photo was taken in the mid-1960s I believe. Originally the Jaguar was finished in BRG (British Racing Green), although by the time of this shot had been through a series of different owners, and was re-painted white, which presumably was the colour when this photo was taken. Note the Jaguar script on the forward edge of the bonnet, something usually seen on the road-going XKSS version.
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In the background is a Ford Thames 400E dropside truck, used in some capacity - perhaps as a racing car transporter?
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Jaguar XKD511
A check online confirms that TNG 959 bears chassis number XKD 511, and was originally supplied to Mann Egerton. In September of 1955 this
short-nose D-Type Jaguar was sold to Captain Ian B. Baillie, and several years later to M.V. Mackie. It then passed to a James Boothby, and in the mid-1960s to Guy Griffiths, the motor racing photographer. It was around this time that the D-Type's colour was changed to white. It went on to be raced by his daughter Penny, and remained in their family ownership until recent times. Where is it now?
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Toy D-Types.
Children in the 1950s could often be found playing with toy D-Types, such was their popularity at the time. Some die-cast toys were offered (eg those by Dinky and Crescent), as well as friction-drive plastic examples, such as those shown on this page of the site.
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Return to Page 11 in the vintage car motoring gallery.
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Other sporting Jaguars on the site include the wonderful CUT 7 lightweight E-Type, and S1 E-Type roadster BUY 1.
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