From Jaguar Sports Racing Cars

1955 Los Angeles Show car; December, Palm Springs races, car entered by Hornburg, Saturday, driven by Ignacio Lozano, 5th, Sunday replaced by Carroll Shelby, ret'd as uncompetitive; January l956 Torrey Pines Six Hour endurance race, Johnston, ret'd after damaging car and shared XKD 527; 1957 badly damaged in workshop fire; reported rebuilt by 1959; later owned by Merle Brennan; 1963 sold to Clyde Keeling; fitted at some stage with V8 engine; during 1960s crashed and very badly damaged; 1971 sold to Tom 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 Groskritz (Costa Mesa, California, USA).

Philip Porter is the author of numerous books on the Jaguar marque. In additional to writing books and magazine articles and managing several businesses, he runs the XK Club and E-Type club from Worcestershire, England. His latest books include the Jaguar Scrapbook and the Stirling Moss 1929 - 1954 Scrapbook.

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