| D-Type | British Racing Green | ||
| Open Two Seater | |||
| Right Hand Drive | |||
| E2025-9 | |||
| 1956 | |||
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YYD6
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Also see web video below ↓
Record Creation: Entered on 25 October 2008.
Database Updates: Show dataplate edits
Heritage Notes
Registered YYD 6
Car History
Supplied to Hornburg, USA; sold to Jerry Austin (Arcadia, California); 1956 Six Hour race, Torrey Pines Road Races, Saturday, with Sherwocd Johnston (after Johnston damaged XKD 522), 1st, One Hour race, Sunday, Johnston, 4th; car tested and featured in several US magazines; Palm Springs, crashed damaging bonnet; owner repaired bonnet and ordered new one; 1957 Palm Springs & Santa Barbara, achieved good places; sold to Bill Smith (Salt Lake City) with new bonnet fitted; raced and bonnet damaged; later owned in mid 1960s by Mark Olson (Farmington, Ulah), who fitted old bonnet; sold to Dick Merritt (Royal Oak, Michigan) together with new wrecked bonnet (later sold to Walter Hill); sold to Peter van Rossem (Cheltenham, UK), raced occasionally by him; 1975 sold to Nigel Dawes; driven on several occasions for articles by the author, photographed for this book; Nigel Dawes (Tewkesbury, UK)
Video of XKD527
Torrey Pines Road Races - Jan. 1956
The source of this footage, John McClure, was a member of the San Diego Jr. Chamber of Commerce and sports car fan and driver. His position with the Chamber put him in a position to combine his passions as part of the team that developed the Torrey Pines Race Course. Thankfully, John also carried a camera around with him for races up and down the West Coast
Photos of XKD527
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Exterior Photos (1)
Uploaded August 2010:
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2009-04-14 17:59:41 | pauls writes:
According to "Jaguar D Type & XKSS" by Graham Robson car was dispatched Nov. 9, 1955. Exported to USA.
2011-02-04 03:50:17 | Pekka T. writes:
I found a link to a 8mm colour silent film of Torrey Pines 1956 on XK forum at Jag-Lovers and Keith Bertenshaw also added nice links to the results that help in identifying the cars.
The video is here: thechicaneblog.com/
And here's a photo of XKD527 (that won the race!)
www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1956/Torrey_Pines-1956-01-15-036.jpg
2014-07-27 16:52:26 | pauls writes:
7th Torrey Pines Road Races 14.1.1956, Driven by: Jerry Austin (USA)/Sherwood Johnston (USA) Result: winner.
2018-04-23 16:49:45 | gary austin writes:
my father, jerry Austin, owned and raced this car from January 1956 through 1957. I have a detailed racing history and other info if anybody is interested.