D-Type | British Racing Green | ||||
Open Two Seater | |||||
Right Hand Drive | |||||
E2038-9 | |||||
H2029 | |||||
United States | |||||
1956 | British Racing Green | ||||
2008 | |||||
Rest: Nice | |||||
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Record Creation: Entered on 15 October 2008.
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2008-10-19 03:31:56 | Coventry Racers writes:
The record was updated:
Car History
Supplied to Hoffman, USA; sold to Tage Hansen, Boston; May 1956, Cumberland, Hansgen,1st; raced so successtully by Walt Hansgen that he was invited to join the Cunningham team, which he had regularly beaten; November, venue unknown, Harold Erb, 3rd; May 1957, Cumberland, H. Carter, 9th; March 1958 advertised for sale by Auto Engineering, Lexington, 'Walt Hansgen undefeated in this car', $7000; sold to Thomas Rutherford (Massachusetts); 1959 car modified with 3.8 engine, 2.53 axle, disc-type 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 tornado damage to front & rear when building collapsed; sold to Walter Hill; 1980 restoration completed; owner states car to be in good running condition restored to the Bonneville form; Walter Hill (Florida, USA).
Photos of XKD529
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2008-10-15 18:27:26 | pauls writes:
Car was at auction in '08
silverplate1945.smugmug.com/gallery/3706740_6oE95
Auction description:
SILVERPLATE1945 WALTER HILL'S MOTOR CAR COLLECTION
2009-04-14 18:01:08 | pauls writes:
According to "Jaguar D Type & XKSS" by Graham Robson car was dispatched Dec. 1, 1955. Exported to USA.
2012-08-17 08:56:13 | Pekka T. writes:
Was part of the Walter Hill collection. A photo of the car from 2001 can be seen in Jaguar Heritage Archive no.34 (2007)
2013-05-14 14:09:08 | Grant B writes:
Seems this car exists on both sides of the Atlantic:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp
2017-01-14 20:48:49 | pauls writes:
Car was at auction in '05
www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1955-jaguar-d-type-sports-racer/
Auction description:
Lot 028
Pebble Beach 2005
Chassis: XKD 529
Engine: E2038-9
1955 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racer
The Ex-Walt Hangsen/Bonneville
Estimate: $2,000,000 - $2,500,000
SOLD $1,815,000
Walt Hangsen's Multiple 1956 SCCA Winning D-Type
Tom Rutherford's 1960 Bonneville/C SR Jaguar Record-Setter
Highly Original Matching Numbers Car
265+ BHP At 6,500 RPM
3,880 CC Inline Six-Cylinder