2008-10-15 19:38:00 | pauls writes:

Photo by Philippe Picavet, taken at Goodwood 8/08
Registration RSF 303

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 after XKD 606 damaged in practice, Frere/Titterington (# 2). accidented; front subframe 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).

2009-04-13 20:55:59 | pauls writes:

The car is mentioned in the book "Jaguar D Type & XKSS" by Graham Robson as one of "works team cars '56 "XKD601-XKD606. All with full width appendix C screens and anti roll bar. All these cars are mechanically similar to '55 works car, some had fuel injection. XKD603 and 606 sold to Ecurie Ecosse for '57 to be semi works team cars along with '55, XKD504.

2017-04-09 14:46:19 | pauls writes:

From Jaguar Magazine 4/9/17
" Long Nose D-Type XKD603 owner Clive Beecham"
www.jaguarmagazine.com/long-nose-d-type-owner-recreates-jaguars-team-bedford/

2018-01-05 19:26:00 | pauls writes:

Apparently the US owner James Munro is a mystery according to Jaguar Magazine. If anyone has info about this previous owner we'd love to hear about him.

2018-01-10 16:51:20 | Clive Beecham writes:

The Paul S post from October 2008 has several mistakes in it. 603 was sold to James Munro of Akron Ohio in October 1959, as the 1957 Le Mans winner, when she actually came second. Munro preserved her in almost Museum like ownership until sold to Anthony Bamford in 1973, still with the subterfuge of one stripe and race no 3 of the LM winning Car (which actually is Louwmans' 606). 603 did not race at Silverstone in 1959. The engine in the car when sold to Munro was a 3.75 Litre very rare works engine (as opposed to the more normal 3.8 Litre engines) EE 5011-10.