1956 Jaguar D-Type [XKD545]

1956 Jaguar D-Type [XKD545] in L'homme vite, Short Movie, 1963

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: — Made for: CDN

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-06-18 22:30	I've found 3 D-Types with CDN connections at end 1950s/early 1960s - XKD558, XKD552 and XKSS716/XKD 575. Maybe others which aren't popping up, but of these three XKD558 seems strongest contender - it was originally finished in cream and supplied in Feb 1956 to Oxford Motors in Vancouver, British Columbia. Some interesting later adventures including a 7-litre Ford V8 and still survives
50sParis ◊ 2016-06-20 03:44	I believe this might be the same car, one year earlier at the the 'Players 200' '62 https://youtu.be/bztj3gkZoJU?t=21m19s
50sParis ◊ 2016-06-20 03:48	Driver: John Cannon, Chassis XKD545
dsl ◊ 2016-06-20 03:59	http://www.coventryracers.com/cars/detail/?car=XKD545 (but nothing useful here)