This car was counted as part of Jaguar’s stock of unsold D-Types on November 21 1956. It was originally sold to Richard Kessler who raced the car between July and September 1957 at American venues including Lime Rock, Marlboro, Montgomery and Watkins Glen. The car was then converted back to D-Type specifications and sold to Don Horn of Memphis Tennessee. He raced the car on a few occasions and it was eventually sold to Gary Bartlett in the US who also purchased the old 3.4 liter engine and the XKSS components. That collection of pieces was carefully rebuilt during the 2005-2006 period. The car was entered and rolled over during the 2006 Mille Miglia, luckily without permanent harm to vehicle or its occupants. It was repaired and purchased by the current owners afterwards.
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