As the caption says, the photo shows, on the left, Gerald Ashmore climbing in his D-type.
Very well. But what is this car ? I wonder... Speaking of Gerald Ashmore, everybody will answer XKD 510 for sure, and even the late Andrew Whyte gave this chassis number in his book, in which he specifically mentioned this late 1963 event...
But it is certainly not XKD 510 since it has been attested that XKD 510 (partly converted to XK-SS specs) has been totally written off far away at the Johore GP one month before (1st September), killing his driver Yong Nam Kee in the process.
What are the specialists opinions ?
PS : notice that the car on the photo is a perfectly standard short nose D-type with a "monoposto" windscreen and no tail fin. Unfortunately, we can't see the reg plate. Colours could be BRG with a red or orange stripe, since it was entered by Equipe Vertrouge.
Edited by Team Gunston, 26 October 2010 - 20:22.