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[gary76]

I would like to learn the whereabouts of a 'D' Type Jaguar No XKD512 and any history . It was brought to Rhodesia in the late 50's by Lord Louth (what is he doing now?) and sold there to a Mr Brown? it was then purchased by a friend of mine, Bruce Huntley, who later brought it to England and sold it to fund a Lotus Elite. I would love to learn where it is now.
Gary

[Dutchy]

see http://www.xkevocati...xkd510-512.html

[David Birchall]

I do recall it being in Canada when David Cohen had it. Lovely, very original car at that point. David bought it because it was around him during his youth in S.Africa.

[Alan Cox]

The car when it was owned by the late Nigel Moores (aka Willie Eckerslyke), taken at Oulton Park 1973

Details from Brooks 1992 catalogue: Sold via St Helier Garages, Jersey, to Lord Louth in 1956, who raced it in the Springbok series of 1956/7 where it clocked up several thousand road miles between races in South Africa and Rhodesia. At the end of the series it was sold via a local enthusiast to a Mr Watson, for whom it was raced by Malcolm Gardner. Thence to South African Jimmy de Villiers, Ian Brown, Bruce Huntley and George Pfaff. In 1962 it returned to UK to Russ Taylor. Sold 1964 to Jackie Epstein who sold it in 1965 to Nigel Moores. Raced by Moores, Bill Allen or his mechanic Paul Kelly, up until Moores' death in a road accident.

After Moores' death, it was sold by Brooks at their first auction at Olympia in 1989 to the Scandinavian Colllection for £1.2 million. Sold again by Brooks April 1992.

[cooper997]

The February issue of Octane arrived in Australian newsagents during the last week. Today I had a flick through my copy and in the D Type feature something grabbed my attention. The Queensland numberplate of NCN 040 in a rearview shot. Recognisable as the Anderson / Pitt D Type XKD 526..

 

 

Given the nature of the feature revolves around the owner's home iand his ex Australian-delivered D Type in the Los Angeles Hills, can anybody tell us whether they may have survived the huge fires? Odds being pretty slim I know.

 

 

Stephen

Edited by cooper997, 16 April 2025 - 08:33.

[tampaguy]

Why would anyone give up a D for an Elite ?

[Tom Glowacki]

Why would anyone give up a D for an Elite ?

Better fuel economy?

[Ray Bell]

It's not clear what actually happened...

 

Was he racing the D-type and finding it uncompetitive? Could he have just had a change of mind when it arrived and he offloaded it in favour of buying an Elite? Might he have been offered a bundle of cash that he didn't expect?

[RCH]

Why would anyone give up a D for an Elite ?

If he wanted to be involved in racing at an International level the D Type was obsolete whereas the Elite would be more acceptable to event organisers.

[Doug Nye]

Quite right.  There came a time when D-Types were just too big, too clumsy, too heavy, too unwieldy and - above all - too old.  By 1963-65 - except to incurable Jaguar nuts - they had also become virtually worthless...

 

DCN

Edited by Doug Nye, Yesterday, 17:28.

[ensign14]

Andy Wallace mentioned to me (heh, namedropping) that the D-Type was REALLY difficult at Goodwood, a handful all the way around.  Much easier at Le Mans cos of the Mulsanne.  Too good aerodynamically.

 

And that's how it is in 2025 with modern tyres and better surface. 

[Jeff Weinbren]

As a matter of interest, this car was rolled with minor damage by Paul Burdell at Laguna Seca in 1994. 

 

www.classicacarsinrhodesia.co.za

[Lola5000]

I would like to learn the whereabouts of a 'D' Type Jaguar No XKD512 and any history . It was brought to Rhodesia in the late 50's by Lord Louth (what is he doing now?) and sold there to a Mr Brown? it was then purchased by a friend of mine, Bruce Huntley, who later brought it to England and sold it to fund a Lotus Elite. I would love to learn where it is now.
Gary

My Palawan book by Anthony Pritchard tells me XKD 512 was sold to a Japanese collector in 1996 by the late Adrian Hamilton, I've sent an email of to various Jaguar enthusiasts in Japan, enquiring of its current state.

 

As to  the safety of XKD 526 ,she did survive the L.A fires ..