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Originally conceived as a production D-Type in 1955, this car remained unsold, at Jaguar for two years. It was eventually sold through Coombs of Guildford to textile magnate Phil Scragg in 1957. He was a noted Jaguar enthusiast, who had previously raced an SS 100 and a Jaguar enthusiast HWM and would also own a pair of Jaguar-engined Listers and a Lightweight E-Type. Upon taking delivery of the D-Type, Scragg had it repainted light blue and registered for the road. In 1958, it was returned to Jaguar for a conversion to full XKSS specification. As such, it is in the only factory built XKSS retaining its D-Type chassis number. The following, it was sold on and raced at local events with some success. In 1960, it was back at the Jaguar for an upgrade from the standard 3.4-litre engine to the more powerful 3.8-litre specification. It was subsequently sold to Australia before it was repatriated to the United Kingdom in 1972. In the mid-1980s, it was acquired by Herman Graf von Hatzfeldt. Still in beautifully preserved condition, it was regularly used by the German count until he sold it in 2008. It has since had two further owners and continued to be fastidiously maintained by the likes of CKL Engineering and Pearsons Engineering. In 2024, it was consigned to headline the RM Sotheby’s London sale.
Chassis details |
Manufactured in |
1957 |
Engine number |
E2029-9 |
First owner |
Phill Scragg |
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