XKD 517 | Engine n° E2026-9 Reg. N° TKF 9 Colour Pastel Green | Delivered to Henlys, Manchester, UK; sold to Gillie Tyrer; 1956 Queensferry Sprint Trials, organised by Chesier Motor Club ; sold to Rubber Co (Alex McMillan); raced quite successfully by McMillan in club events; Silverstone final 1955 meeting,1 OA x 3; 1956 sold to Murkett Bros (Huntingdon); painted white and raced by Henry Taylor; Snetterton,1 OA; 1957 Spa, 3 OA; 1958 sold to Jock McBain & raced for Border Reivers team by Jim Clark; competed in 20 events with no retirements & achieved 12 wins; also raced for Border Reivers by Jimmy & John Somervail & Jock McBain; winter 1958/59 sold to Ensoll who tried to convert car into an XKSS; sold to Duncan ( Northern Ireland) and raced there; 1964 sold to Bryan Corser (Shrewsbury, UK); rebuilt as D-type & painted BRG; sold to Walter Hill; 1979 sold to Willie Tuckett; regularly used in historic racing; accidented in 80's and rebuilt by Martin Morris; William Tuckett (Devon, UK). |