"Sir William - we've had a bit of a moment at MIRA....... "

[Carsie]

Not too sure if this should be on the Jag section but it fits with the period pics etc

I've only just found this pic and thought you'd like - I'm sure Neville will appreciate it

Edited by Carsie on Wednesday 5th January 23:00

[a8hex]

Carsie said:

I'm sure Neville will appreciate it

I'm sure he'd have appreciated the buck behind the car.

[XJ13]

a8hex said:

Carsie said:

I'm sure Neville will appreciate it

I'm sure he'd have appreciated the buck behind the car.

Yes - it would make an interesting ornament

As far as I know only the front section of the buck survived undamaged. Abbey Panels "made up" the back of the car which may explain why the rebuilt car is slightly shorter than the 1966 original as well as having different "haunches". The main reason it survived is because it was kept outside a storage shed at Radfords and escaped their periodic clearouts/scrapping.

I do wonder about the fate of the discarded body/monocoque sections. No doubt they will turn up on an internet forum alongside one of the D-Types - perhaps authenticated by an "adrenalin-stained" driver's seat cover?

[a8hex]

It could turn up I suppose. Sometimes they do. Sure there are plenty of dubious stories about bits of D-Types, but genuine cases happen as well. Like the repair of XKD517 for example.