The story of XKD-528 begins on November 9, 1955, when this sports racer was dispatched from the Coventry factory and shipped to the famed California distributor, Hornburg Jaguar. Originally finished in cream with a blue interior, the Jaguar was immediately sold to Continental Motors of Whittier, California.
As with any good D-Type, it was not long before XKD-528 became active in racing and, after some basic preparation, the car was entrusted to Pearce “Pete” Woods, Continental Motors’ sales manager. Woods was no stranger to exotic machinery; he was an FIA-licensed pilot, a veteran of the Carrera Panamericana and he even had some experience behind the wheel of a C-Type.
