That day was spent running the car in for its MoT and, being a US import, sorting out the registration. With the registration procedure in motion, the car was loaded on a trailer and made its debut at Goodwood, exactly to plan. Jaguar World got a chance to see the car a few weeks later now fully registered and ready for the road. I would like to own. The silver coachwork showed off the elegant lines to good effect with the Pirelli-shod Borrani wheels, aero screens and louvered bonnet giving the air of a serious club racer.
Period driving lamps contribute to the feel.
The only move from standard here was the number '5' on top of the gear-knob. A standard XK gear lever had been used with the fifth gear position neatly added. Guy took the wheel first of all, leaving me with the memorable sound of the sucking H8 SUs audible through the louvered bonnet. With no screen to deflect the sound, the big carbs hissed and gushed in tune with the engine note. The gutsy 3.4 XK unit sounded wonderful through the Bell silencer.