FAKE D-TYPE XKD604 WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION
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As reported by Jaguar Magazine (Australia) this morning.
"FAKE D-TYPE XKD604 WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION
It started right here on our Facebook page a few months ago, and has been a very long and frustrating battle to alert the Jaguar and collecting ends of the market that the Long Nose D-Type XKD604, due to be auctioned in January, was a fake. Now it seems the car has been pulled from the RM Sothebys US auction.
There have been many protests from the owner and those associated with the car, but the truth is that the real XKD604 was crashed on the first lap of its only race, and scrapped back at Browns Lane.
It happened at Silverstone in May 1956, and while the factory may have used a few safe parts for spares, the car was officially destroyed and never left the factory with a bill of sale.
There were claims it had been slipped out the door and to Ecurie Ecosse, and when that was proved to be a fable, the story was then changed to a named Jaguar devotee - who was 17 at the time and while he is now passed, didn't ever own XKD604.
So it seems we can breathe freely again - but with anything like this - always remember to do your research - and - buyer beware.
There will be another one!"
www.jaguarmagazine.com
"FAKE D-TYPE XKD604 WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION
It started right here on our Facebook page a few months ago, and has been a very long and frustrating battle to alert the Jaguar and collecting ends of the market that the Long Nose D-Type XKD604, due to be auctioned in January, was a fake. Now it seems the car has been pulled from the RM Sothebys US auction.
There have been many protests from the owner and those associated with the car, but the truth is that the real XKD604 was crashed on the first lap of its only race, and scrapped back at Browns Lane.
It happened at Silverstone in May 1956, and while the factory may have used a few safe parts for spares, the car was officially destroyed and never left the factory with a bill of sale.
There were claims it had been slipped out the door and to Ecurie Ecosse, and when that was proved to be a fable, the story was then changed to a named Jaguar devotee - who was 17 at the time and while he is now passed, didn't ever own XKD604.
So it seems we can breathe freely again - but with anything like this - always remember to do your research - and - buyer beware.
There will be another one!"
www.jaguarmagazine.com
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