1955 Jaguar XK-D D-Type Roadster

The sensuous curves and seductive body of the D-Type Jaguar mark it as one of the most beautiful automobiles ever created. This D-Type, born in British Racing Green, was raced extensively in the Western United States. It was first owned by Jack Douglas, who redressed the exterior in his eye-catching livery of yellow with red and black pinstriping, while keeping the BRG interior. Douglas took the 'waspy' D-Type to the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1956, but failed to compete after a wild pre-race spin-out. Second owner Ray Scher raced it at Laguna Seca in 1958 and 1959 and sold it in 1960 to Tom Groskritz, who returned it to its initial BRG livery. Groskritz preserved the car for 61 years until 2021, when the current owner purchased it and restored it to the Douglas-era color scheme it wore when racing at Pebble Beach and Laguna Seca.