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George Boyd´s Hot Jag SCCA racer one-off

Started by grobmotorix, November 26, 2013, 02:26:56 PM

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nicanary

I thought I would just say - the exhaust is on the wrong side for a Jaguar XK engine. So either the photo has been reversed at some time, or there's a very complicated exhaust system under that bodywork.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Paul Jaray

Looking at 12 pages of results by D-Type drivers, the only name that fits is a Dan Boylan, but can't be since you wrote it's not Boyle but Boy___.
I thought it could be a Boyd/Boyde and browsing the 87 chassis history files recorded in a certain website, the only name that matches is George Boyd, who had #XKD529 in the 70s.


nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

grobmotorix

#53
Sorry - I oversaw this one - I´d say, this point goes to Paul Jaray.

The name I have is indeed "George Boyd" and his "Hot Jag" as Hot Rod magazine named it.

Unfortunately I did not save the date and # of the magazine when I scanned this article loooong long time ago (ca. 1999)

So please excuse the bad quality.

The Ford engine was replaced by a XK 120 block with XK 150 head if I read the blurred text correctly...

grobmotorix

As this was a black hole puzzle there were two points to be awarded, of course!


Paul Jaray

Quote from: grobmotorix on September 08, 2015, 12:46:26 PM
Sorry - I oversaw this one - I´d say, this point goes to Paul Jaray.

The name I have is indeed "George Boyd" and his "Hot Jag" as Hot Rod magazine named it.

Unfortunately I did not save the date and # of the magazine when I scanned this article loooong long time ago (ca. 1999)

So please excuse the bad quality.

The Ford engine was replaced by a XK 120 block with XK 150 head if I read the blurred text correctly...

Hot Rod Magazine, April 1963.

nicanary

Quote from: nicanary on August 21, 2015, 06:45:47 AM
I thought I would just say - the exhaust is on the wrong side for a Jaguar XK engine. So either the photo has been reversed at some time, or there's a very complicated exhaust system under that bodywork.

The XK engine is mounted as you would expect, but seems to be angled downwards at the transmission end - it looks like the exhaust goes down and under, and then across to the other side!
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

grobmotorix