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Jaguar XK120 Record Car 1952 chassis number 660986 In 1953 Sir William Lyons set out to prove the XK120 was on of the most capable cars by reaching 280 km/h on the Jabbeke straight in Belgium. The driver Norman Dewis piloted a modified XK120 mk1 with a small perspex bubble windscreen, lightweight body and shaped radiator grille and it won the land speed record for a production car. It became the only Jaguar to hold a land speed record. As a result of this achievment, a small brass plate was included on the dashboard of the XK120 describing the record run. Dewis drove the Mk1 chassis 660986 registered ‘MDU524’. It was a factory race car which had already competed in the 1952 Alpine Trial before being fitted with its streamlined bodywork. After the record run it was retained by the factory and used at Goodwood, Mallory Park, Silverstone, Crystal Palace and Brands Hatch without its streamlined configuration. In 2013 an extensive restoration was done to MDU524 by JD Classics for Jaguar collector Jeff Lotman. The restoration was completed in 18 months to be reunited with Norman Dewis at the 2013 Quail Motorsports Gathering and Concorso d’eleganza di Villa D’Este. @concorsodeleganza_vde @fuoriconcorso @jaguar @jdclassics.official #thecarpix #jaguarxk120roadster #fuoriconcorso #sirwilliamslyons #normandewis @guybroadspares