2015-08-14 10:09:45 | John Elmgreen writes:

The history of this car is recorded in "Forerunners of Jaguar" by Terry McGrath and John Clucas. Additional note: letter to Jaguar Drivers Club of Australia, published in club magazine of October 1998 - from "Ian" (must be Ian Crichton) who said he was old and dying and attempting to get his affairs in order. He said he had kept as a souvenir the ID plate from an SS roadster he had sold in the 1950s or 1960s (in Sydney, Australia). The plate included a chassis number shown in the magazine as 59080 - which is an error for 39080 - and engine M1060E, body 4983. He was happy to pass the plate on - but whether this ever happened is not known.

2020-03-04 02:29:24 | Paul Cummins writes:

Terry McGrath ended up with the ID plate. David 'Dai' Thomas (JDCA Membership Secretary) received the letter and placed a notice in the JDCA (NSW) magazine of October 1996 on page 6. After contacting Dai, Terry’s details were passed on to Ian. I realised at the time about the misprint for the chassis number and informed my father Ian Cummins, who contacted Dai.  About a month late Dai told us that the ID plate went to Terry.

The car was brought to Australia in 1951 by Frank Lobb. At the end of 1951 Frank took delivery of a new 120 roadster (660832) which he raced. I am now the happy custodian of that 120.