Somewhere in my dusty files, I have a copy of a letter from the Factory
stating that they made two Mark V saloons with XK engines to be used as
test beds for the engines.
One was dismantled and destroyed, the other sold as a used car to
someone in England and eventually found its way to the US.
To the extent that the “Factory” was “owned” by Lyons, I guess you could
say these were Lyons’ cars, but considering the general implication by
calling these “Lyons’ cars”, I would think this is stretching the
definition just a little bit.
Bob Brosen
2/3/99
Hi Bob Brosen & all – Bob, by now, we’re pretty well convinced that Tony
Otolo’s Mk V (623053, eng. # W1130-7, the 130th XK engine built) was the
one used by Lyons because of JVC 441 and the one photo (at the factory)
we’ve seen to date, with JVC 441 prominent. THAT’S what we mean by a
“Lyons” car – built in his factory and actually used by William himself.
The other XK-engined Mk V, 623173, was apparently dismantled after testing
the new engine, and no longer exists to the best of our current knowledge.
We’ll continue on this effort; Tony Dudmesh and Julia Simpson at JDHT have
been queried by snail (they’re not online yet) – more to come as we
continue to progress. Take care – Larry Martz**********
Somewhere in my dusty files, I have a copy of a letter from the Factory
stating that they made two Mark V saloons with XK engines to be used as
test beds for the engines.
One was dismantled and destroyed, the other sold as a used car to
someone in England and eventually found its way to the US.
To the extent that the “Factory” was “owned” by Lyons, I guess you could
say these were Lyons’ cars, but considering the general implication by
calling these “Lyons’ cars”, I would think this is stretching the
definition just a little bit.
Bob Brosen