• The Jaguar XK120 that Norman Dewis drove to set the production car land speed record of 172.412 mph on Belgium’s Jabbeke Motorway in 1953 will be in competition in the “Post War Racing” class at this year’s Quail Motorsports Gathering in Carmel Valley, California, on August 16. Mr. Dewis himself will also be present at The Quail, marking his first reunion with MDU 524, the famous “Jabbeke Jag,” since he drove it on that historic day 60 years ago. The…

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