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Peter James Scott Lumsden



Peter James Scott Lumsden, CBE (20th February 1929) is a retired racing driver who gained renown between 1959-1965 racing at Le Mans, the Nürburgring, Silverstone & Goodwood before twice winning at Brands Hatch in his final season in 1965.

Lumsden and his co-driver Peter Sargent are particularly well known for racing one of only three factory original modified low-drag E-types Jaguars ever produced. The car owned and raced by Lumsden is known in collectors circles as the Lumsden/Sargent car. The car was delivered as a standard lightweight E-Type in May '63 to Peter Lumsden and in the same year Lumsden & Sargent raced it at the Nürburgring 1000 kms but crashed, significantly damaging the car. The car was returned to works for a new chassis and later in 1963 at the Goodwood TT Lumsden finished 9th. The vehicle then returned to the factory again for the fitting of a revolutionary low-drag body designed by the aerodynamics expert Dr. Samir Klat of Imperial College. In subsequent test drives it was reported to have achieved speeds of 174 mph and was raced successfully for the next 2 decades.


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