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Mortimer Morris-Goodall
| Mortimer Morris-Goodall (deceased) Mortimer Morris-Goodall - Motor Racing team manager, who along with Desmond Scannell, co-ordinated the record breaking team of Stirling Moss, Jak Fairman, Bert Hadley and Leslie Johnson in their Jaguar XK120. He was also a race driver, being invited to drive at Le Mans in 1933. Sadly, Mortimer Morris-Goodall has since passed away. |
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Seven Days and Seven Nights by Keith Woodcock. In August 1952 at the Montlhery circuit on France a Jaguar XK120 registration LWK707 became the first car ever to average over 100 mph for a week. During this marathon event, three world records and five class records were broken. The team was managed by Desmond Scannell and Mortimer Morris-Goodall. The painting depicts Stirling Moss leaving the pits after a routine tyre change. |
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