The Kangaroo Stable was initially formed by a group of enthusiastic Australian racing drivers who left home for England in 1955 to race sportscars in Europe. Late in 1954 Tony Gaze, a decorated WWII Spitfire pilot who had previously raced DB3/9 and convinced Lord March to use Goodwood aerodrome as a race circuit, had tried buying D-type Jaguars for the Kangaroo Stable.  When he couldn't get a firm delivery date he had a word with Aston team manager John Wyer who promised him a trio of DB3Ss in time for the start of the 1955 race season.

The Kangaroo Stable lined up at Hyeres in France for their first race. They finished 2nd., 3rd. & 4th.

The Stable consisted of drivers David McKay and Tony Gaze in DB3S/102, Tom Sulman and Jack Brabham in DB3S/103 with Les Cosh and Dick Cobden in DB3S/104.  After the tragic Le Mans of 1955 sportscar racing in Europe dried up leading to the Stable disbanding later in the year.  

Two cars 102 & 103 were exported to Australia to race, with the third (104)  finding a home in the USA.  Jack Brabham went on to F1 and eventually three world championships, McKay and Sulman returned to race in Australia with their cars while Gaze stayed on in England.

In 1993 the Kangaroo Stable was resurrected by an expat Aussie, Kean Rogers, now resident in the USA.  Since then the stable has grown to five cars with three dedicated to racing.

The initial car to join the Kangaroo Stable is the first "Cosmetic" V8 Vantage built, chassis # V8/11841/LCAV.  Finished in January 1978 it was exported to the USA where it has been all its life.  "The Beast", as it is affectionately known, has been uprated to full European Vantage spec,  fitted with a handling kit and adjustable suspension,  16" wheels & tires and 13" brakes with 6 pot calipers.  It runs regular track days and has competed in the infamous Silver State challenge where it placed 3rd.  It is used primarily as a fast road car for quick trips to the grocery store and coffee shop.

Next is an "Aussie DB3S" The Buchanan Holden is an Australian sports racer modeled after DB3S/103 and built in 1959.  Known down under as the "John Raeburn Special" it won numerous races and hillclimbs in 1960, 61 & 62.  Having been brought up to current safety standards it now competes in Historic races throughout the Northwest region of the USA.  It will return to Australia to resume its racing career in 2005.

A recent addition to the Stable is Aston Martin's development mule for the V8 Zagato.  V8 Vantage V8/11967/RCAV started life as a customer car in 1978 but was bought back by the factory after suffering overheating problems.  It was then put into service as a development car testing upgrades for the V8 Vantage.  In 1985 it was converted to a mule  for the forthcoming Zagato.  The car was pared of unnecessary weight with the removal of all a/c and heating equipment, interior trim and fuel tank.  Perspex windows were fitted, a fuel cell installed and Zagato spec. seats added.  Suspension was retuned and reset, 16" wheels developed and a high output engine built producing over 432 bhp fitted. Once the desired performance level was finalised with testing of the mule, the final Zagato spec. was frozen and transferred to the first production cars.  The mule was quietly sold off to prevent distraction of the engineers who expressed an interest in club racing the car.  In 1999 the Zagato Mule joined the Kangaroo Stable and competed in AMOC championship races in the UK.  At its first outing at the AMOC Oulton Park meeting in September 1999 it placed first on handicap and in class.  In 2000 it took two further handicap wins in AMOC competition.  After residing in Australia it is now in the USA and stirring up some interest on the West coast with its Kangaroo Stable alumni in vintage racing..

The stable's family car is a unique addition.  It's  a 1980 V8 Volante that first appeared in the 1980 movie "Green Ice", then spent time as a factory demonstrator in the UK.  In 1983 it was shipped to the USA where it spent a further six months as a demo car before being sold to its first owner.  It was shipped to Europe for the 1999 Aston Martin 40th. anniversary celebrations at Le Mans and has since been rebuilt to P.o.W. Vantage Volante spec. with a 5.5 litre 580X Big Bore Vantage engine putting out over 460 bhp.

The final race car in the Stable is a 1973 fuel injected Aston Martin V8.  Known as "Swampy" after being rescued from a swamp in Louisiana. As the engine had been blown up the offending mechanic didn't want the owner, a man of dubious character, to find out what he had done.  The car was reported stolen and found in the bayou.  "Swampy" is currently stripped out and undergoing a full rebuild to race spec. with a 500bhp engine and adjustable race suspension.  It is the only manual fuel injected Aston Martin V8 in North America.