[2] He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire,[2] before serving with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, where he gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

[7] When the team switched to Jaguar C-Types, Scott Douglas needed to obtain one to remain at Ecurie Ecosse.

He used this car to score his only victory, an unlimited national event at Castle Combe,[8] as well as his greatest racing achievement, when partnered by Guy Gale, he finished second in the 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps.

[4] After spending his second inheritance, he worked for the Daily Express newspaper selling advertising space, and auctioned the contents of Springwood Park, leaving the house to decay until it was demolished.

[3][4] Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas died at the age of 38 in Bucklow, Cheshire.