Jaguar: XKSS for selected customers of the brand
Jaguar revives the XKSS. In February 1957, a fire at the Browns Lane plant destroyed a total of 270 cars. Among them were nine XKSS that had not yet been completed, which were part of a small series of 25 cars that Jaguar had converted into road sports cars based on the three-time Le Mans winner D-Type. The cars, which were hand-built and built according to original plans at [...]
The XKSS, hand-built at Jaguar Classic according to original plans, are now to close the gap in the brand's history. With identical specifications to the original, they will go to selected customers and collectors at prices of around one million pounds from the beginning of next year. The experience gained by Jaguar Classic in rebuilding six true-to-the-original 2014/2015 E-Type Lightweights is now also being incorporated into the nine XKSSs, which have sequential chassis numbers.
The required modifications include a taller windshield with a solid chrome frame, side windows, a second door on the passenger side, front and rear bumpers, modified headlights and taillights, removal of the divider between the driver and passenger, and the D-Type's iconic tail fin.
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