2018 Jaguar XKSS 1 of 9 Continuation Examples for Sale | Hertfordshire 🇬🇧

Jaguar XKSS (2018) 1 of 9 Continuation Examples - UK Road Registered Price: £1,674,995 (€2,009,995 - $2,093,995) Odometer: 400 Miles Transmission: Manual Drive Side: RHD Location: United Kingdom 1 of 9 continuation examples UK road registered - XK55JAG The sole example to painted in cellulose Just 400 miles from new Freshly serviced by Brazell Engineering The story started in the 1950s. D-type was nearing the end of its racing life, and XKSS was the solution. Inspired by a request from the North American market for a class C production racer, the 25 remaining D-type monocoques were planned for conversion, closely based on the multiple Le Mans winner. XKSS was a true super car, with all of D-type’s power but it added essentials like a full-width windscreen, bumpers, and a redesigned rear section. The result was stunning. One of the most iconic XKSS owners was Steve McQueen. Though his original XKSS was white with red interior, he requested it be re-finished in a much subtler green - nicknaming it the ‘Green Rat’. McQueen loved the car so much that although he sold it in 1969, he ended up rebuying it in 1977 and it then remained with him until his untimely death. It now resides at the Los Angeles Petersen Museum. This was a tragic chapter in the XKSS story. In 1957, a fire ripped through the Browns Lane factory with catastrophic results. Early in the evening of 12th February 1957, when all but a few staff had gone home, fire broke out in one of the main assembly halls and rapidly consumed a third of the whole factory. Scores of newly built cars were destroyed or damaged, but thankfully no one was seriously hurt. Of the 25 D-types planned for conversion, 9 were destroyed. Although new assembly lines were opened within days, just 16 XKSS cars were ultimately completed. Jaguar Classic has completed the final nine XKSS cars, keeping every detail precisely as it was in 1956, from the wood of the steering wheel to the grain of the leather seats. In order to ensure absolute authenticity, the Classic team scanned four different original XKSS cars before starting out the new build process. DK Engineering
 Little Green Street Farm, Green Street, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, WD3 6EA United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1923 287687 Email: reception@dkeng.co.uk (All viewings are strictly by appointment only) Points of contact: James Cottingham (Managing Director & Lead Acquisition Consultant)