The Jaguar XKSS is a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car, initially built in 1957. Only 16 were built and sold at the time. [1] Nine chassis were destroyed in a factory fire in 1957 before they could be completed.

Feb 29, 2024 · The XKSS was a road-going version of the successful Jaguar D-Type racing car. Originally owned by noted Riverside Raceway designer James Edward Peterson, this example was later sold to TV personality Bill Leyden before being acquired by actor Steve McQueen.

Aug 9, 2023 · As pieces of British automotive history go, the Jaguar XKSS might just be one of the most important. Its rarity and fame set it apart from the likes of golden-era Ferraris and Mercedes-Benzes, introducing a true race car for the road to …

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Six decades on from the famous Brown’s Lane fire which wiped it out - the XKSS is back. Jaguar has announced plans to build nine new XKSSs. Just 16 were originally completed for export to the USA before the remaining nine were destroyed in the famous Browns Lane factory fire of February 12th 1957.

Total production is thought to have included 18 factory team D-Types, 53 customer cars and 16 XKSS versions. In the constant quest for a more exact recreation, we offer a dimensionally correct car using a later independent suspension and much more powerful disc brakes.

Nov 17, 2016 · Often referred to as the world’s first supercar, the XKSS was originally made by Jaguar as a road‑going conversion of the Le Mans‑winning D‑type, which was built from 1954‑1956.

Aug 22, 2023 · A 1957 Jaguar XKSS was sold last week by RM Sotheby's at its auction coinciding with 2023 Monterey Car Week. After some intensive bidding, the car finally sold for $13,205,000, which was right in...

One of the absolute most original and best-preserved of the fabled XKSS examples; Sold new to California, where it was a regular sight on West Coast tracks in the 1960s; Formerly owned by Anthony Bamford and Campbell McLaren; Retains its numbers-matching engine block and head, gearbox, rear axle, and bodywork

Considered to be the world’s first supercar, the XKSS was originally built in 1957; they now sell for millions of dollars. The classic car has been recreated in painstaking...more. Nov.17 --...