Jaguar XKSS
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| Jaguar XKSS | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
| Also called | Jaguar XK-SS |
| Production | 1957 2016–2017 (official continuations) |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Coventry |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Roadster |
| Related | Jaguar D-Type |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.4L Jaguar XK6 engine I6 |
| Transmission | 4 speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,300 mm (90.6 in) |
| Length | 3,990 mm (157.1 in) |
| Width | 1,660 mm (65.4 in) |
| Height | 1,120 mm (44.1 in) |
| Kerb weight | 921 kg (2,030 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Jaguar E-Type |
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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. In 2016 Jaguar announced that a small production run of nine "continuation" XKSS reproductions would be hand-built to the original specifications to complete the originally scheduled run of 25.[2]
History
Following Jaguar's withdrawal from competition at the end of the 1956 season, a number of completed and partly completed[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">citation needed] D-types remained unsold at the Browns Lane factory. In an attempt to recoup some of the investment made in building unused chassis, and to exploit the lucrative American market for high-performance European sports cars, Sir William Lyons decided to convert a number of them to road-going specification. Structural changes would include the removal of the bulkhead creating a single driver's cockpit, elimination of the large fin behind the driver, and addition of a passenger side door. In addition, numerous changes were required to be made for cosmetic, comfort and legal reasons to turn a basic D-type, a race car design, into a street-legal passenger car. These included creating a full two-abreast interior; adding a full-width, chrome-surrounded windscreen; adding sidescreens to both driver and passenger doors; creating a rudimentary, folding, fabric roof; adding chromed front and rear bumpers; and mounting XK140 rear light clusters high on the wings; and adding thin chrome strips to the edges of the front light fairings.
By early 1957 a total of 16 of the planned production run of 25 XKSS's had been completed at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant. On the evening of 12 February a fire broke out, destroying the remaining nine in mid-production.[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">citation needed] All of the destroyed vehicles had been destined for North America.[1] Most of the previously built 16 XKSSs were also sold in the US.[citation needed]
In March 2016, Jaguar announced that it would be completing the original 25 car order by hand-building the remaining nine XKSS roadsters to the exact original specification, and assigning them the chassis numbers of the destroyed cars. The "continuation" reproductions were expected to sell for more than £1 million each.[3]
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Collectors
The American actor Steve McQueen owned a Jaguar XKSS for personal use, painted British racing green. He referred to the car as the "Green Rat".[4][5] In 2010 and 2011 it toured the United States as part of the "Allure of the Automobile" exhibit. Steve McQueen's XKSS is currently on display in Los Angeles, California at the Petersen Automotive Museum.[6]
Another XKSS, along with a D-type and C-type, formed the pinnacle of the James Hull collection, a collection of 450 British cars sold for an estimated £100 million in 2014.[7] Other XKSS include XKSS 722 at the Louwman Museum in The Hague.[8]
References
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- ^ a b https://media.jaguarlandrover.com/news/2017/11/jaguar-classic-xkss-continuation-crowned-car-year-2017-octane-awards "Jaguar Classic XKSS Continuation Crowned Car of the Year at 2017 Octane Awards", Jaguar.com
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."THE 'NEW ORIGINAL': JAGUAR XKSS MAKES WORLD DEBUT IN LOS ANGELES | Jaguar Homepage International". media.jaguar.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jaguar to make $1.4M XKSS performance car envisioned by founder". USA TODAY. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stone, Matt (2007). McQueen's Machines. Minneapolis, MN: MBI Publishing. pp. 31–40. ISBN 978-0-7603-3895-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS - Jay Leno's Garage. 25 May 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rong, Blake Z. (20 April 2014). "Retracing Steve McQueen's Los Angeles in his Jaguar XKSS". Autoweek. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry Foy (14 May 2014). "Huge classic car collection up for sale". FT.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jaguar XKSS". Louwman Museum. 5 September 2013.
External links
- Road test of The Peterson Museum's XKSS at Jay Leno's Garage
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| SS 1½ litre | Jaguar 1½ litre | S-Type | XJ-C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SS 2½ litre | Jaguar 2½ litre | 420 | XJ6 S1 | XJ6 S2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SS 3½ litre | Jaguar 3½ litre | Mk V | Mk VII | Mk VIII | Mk IX | Mk X | 420G | XJ12 S1 | XJ12 S2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Racing | C-Type | D-Type | E-Type | XJ13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ownership | Independent (SS Cars Ltd) | Independent (renamed Jaguar Cars) | BMH | British Leyland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
