If its not an E-Type, what is it?

[daqinggregg]

I know what it looks like, but something tell me its very wrong.

[jeremyc]

Jaguar XKSS (or replica)

[vixen1700]

Jag XKSS. Probably real too looking at the age of the other cars in the picture.

[wibble cb]

The boot lid is wrong on one of these examples…

[nicanary]

The bonnet bulge suggests it's had a Chevy V8 transplant.

[CKY]

daqinggregg said:

I know what it looks like, but something tell me its very wrong.

Would be interested to know what it's got under the bonnet given the hideous scoop/bulge it's got.

[daqinggregg]

I’ve just, clearly demonstrated for all to see, my complete ignorance, when it comes to classic Jaguars; oh well, live and learn.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

jeremyc said:

Jaguar XKSS (or replica)

Which that isn't!

[jeremyc]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Which that isn't!

Oh yes it is.

Andrew Frankel in The Telegraph said:

And even by XKSS standards, the one I’m going to be driving is special, for it is the very first. Like all of them, it started life as a D-type (chassis XKD555 if you wish to research it further) before being equipped with bumpers, a sensible windscreen, a passenger door, quite a lot of chrome and a new XKSS 701 identity. It has just emerged from a total restoration by marque experts CKL Developments and is, in every regard I can see, perfect.

It has been rebuilt to a specification inspired by the XKSS that once belonged to a certain Terence Steven McQueen, which means it has no side window frames, no luggage rack on the boot and a tonneau cover folded behind the seats.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/rare-beauty-jaguar-xkss-driven/

[Jordie Barretts sock]

This is a better picture of a better one (which I have driven)



That isn't me! But the car belongs to the man who took the picture.

[LotusOmega375D]

Did they make any LHD XK-SS? I thought they were all RHD.

[MikeE]

The red one is a replica, no LHD XKSS were built, it has wire wheels not Dunlop peg drives, it has a boot lid not the spare wheel well of the original, and the windscreen surround is part of the bodywork not a polished aluminum bolt on frame as original. Oh yeah and then there's the huge bonnet bulge!

Edited by MikeE on Friday 24th May 14:30

[MikeE]

jeremyc said:

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Which that isn't!

Oh yes it is.

Andrew Frankel in The Telegraph said:

And even by XKSS standards, the one I’m going to be driving is special, for it is the very first. Like all of them, it started life as a D-type (chassis XKD555 if you wish to research it further) before being equipped with bumpers, a sensible windscreen, a passenger door, quite a lot of chrome and a new XKSS 701 identity. It has just emerged from a total restoration by marque experts CKL Developments and is, in every regard I can see, perfect.

It has been rebuilt to a specification inspired by the XKSS that once belonged to a certain Terence Steven McQueen, which means it has no side window frames, no luggage rack on the boot and a tonneau cover folded behind the seats.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/rare-beauty-jaguar-xkss-driven/

I remember seeing this car and talking to the owner when it was owned by Racing Green Jaguar, back in their TVR Dealership days (maybe you'd seen it there too Jeremy). Apparently it was a bit of a bitsa with another XKSS surfacing in the states that had the original front chassis frames. The owner of Racing Green had just bought the US car to reunite his UK car's original tub with the US cars original frames (or vice versa, can't quite remember as it must have been around 2008!).

I used to see him driving it on the Mitchett bypass road in all weathers

Here's a period picture confirming Racing Greens ownership XKS5