1958 Jaguar XKSS Recreation

Highlights

• Carefully detailed XKSS recreation
• Beautifully finished in BRG with black roof
• Jaguar independent rear suspension and adjustable coil overs
• Very sparing use since completion
• Current keeper since 2009
• 4.2 XK engine with 5spd manual and triple 45 Webers

The Appeal

Jaguar only made 16 beautiful XKSS cars, production being stymied by the Browns Lane factory fire. Naturally, that handful of cars are now hugely valuable and, inevitably, little used.

If you lack the requisite £10m to buy one of those cars, and you actually want to use and enjoy it, here is the perfect solution. Few XKSS recreations exist, particularly ones as good as this and with the correct provenance. It was built in the late 1980s, so it has an appropriate late 1950s DVLA registration and Jaguar XK description. The car was recommissioned in 2006.

The trick with any recreation is to get the details right. We think even the very pedantic would struggle to take issue with this car. The bodywork looks dimensionally accurate and it has been detailed with correct Smiths dials, XKSS badging, folding hood and knock-off style wheels. Naturally it is finished in BRG.

The car has been in the hands of the current keeper since 2009 and covered few miles since completion. He stored it in a heated garage and tells us that runs and drive very well. As an older restoration it has a lovely, gentle sense of age. It would grace any collection but perhaps its best place is on the road being driven and enjoyed.

The History and Paperwork

• First registered in 1958
• Donor car was a 1958 XK150 RHD
• XKSS built in the late 1980s
• Four registered keepers
• Recommissioned in 2006
• Previously recorded as maroon which was changed in February 2014
• We are told there is no paperwork available from the previous owner's family after their move
• Current keeper since 2009
• Stored by current keeper in a heated garage
• We are told it has been little used since purchase
• Vendor tells us the car is an older recreation
• V5C in current keeper’s name
• Registered as a Historic Vehicle so MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt

The Condition

• Well detailed evocation in British Racing Green with well kept paintwork
• Well kept GRP bodywork with no reported damage or deterioration
• Aluminium bulkhead
• The vendor informs us that it is in very good condition throughout
• Neatly detailed exterior with XKSS badging and other factory features
• Sits on correct Dunlop 16in wheels with hub nuts and faux spinners
• Matching spare wheel in storage area as shown
• We are told that the spare wheel has never been used
• Black folding roof in good order with similar fit and clear rear screen
• Soft top can be put up in seconds; never taken out in the rain
• Well kept interior with premium black leather bucket seats
• Interior is similarly well details with period-correct Smiths dials
• Vendor advises that the dials have been refurbished and work correctly
• Twin wind tone horns with a unique sound
• Smart cabin with bespoke trimmed dashboard and XKSS-style wood-rimmed wheel
• Black carpets in good condition indicating little use

The Mechanics

• 4.2 XK engine with triple 45 Webers
• 5-speed gearbox which we are told is lighter than the Jaguar gearbox
• Originally fitted with a 3.8 engine, later upgraded to a 4.2 with triple 45 Webers
• Jaguar independent rear suspension
• Adjustable coilovers all round
• Vendor tells us that it drives like a big go-kart on rails but also handles well in town
• No reported running or driving issues
• Side exit exhaust and other well-detailed XKSS features

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