The Jaguar XKSS was the road-going version of the racing D-Type. At the end of the D-Type production, 25 of the 68 race cars built remained unsold at the factory. These were adapted for the road with the addition of weather protection and a second door. The D's rear fin was removed, but remaining beneath the road-going version's more sober skin was a powerful sports car that could go from zero to sixty in 7 seconds and was capable of a top speed of over 150 mph. Sixteen XKSSs were quickly sold, with most going to the United States. Sadly, later in 1957, with 300 new XKSSs in production, a fire destroyed the Jaguar factory. This XKSS has spent all of its life in Canada and the United States. | |
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