1956 Jaguar

XKSS Recreation by Lynx

--British Racing Green with Black leather interior and Black convertible top, Under 1,000 miles from new, Lynx-tuned 4.2-liter Jaguar straight 6-cylinder engine with triple Weber carburetors, 5-speed gearbox, Left Hand Drive, 1 of only 9 produced it is complete with Lynx history and documentation, Registered as a 1970 Jaguar, A tribute to Steve McQueen's infamous XKSS, the “Green Rat."

The Jaguar XKSS is one of the rarest of all Jaguars. Jaguar evolved the XKSS from the Le Mans winning Jaguar D-Type racing cars at the end of 1956. In early 1957, a fire at the Jaguar Browns Lane factory destroyed all but 16 of the original cars. With only 16 examples completed, the XKSS legendary and among the rarest, most desirable of all road-going Jaguars.

Lynx Motors has been well-known as the caretakers and restorer of choice for many of the original C-type, D-type and XK-SS Jaguars. Subsequently, having restored and rebodied many of these originals, they have become well-known as the premier C, D and XK-SS recreators of choice. The Lynx XKSS recreation is constructed as the original with aluminum monocoque tub and square-tube engine frame. It is then fitted with an aluminum body designed to XKSS specifications to be exact in detail to the originals, complete with original specification windscreen, hood, bumpers and luggage rack.

These XK-SS Lynx recreations have been constructed in extremely low quantity. The Lynx XK-SS is virtually identical to the original factory-built XKSS. This example the 9th of only 11 manufactured to date, only 1 of only 2 built in Left Hand Drive configuration and the “only” Lynx XK-SS to feature the “cigarette glove box”, specific to McQueen's original XK-SS. These Lynx XK-SS's ensure exclusivity, collectability and values based on their superb quality and thus, desirability.

This Jaguar XKSS re-creation was produced by Lynx Motors in 2014 and has remained in collector ownership until only recently. In this ownership, it has been maintained by well-known and respected specialist Julian Walton Masters - Winning Makes, Santa Barbara, California with a recent service at the cost of $50,000.00 to bring to its current superbly serviced and ready to use condition.

The Lynx XKSS has been built with the true spirit of Jaguar's legendary racers. It has thrilling performance Jaguar given its tuned 4.2 liter engine housed in such a lightweight package.

With prices for the original 16 Jaguar XK-SS's exceeding seven figures, the Lynx XK-SS's have garnered their owned cherished following. They are extremely rare and do not come to market often. This is an opportunity to purchase an exact recreation for a fraction of the cost of an original. A wonderful, well-prepared, serviced Lynx Jaguar XK-SS that is ready for immediate use for vintage tours, rallies and which is a driving pleasure to drive.

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