Jaguar plans to build nine new 1957 XKSS
sports cars using the VINs of originals destroyed by a fire at the
automaker’s Browns Lane plant before completion.
The new cars, known in the business as continuation models,
are considered original, though of course they don’t have the patina or
provenance that classic car connoisseurs adore.
Still, Jaguar managed to sell
all build slots for the XKSS continuation models, even before any of
the cars were completed. The asking price was a cool $1.5 million.
Jaguar on Wednesday unveiled a new XKSS, although it’s a
10th car that Jaguar will keep. Think of it as a rehearsal for the engineers
before attempting actual customer cars.
Following its debut, which took place at the Petersen
Museum, Jaguar give Jay Leno a chance to check out the fine work. Unfortunately
he wasn’t allowed to drive the car since it isn’t street legal. In fact, this
example doesn’t even have a VIN.
But don’t feel too bad for Leno. Only two years he got
behind the wheel of an original XKSS, the actual example
owned by Steve McQueen.
source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1107389_jay-leno-inspects-the-new-1957-jaguar-xkss
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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