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The Jaguar XKSS is a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car, initially built in 1957. Only 16 were built and sold at the time. [ 1 ] Nine chassis were destroyed in a factory fire in 1957 before they could be completed.
Given that Jaguar originally intended to build 100 D-Types, and allocated 100 chassis numbers for them, the combination of the 75 Jaguar claims it already built in the 1950s, [1] [3] [2] plus the 25 XKSS conversions (built in two installments, 16 in 1957 and 9 more starting in 2016 [7]), accounts for all 100 original chassis numbers. It is ...
The Jaguar Mark VIII is a luxury four-door automobile introduced by the Jaguar company of Coventry at the 1956 London Motor Show. It succeeded the Jaguar Mark VII M , made from 1950 to 1956, and was replaced by the Mark IX in late 1958, made until 1961.
The Jaguar XK150 is a sports car produced by Jaguar between 1957 and 1961 as the successor to the XK140. Initially it was only available in fixed head coupé (FHC) and drophead coupé (DHC) versions. The roadster without full weather equipment which had begun the XK line was launched as the XK150 OTS (open two-seater) in 1958. Minimal rear ...
The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as the successor to the XK120.Upgrades included more interior space, improved brakes, rack and pinion steering, increased suspension travel, and telescopic shock absorbers instead of the older lever arm design.
Nearly two months ago, we at Road & Track reported the sad tale of a Steve McQueen tribute Jaguar XKSS replica that was stolen from a Texas garage. On Wednesday, however, ...
Britain was represented by a single semi-works Jaguar D-Type, entered by the Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse for Ron Flockhart. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] One of the more unusual entrants was a Kurtis Kraft roadster for Akton Miller , a car constructed in the US, with a powerful 6.4 litre Chrysler engine, mounted on a space-frame single seat chassis ...
The 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 25th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 22 and 23 June 1957, on the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fifth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship .