I love this first one of Steve McQeen. what great lines.

 

Jaguar's rich pedigree is priceless.

 

They say Steve McQueen Jag XKSS is worth 25 million. Only 16 made.
Look at Jay Leno's garage, he does a show on it.

 

Watched the complete video. In its day the XKSS must have been like a C-X75. Nothing like it. Here's the link:

 

Looks like Eastwood and Landon could barely afford their Jags, took the shirts right off their backs, while McQueen, that cool dude, still has his jacket and sun glasses!

 

As I looked at the Jay Leno garage youtube site I noticed that I used to own a diamond in the rough car in my youth. Little did I know then that there were only 1700 of those cars out of 2600 that were imported to the US. It was great and a lot of fun to drive and pretty fast. It was also a little ugly but I loved the sound of the engine and exhaust. Take a look at his restore and test drive. Just another great English sports car. Daimler SP250

 

They had an XKSS on the Timeline at the JEC's 30th anniversary event last year - the owner drove it there & back himself, despite the £8M or so price tag, no messing about with trailers or car transporters. That's a proper enthusiast.

 

Since we're discussing the XKSS, I thought I'd mention that one is on display at Clyde's Restaurant in Chevy Chase, Maryland. For details, see this thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...5/#post1218963





Stuart

 

It's a shame to see such a rare car turned into an exhibit, though. I wonder if it even runs - the engine is probably seized solid.

 

The lines of this XKSS are so unique to Jaguar and this has to be the most beautiful one ever built.