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Cool if true (though I the look is really not my thing), but I tend not to believe it, given the actual spelling of the name is "Stirling" not "Sterling".
Cool if true (though I the look is really not my thing), but I tend not to believe it, given the actual spelling of the name is "Stirling" not "Sterling".
Good eye! I hadn't noticed that, and worse yet, I copied that same mistake onto the thread title.
I don’t think it is a scam. I think this is the same car that Mohr Imports sold years ago for around $29k. It is one of the early of the 5 cars, so I think it has less of the modifications than the other cars.
Yes there were a handful of these made I think it was a promotional version commissioned by a west coast US dealer. Here are a couple of pics of the one I was parked next to at this years SVJC Concours in York, PA. This one was all original. Its owner lives in NJ I think.
I believe that Faerber Productions, in California, was the same company that upgraded 5 jaguar Demo XKRs that they called the "Black Cat"
As far as I can tell, "FAERBER PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL" was/is is a production based automotive, consultative group that serviced OEM Product Development, Concept, Pre-production, Product Placement and Specialty Vehicle builds.
From my perspective, they were a company that would add about $3K in accessories, mark the car up by $20K, then market how good and exclusive their version of the car. I read that they also modified some Range Rovers.
Ah, this is starting to make sense now. Indeed, it looks like the Faerber thing is the true backstory. Maybe then Stirling Moss did indeed sign these, but I've read dubious things about the horsepower claims. In any case, I don't think these were heritage recognized. But, hey, whatever tickles your fancy. Not my car, not my place to judge.
To confirm what folks have said above, I asked the official Jaguar Heritage organization about these, and got this reply:
The cars being advertised as Stirling Moss editions were not produced in the Jaguar factory. They were aftermarket conversions done in the US market (we think by a dealer in California) and were produced as part of a marketing support programme for a historic race series supported by Jaguar North America in 2003. It would appear that just five were made; from searching on the internet, the first car looks like a show car with flip up doors and different wheels and interior, the others look more like standard production, all with the same paint finish - silver with green and red stripes . Some changes were also made to the engine management mapping so that higher power output could be claimed.
01-01-2019, 03:19 PM
Sterling Moss edition XKR for only $38,000
