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£240,350 (Est: £142,409 - £192,671)

A full aluminium replica of the famous 'Green Rat' 1988 Jaguar Lynx XKSS 4.2-Litre

France • 6 Feb 2025

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AI Listing Summary

This is a Lynx recreation of a Jaguar XKSS, built on a 1966 Jaguar E-Type Coupe 2+2. It was converted to a "Short Nose" D-Type in the early 90s, and later converted to an XKSS between 2011 and 2012, including the installation of original bumpers from Steve McQueen's XKSS. The car has been maintained and improved over the years by CKL Developments and has a 4.2-Litre six-cylinder engine producing 305 bhp.

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Condition 

7

While this is a Lynx recreation, and not an original Jaguar XKSS, the listing states that the car has been maintained and improved over the years by CKL Developments. The engine was serviced and optimized in 2004, and in 2011-2012 the car was converted into an XKSS, including the installation of original bumpers from Steve McQueen's XKSS. The car is registered in France as a Lynx XKSS Replica dated 1988, meaning it can legally be driven on the road.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

E50376

Odometer:

31,068 miles

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Lynx Conversion no.

L89-44 • Extensive history file • Same owner for 22 years • Registered in France as a Lynx XKSS Replica • 4.2-Litre six cylinder engine, producing 305 bhp "The factory fire in February 1957 extinguished the career of the XKSS, a road-going sports car based on the D-Type.

As a result of the hiatus in production, and dislocations of plans for new product lines as important as the 3.4 saloon, the XKSS was abandoned.

It was a cruel fate for a car that was a true thoroughbred, made in the image of the Le Mans winner, and one of the classic might-have-beens of motoring history." - Eric Dymock, The Jaguar File.

One of the rarest Jaguars of all, the XKSS was a spin-off from the D-Type racing programme.

To satisfy the FIA's sports car regulations, the D-Type had been built in numbers greatly exceeding the demand for such a specialised piece of racing equipment, and conversion to road trim was viewed as the best way of clearing unsold stocks, hence the XKSS.

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£172,978

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£240,350

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£273,200

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