Highlights

Carefully detailed XKSS recreation
Beautifully finished in BRG with black roof
Jaguar XK150 running gear and chassis number
Very sparing use since completion
Current keeper since since 2009
4.2 XK engine with 5spd manual and triple 45 Webers

The Appeal

Jaguar only made 16 beautiful XKSS cars, production being stymied by the Browns Lane factory fire. Naturally, that handful of cars are now hugely valuable and, inevitably, little used.

If you lack the requisite £10m to buy one of those cars, and you actually want to use and enjoy it, here is the perfect solution. Few XKSS recreations exist, particularly ones as good as this and with the correct provenance. It is based on a very early XK150 RHD FHC chassis so it has an appropriate late 1950s DVLA registration and Jaguar XK description.

The trick with any recreation is to get the details right. We think even the very pedantic would struggle to take issue with this car. The bodywork looks dimensionally accurate and it has been detailed with correct Smiths dials, XKSS badging, folding hood and knock-off style steel wheels. Naturally it is finished in BRG.

The car has been in the hands of the current keeper since 2009 and covered few miles since completion. He stored it in a heated garage and tells us that runs and drive very well. As an older restoration it has a lovely, gentle sense of age. It would grace any collection but perhaps its best place is on the road being driven and enjoyed.

The History and Paperwork

First registered in 1958
Carries chassis number for car number 160 of the XK150 RHD FHC models
This car was built in late 1957
Four registered keepers
Previously recorded as maroon which was changed in February 2014
We are told there is no paperwork available from the previous owner's family after their move
Current keeper since December 2009
Stored by current keeper in a heated garage
We are told it has been little used since purchase
Vendor tells us the car is an older recreation
V5C in current keeper’s name
Registered as a Historic Vehicle so MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt

The Condition

Well detailed evocation in British Racing Green with well kept paintwork
Well kept GRP bodywork with no reported damage or deterioration
Aluminium bulkhead built on XK150 running gear
The vendor informs us that it is in very good condition throughout
Neatly detailed exterior with XKSS badging and other factory features
Sits on Dunlop-style steel wheels with hub nuts and faux spinners
Matching spare wheel in storage area as shown
We are told that the spare wheel has never been used
Black folding roof in good order with similar fit and clear rear screen
Soft top can be put up in seconds; never taken out in the rain
Well kept interior with premium black leather bucket seats
Interior is similarly well details with period-correct Smiths dials
Vendor advises that the dials have been refurbished and work correctly
Twin wind tone horns with a unique sound
Smart cabin with bespoke trimmed dashboard and XKSS-style wood-rimmed wheel
Black carpets in good condition indicating little use

The Mechanics

4.2 XK engine with triple 45 Webers
5-speed gearbox which we are told is lighter than the Jaguar gearbox
Originally fitted with a 3.8 engine, later upgraded to a 4.2 with triple 45 Webers
Vendor tells us that it drives like a big go-kart on rails but also handles well in town
No reported running or driving issues
Side exit exhausts and other well-detailed XKSS features

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