See How Jaguar Rebuilt Its XKSS Supercar, a Legend From 1957
One of the most collectible cars around is cloned at $1.5 million a pop.
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Jaguar’s new supercar has been 60 years in the making. Don’t expect paddle shift, ABS, or even the luxury of electric windows—as well as a vintage look, the XKSS has vintage features to boot.
It's technically a "continuation car," a special type of replica in which production ceased but has since restarted using original designs and methods (like this Superformance MKII Slab Side Cobra or Jaguar's own Lightweight E-type). The original XKSS was made for the U.S. market as a road-going conversion of the Le Mans-winning 1954 D-type, until a fire ripped through Jaguar’s Browns Lane factory in 1957. As a result, only 16 were ever made out of the total 25-car production run.