The Jaguar XKSS is a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car, initially built in 1957. Only 16 were built and sold at the time. Nine chassis were destroyed in a factory fire in 1957 before
1956 Jaguar XKSS
Completely restored 1957 XKSS interior
Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-19
Jaguar XKSS
…the chassis numbers of the destroyed cars. The "continuation" reproductions were expected to sell for more than £1 million each. The American actor Steve McQueen owned a Jaguar XKSS for personal use, painted British racing green. He referred to the car as the "Green Rat". In 2010 and 2011 it toured the United…
McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968
McQueen in The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
Virginia Gregg with McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive, 1959
(L–R) Yul Brynner, McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn in The Magnificent Seven, 1960