We are delighted to introduce the Jaguar XKSS, now at 1:18 scale, with its buoyant Cotswold Blue exterior and distinctive Brick Red interior, The first batch of these supremely detailed handcrafted recreations has been completed, with only fifty models available, so do act quickly if you wish to secure your 1:18 scale. 

Often referred to as the world’s first supercar, the XKSS was the road-going version of the Le Mans dominating D-Type. After Jaguar withdrew from competition in 1956, the marque was left with several completed and partly completed builds. In an attempt to recoup the some of the investment, and to tap into the increasingly lucrative American market for European sports cars, these were converted into a road-going specification.

Twenty-five cars had been at least semi-built before a fire in the Browns Lane plant in 1957 destroyed nine of the cars, leaving only sixteen XKSSs to be sold. In 2017, Jaguar delivered the nine ‘lost’ XKSS sports cars to a select group of collectors and customers which, though completely new, used period chassis numbers. All of the cars sold at a price in excess of £1million each.

The 1:18 scale follows the larger 1:8 scale that was released in November and joins the growing collection of classic Jaguar models available from Amalgam.