Jaguar XKSS at 1:8 scale it was when Carson became

it was when Carson became art director of surfer magazine in the late 80s

leaving only sixteen XKSSs to be sold

Over the course of five years of production

using the engine itself as a structural part of the car within the front subframe

and to tap into the increasingly lucrative American market for European sports cars

Jaguar XKSS at 1:8 scale it was when Carson becameOften referred to as the world's first supercar, the XKSS was the road going version of the Le Mans dominating D Type, which was victorious in 1955, 1956 and 1957. Jaguar withdrew from the competition at the end of the 1956 season (private teams raced in 1957) and were 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