Jaguar XKSS 1957 Painting
by Paul Meijering
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$2,500
Dimensions
120.000 x 90.000 x 1.000 cm.
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Title
Jaguar XKSS 1957 Painting
Artist
Paul Meijering
Medium
Painting - Acrylic Painting
Description
Realistic acrylic painting of the Jaguar XKSS, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the Original painting is 120 x 90 cm and for sale
The Jaguar XKSS was a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car.
Following Jaguar's withdrawal from competition at the end of the 1956 season, a number of completed and partly completed D-types remained unsold at the Browns Lane factory. In an attempt to recoup some of the investment made in building these unused chassis, and to exploit the lucrative American market for high-performance European sports cars, Sir William Lyons decided to convert a number to road-going specification. Only minor changes were made to the basic D-type structure: the addition of a passenger side door; the removal of the large fin behind the driver; and the removal of the divider between passenger and driver seats. In addition, changes were made for cosmetic, comfort and legal reasons: a full-width, chrome-surrounded windscreen was added; sidescreens were added to both driver and passenger doors; a rudimentary, folding, fabric roof was added for weather protection; chromed bumpers were added front and rear (a styling cue later used on the E-type); XK140 rear light clusters were mounted higher on the wings; and thin chrome strips were added to the edges of the front light fairings.
On the evening of 12 February 1957, a fire broke out at the Browns Lane plant destroying nine of the twenty-five cars that had already been completed or were semi-completed. Most of the surviving 16 XKSSs were sold in the USA.
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Comments (6)
John Malone
Congratulations your work has been featured in “PAINTING THE OLD WAY”!
Paul Meijering replied:
Thank you so very much, John, for your support and the feature in your marvellous group!!;-))...
Donna Tucker
This is Wonderful! I'm featuring this in the Realistic Paintings Group! L/F
Paul Meijering replied:
Thank you so very much, Donna, for your compliment, support and the feature in your realistic group!!;-))...
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Paul Meijering replied:
Thank you so very much, Robyn, for your compliment, support and the feature in your wonderful group!!;-))...
David Neace
Congratulations, your art is featured on the homepage of "Created by My Hands"!
Paul Meijering replied:
Thank you so much, David, for all your support and the feature in your creative group!!;-))