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He handled the High Standard Riot pretty well in "The Getaway", 1972


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Pretty sure the gun is an S55. They had the plain sides with a billboard worth of printing. The S56 was engraved and a little heavier. The data I checked shows they were imported starting in the very early 70's. Given the time period of the photo reported, along with the sling swivels and the double triggers (which weren't nearly as common in the US), the statement it may be a European model is probably correct.

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What a car!! Growing up in the 60's as a car nut, I vividly remember a neighbor, Edmund Rahal, that had the full race version of this Jag, the "D" type, in an unpainted all aluminum body. One of its distinguishing features was the fin behind the driver's head. He successfully raced the car all over the South.
https://vintageracecar.com/ed-rahal-1925-2009/

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Wait, no Rolex Submariner on his wrist?

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Originally Posted by GLS
What a car!! Growing up in the 60's as a car nut, I vividly remember a neighbor, Edmund Rahal, that had the full race version of this Jag, the "D" type, in an unpainted all aluminum body. One of its distinguishing features was the fin behind the driver's head. He successfully raced the car all over the South.
https://vintageracecar.com/ed-rahal-1925-2009/

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I’m doing this from memory this morning Gil but I think the XKSS was an ill fated attempt to commercialize the D-Type. The D-Type came first.

One of the problems that beset the XKSS program, besides the usual Jag stuff, was that after 14? Cars were built, the wooden forms they used to beat the body panels into shape burned in a fire. That was enough for Jag to say “enough!”


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Wait, no Rolex Submariner on his wrist?

Might be overkill in the gunroom, or, the side of a mountain.

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Originally Posted by canvasback
Originally Posted by GLS
What a car!! Growing up in the 60's as a car nut, I vividly remember a neighbor, Edmund Rahal, that had the full race version of this Jag, the "D" type, in an unpainted all aluminum body. One of its distinguishing features was the fin behind the driver's head. He successfully raced the car all over the South.
https://vintageracecar.com/ed-rahal-1925-2009/

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I’m doing this from memory this morning Gil but I think the XKSS was an ill fated attempt to commercialize the D-Type. The D-Type came first.

One of the problems that beset the XKSS program, besides the usual Jag stuff, was that after 14? Cars were built, the wooden forms they used to beat the body panels into shape burned in a fire. That was enough for Jag to say “enough!”

Canvasback;

You have good memory. When you view this video below about the newly (5 years or so ago) built XKSS' it will bring back more of your memories. The new ones were priced at almost US$ 2million.



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What happened to his Stutz Bearcats and his Deusenbergs- and how did he know, as Det. Lt. Frank Bullitt, that it was a Winchester pump (it was a M`1897 for sure) being pointed at him and his Mustang in the great car chase scene in "Bullitt"?? Just a glance at 80 plus MPH--RWTF


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He read the script

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The one thing I appreciate the most about Steve McQueen when subjects on him arise, is his late-in-life conversion and salvation in Jesus Christ. Moving story:

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-mcqueen-the-salvation-of-an-american-icon

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