Jaguar XKSS Reborn? | Jay Leno's Garage

Dan Mooney from Team CJ has meticulously recreated the King of Cool’s legendary Jaguar.
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Jaguar XKSS Reborn? | Jay Leno's Garage

[@infinite7501]

I've been through his shop in Austin. It's like a hospital. They hand fabricate everything. Not just Jaguars. They had an Aston Martin that was in bare metal at the time and it was flawless. Upper echelon of restoration shops!

[@philipdubuque9596]

Arguably the sexiest looking car of all time. For Mr. Mooney to create a tweaked tribute to the original Steve McQueen car is way beyond cool. Must have been a blast to throw it around up in 'the twisties'. A real work of art and a great episode!

[@johnmc9406]

Truly art on wheels. Well done to you guys for honoring Steve and accomplishing the final product. I'm not an emotional person but this one got me down to another level! Thanks

[@jaimykok6533]

This is one of those interesting Jay Leno video's where everything is just right. Interesting and sharp guest, a beautiful car which is build by said guest and an interested Jay.

[@samb.7934]

I thought this was my dream car till I found the XJ13

[@NickRatnieks]

Dan Mooney is a very classy understated guy- having created such a masterpiece of engineering.

[@SirVic42]

Dan Mooney sounds like he outfits James Bond with cars. "Please, 007, try not to destroy this one."

[@alanburke76]

As nice as a V8 sounds, whether American or European, a straight 6 like this is such a beautiful sounding engine.

[@billsherer9815]

When you listen to their conversation it shows the fantastic depth of Jay's automotive knowledge. He really is an encyclopedia of vehicular history.

[@sysop007]

The detail and love in that car, he’s gotta be the biggest McQueen fan around. I’d take that car over any Ferrari from that era. Beautiful car. Brilliant!👏🏼👏🏼

[@d.rodrickeamon6133]

I had Closed Captions on, and every time the "exhaust camera" was showing the car going through the gears, the CC said, "Music."

[@MuitoDaora]

The steering wheel screws are aligned! YES! This is perfection on wheels, the dedication on building it is magnificent.

[@mdub1955]

I love the tribute given to the absolute King of Cool. I was 8 years old when I watched the Great Escape... Steve's motorcycle scenes stole my imagination. For the next six years I worked doing anything I could to earn money, saved it all, and at 14 walked into a dealership and paid cash for a new bike. I raised some serious hell on that bike... great memories.

[@parrotraiser6541]

When I was young, a friend of my father had a 1954 D-type, which I worshipped, polished, and occasionally got to ride in. There's one feature of this car which is necessarily different from the prototype, since the motor is a lot taller and not tilted as much; the power bulge in the hood is larger and centred. The real thing had the bulge towards the left side. (Passenger on the original car, because they were RHD.) I'll bet they had trouble keeping the steering column and the exhaust from interfering with each other when building this one.

[@HRM.H]

What a stunning vehicle. The curves are amazing

[@melvinburwell8202]

Magnificent vehicle. Nothing on the road then or since with that styling. Very nice. A real sports car. 👍😎😍👍🤩👍

[@sexylover780]

WOW! Is that ever the coolest Jay! This guy pulled out all the stops and actually made it better than the original. I can't even imagine the amount of time and labor that went into building that car, he did a fantastic job! Well done would be an understatement.

[@MichaelCarmichael]

The best video since the McQueen or Bizzarini. Congratulations to Dan Mooney for building such a spectacular gem - an updated and uprated XKSS -- Mcqueen would be more than delighted. Jay Leno did a wonderful job of describing and driving this amazing Jaguar. I hope to see many more modern classics on Jay's channel.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Beautiful one-off replica. It took Jay a whole

[@elagace03]

Mr. Mooney is the epitome of class, great job on this exceptional Jaguar!