#7051

VIN: YT9XC91A08A007051

Country: South Africa

Right-Hand Drive

General History

This car is one of only two CCXs in the southern hemisphere. #7051 lived a high-roller’s lifestyle for the first part of its career and then fell off the face of the earth completely. This CCX was finished in early 2008 and first driven in late March by CAR Magazine South Africa for a feature review, it was initially displayed at the dealership of Daytona Group South Africa.
In early April 2008 it became part of the collection of South African businessman  Emmanuel “Lolly” Jackson, owner of the strip club chain “Teazers” and famed for his flamboyant lifestyle and love of fast cars. In his personal garage Chassis 7051 joined, among many others, a satin black and orange wrapped Pagani Zonda S. The cars of Lolly’s collection, including #7051, were well known and made regular appearances at shows and events in and around Johannesburg, as well as on the Kyalami race track – which Lolly used to routinely hire for two-hour sessions so that he and his friends could take their cars for a weekly workout.

In early November 2008 #7051 was loaned by Lolly for the Johannesburg International Motor Show, where it was exhibited along with the CCX Edition #7058 (making its debut) and CCXR #7060. In August 2009 it, with other cars from Lolly’s collection, participated in a photoshoot for the 2010 Teazers’ official calendar. The pictures from this shoot show #051 with a new addition in the form of a carbon rear wing, similar to the Top Gear Wing. It is unknown whether this wing was supplied by Koenigsegg themselves or came from an aftermarket source.

However, #051’s story took a tragic turn when on the night of May 3rd 2010, Lolly Jackson was shot dead. In the investigations that followed his business affairs came under scrutiny from the South African Revenue Service, who impounded his car collection to offset money Lolly had owed in back taxes. The last sighting of the CCX at this time was in August 2010 when it was seen being moved on a flatbed truck, presumably being taken into custody by SARS.

#7051 then vanished for almost three years, before reappearing at auction in March 2013 through Consolidated Classic Cars. The car reportedly sold at this auction for ZAR 6.600.000, but this deal presumably fell through as it was then listed again through auctioneers Vans in November 2014 along with several other cars from Lolly’s collection, still being sold on behalf of SARS. This second auction was temporarily called off and ended up being deferred to March 2015 when the CCX, with 7752 km on its odometer, finally sold for a reported ZAR 5.000.000. This equated to around $400.000 at the time, making this one of the best bargains in Koenigsegg history!

Exterior Spec

Chassis 7051 was painted in Lava Orange, distinguished from the very similar Australian CCX #7050 by phone dial wheels and body-colour wing mirrors instead of #7050’s carbon ones.

In 2009, #7051 was fitted with a small rear wing in bare carbon, further differentiating it from its near-identical twin #7050 which never had a wing.

Interior Spec

The CCX’s interior colours match its outside, with a black leather and carbon fiber dashboard paired with an orange leather rear bulkhead, roof liner and center console. It has black and orange seats with full colour Koenigsegg shield emblem and logo stitched on the headrests.