Recreating Jaguar's Legendary XJ13 - 50 years on ...
Towards the end of 1965, in Jaguar's Competition Department, construction of their XJ13 Le Mans Prototype was underway. In 2015, almost 50 years later, my painstakingly accurate recreation of this...
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Any differences between the rivet detail on my recreation and Jaguar's rebuilt original are completely deliberate!There are many differences between Jaguar's 1966 original car and Jaguar's rebuilt car...
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Car is ready for paint
Perhaps a good time to reflect back 50 years ago to early 1965 when Bob Blake had already made a start on the original's monocoque.At the time, it was believed that it was still possible to have the...
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Jaguar XJ13 - Malcolm Sayer's Crowning Glory
"Sayer uniquely blended science and art to produce timeless shapes of exceptional and enduring beauty. He brought science to the art of car design; and scientifically produced works of art.”21st May...
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First Public Reveal
London Classic Car ShowIn the middle of last month our first (prototype-engined) re-creation of the 1966 Le Mans Prototype was loaded up for transport to London's Docklands Excel for its first public...
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Re-Creating Jaguar's Quad-Cam V12 Engine - Part 1
While we prepare our first (prototype-engined) car for its first appearance on track and work continues on our first of a (very) limited run of customer cars, I thought you might be interested to learn...
View Article"The 13" - Shakedown
Results of first shakedown to follow. In the meantime, turn up your sound and revel in the sounds this car made during the run.Does it sound angry or does it sound angry? .....
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"Lucky Number 13" Octane Magazine, November 2016
As the wind swells and blusters, and malevolent clouds roil overhead, the marquee before us threatens to depart for a different time-zone. The introductions are over and we’re into the preliminary...
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