The Jaguar V12 : Development

By Neville on Jul 12 2010 | 1 Comments
Last month I made a post looking at the origins of the V12 – this month I look at the development of the V12 in a little more detail.Before the V12, Jaguar’s racing and practically all road cars were powered by the powerful and renowned XK straight-six double overhead-cam unit. This engi... [More]

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Triplex Laminated Windsceen

By Neville on Jul 06 2010 | 0 Comments
Production of a new Jaguar XJ13 windscreen using original tooling. [More]

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Prototype V12 - Part 3

By Neville on Jul 02 2010 | 0 Comments
Lucas Fuel Injection Fuel supply to the original 1966 XJ13 was managed by Lucas Mechanical Fuel Injection. This system was retained by Jaguar when the car was rebuilt in 1972/73 and remains with it today. The heart of the system is the Lucas metering unit which sits in the "V" of the engine and ... [More]

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Sayer's Original Design

By Neville on May 14 2010 | 2 Comments
The XJ13, as originally envisaged by Malcolm Sayer and built in Jaguar's Competitions Department, is different in a number of respects from the rebuilt car which now graces Jaguar Heritage's collection.Chief amongst these differences are the different wheels and treatment of the wheelarches.The foll... [More]

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Prototype V12 - Initial Observations - Part Two - Peter Wilson verdict

By Neville on Apr 28 2010 | 0 Comments
I was privileged to be visited by Peter Wilson (ex Jaguar Competitions Department) who confirmed the identity of my prototype quad-cam V12 as being the second engine to have been built as part of Jaguar's quest to return to Le Mans with the XJ13.Peter worked in the Competitions Department for five y... [More]

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Original XJ13 - Part 6 - The car is crashed at MIRA

By Neville on Apr 24 2010 | 0 Comments
In the words of Norman Dewis, Jaguar Test Driver, in his book "Developing the Legend" ... "It was all the fault of the Series 3 E-Type and the new Hassan/Baily 'flat-head' production V12. The idea emerged that the new Jaguar V12 engine in the Series 3 E-Type should be launched to the press at Geneva... [More]

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Original XJ13 - Part 5 - Testing at Silverstone

By Neville on Apr 23 2010 | 0 Comments
As "secret" testing of the XJ13 continued, the car was taken to the Silverstone race circuit for two days in August of 1967 ... The following quoted text is © Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust and should not be copied without their permission. Ninth test August 15th & 16th 1967 - Silverstone... [More]

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Original XJ13 - Part 4

By Neville on Apr 23 2010 | 0 Comments
It seems that design/development of the XJ13 occupied the thoughts of its engineers - especially when they were attending events such as Le Mans. I came across some scribbled notes made by George Buck - written on the front and back of what seem to be practice times for the 32nd Le Mans event .... ... [More]

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Original XJ13 - Part 3

By Neville on Apr 22 2010 | 0 Comments
The following notes and pictures detail a selection of original documents relating to development of the original XJ13: Preliminary drawing by George Buck - November 1963 XJ13 body - note the original, pre-1973, wheelarch profile (altered during the 1973 rebuild by Abbey Panels) Extract from X... [More]

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Initial Study carried out at the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Coventry

By Neville on Apr 01 2010 | 0 Comments
Initial conclusions of a study of original log books and associated documentation in relation to the lineage and significant events in the history of No.1 & No.7 XJ6 V12 engines as fitted to the Jaguar XJ13 prototype car. A consideration is also given to their relationship with No.3 XJ6 V12 engine. [More]

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