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Original XJ13 - Part 2

By Neville on Jan 26 2010 | 0 Comments

Here are some more pictures of the original XJ13 at the JDHT ...

Jaguar XJ13

The sticker for the nose of the XJ13 measures 10cm x 4 cm (about 4" x 1.5") and, at the time of writing, are listed on eBay - item number 350304855583. They sell for £1.75 ($2.82) for two plus postage.

Jaguar XJ13

Norman Dewis' helmet inside the boot.

Jaguar XJ13

This and the following few pics were taken by poking my camera under the front nearside wheel

Jaguar XJ13

These lights are E-Type Series One Roadster - now remanufactured by SNG Barrat.

Jaguar XJ13

These seem to be rather poor-quality castings. Would YOU trust your life to these?

Jaguar XJ13

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Original XJ13 - Part 3The following notes and pictures detail a selection of original documents relating to development of...Building the Chassis/Monocoque1966 Jaguar XJ13 Building the Chassis-MonocoqueOriginal XJ13 - Part 5 - Testing at SilverstoneAs "secret" testing of the XJ13 continued, the car was taken to the Silverstone race circuit for two...

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Neville is a long-standing Classic Jaguar enthusiast and racer. Having acquired an original quad-cam prototype V12 engine he now finds himself in the position where he can fulfil a long-held ambition of building and hopefully racing an authentic "toolroom-copy" of the Jaguar XJ13 prototype Le Mans racer - true to Malcolm Sayer's original 1966 vision.

In the 1990's he was inspired to race Jaguars after reading the autobiography of Duncan Hamilton and his exploits leading up to, during and after the Le Mans of 1953 where he drove the Jaguar Works C-Type to victory with his co-driver Tony Rolt - a tale from "...the days when drivers were fat and tyres were skinny" ...

Since then he has owned and raced a succession of classic Jaguars - both in South Africa and England. He is now able to indulge his long-held ambition of building and racing a copy of the stillborn Jaguar XJ13 - a car built for Le Mans but which never actually raced. His aim is to end up with a car that, although road-legal, will be first and foremost a racecar that exactly replicates the 1966 original.

You are invited to join Neville in this Blog - your contributions, support and interest will be welcomed.

The journey begins!