Secondly, Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis crashed the bejesus out of the one-off go-faster machine in 1971 at the MIRA proving ground. Happily, however, the wrecked XJ13 was rebuilt to an almost ...

The XJ13 grew out of a program that started in the 1960s to develop a V-12 for Jaguar road cars. By 1964, a prototype quad-cam, 5.0-liter V-12 with SU carburetors had been fitted to a Mark X sedan ...

1966 Jaguar XJ13. 1966 Jaguar XJ13. 2002 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Published: Aug 1, 2002. Save Article. Behold the only XJ13 extant. Built as a potential Le Mans contender, ...

Jaguar race cars won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times in the 1950s. When the carmaker decided to go back to Le Mans with a factory effort in 1966, it designed the ridiculously slinky XJ13 for ...

A $1.5 million look at what the Jaguar XJ13 could have been with a few years of racing evolution. Conner Golden Writer Manufacturer Photographer Jan 13, 2021. See All 11 Photos.

The XJ13 was intended to be the car with which Jaguar would return to Le Mans. The project began in 1964, the first year a 5.0-liter, 60-degree V-12 engine burst to life at Jaguar.

The LM69 is a sports car built by racing team Ecurie Ecosse that's meant to be a continuation of the Jaguar XJ13 race car from the 1960s.; It's powered by a V-12 engine and features some notable ...

For me, the Jaguar XJ13 is the greatest Jaguar that never was. Developed to challenge the big guns at Le Mans, the XJ13 did not get the chance to stretch its legs on the Mulsanne Straight. Fifty ...

Remember the XJ13? It was a mid-engine V-12 supercar with stunning proportions and a lovely sound produced by Jaguar to compete in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sadly, just one example was built ...

Jaguar Land Rover filed a trademark for the XJ13 name this week, leading to suggestions that it Heritage division could be working on a new continuation model. Back in the mid-1960’s, Jaguar ...