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The car flipped end-over-end several times before coming to rest as a heap of twisted metal. Against the instructions of Jaguar’s director, he drove the car at high speed for the cameras and eventually crashed when an old tyre disintegrated.

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Chief test driver for Jaguar, Norman Dewis, was behind the wheel for the filming session at Mira. The car sat collecting dust for years until it was summoned to do some promotional work for the V12 E-Type. The build was completed in the early 90s and is finished in British Racing Green with Green leather interior. The Jaguar C-type by Proteus offered here at Autostorico is a recreation of an early 1950s car. Lessons learned from the racing programme would later help in the development of Jaguar’s road-going V12 engine, but ultimately the Jaguar XJ13 wasn’t developed with the haste required to keep it competitive. Proteus offered bodywork in either GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) or, the more expensive, aluminium. Additionally, up and coming regulations would soon restrict engine size to three litres and so the decision was made to abandon the project. The car was undoubtably quick, but when tests were conducted at full race speed, with the help of fellow racer Richard Attwood, it became clear that it was some way off the new Ford GT40’s pace. 5) in 1966, the model with 2-door roadster body and V-12 4994 cm3 / 306 cui, 374 kW / 509 PS / 502 hp (max) engine for Europe racing/rallye. Talented racing driver, and ex-Jaguar apprentice, David Hobbs began track testing the XJ13 in 1966 and even managed to set an unofficial lap record at Mira in 1967. Engine horsepower and torque curve for Jaguar XJ13 (man. This low-slung coupe slipped through the air with minimal drag, ideal for the high-speed Mulsanne straight and the ultimate goal of winning Le Mans. The XJ13’s aquatic aluminium profile was the work of Malcolm Sayer who’s time at the Bristol Aeroplane Company made him a formidable aerodynamicist. The patterns are for a basic cross section style buck. It has the same wheelbase as the original car, which is 94,9 inches.

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Nested midship, the engine was actually structurally integral to the car, as was the five-speed manual transmission.

As a result it took until 1964 for the first 502bhp 5-litre V12 to cough into life. The plans for this car sat on the drawing board for years with Jaguar's upper management lacking the hunger to push on with development.