You read that right - an XJ13. I had never heard of one and had to look it up. Only one XJ13 was ever built, which explains why I had never had of it.

Current bid is $82,001. Auction ends in two days.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-xj13-replica/

 

Cool, but it appears to be a reproduction and not a 1 of 1

 

The thread title indicates a "Recreation" of a 1 of 1. I think he noted that last part to explain why he'd never heard of the XJ13. I had not either. The actual listing is quite detailed.

I like it. Even though it's a replica, it's got style and proper running gear.

 

According to my "Jaguar: The Engineering Story" by Jeff Daniels (2004), the XJ13 was "Mid V12-engined Le Mans car (in Bob Knight's 1966 memo 'Open 2-seater - R.E').

"From the 1950s until 1994 Jaguar identified its engineering programmes with XJ numbers. There is an assumption that XJ stands for Experimental Jaguar. but the truth is a little more compicated." I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to find out the "truth" as it's a lot to type and I'm lazy.

 

The original XJ13 can be seen and heard in the video in the link below:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/o...-order-216859/

 

Jaguar heritage trust have the original, as others have stated replica have been built

Jaguar XJ13

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1966-jaguar-xj13/





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Sold for $175K.