xj13 replica

[esv683]

Just spotted this on Brightwells,might be of interest

Jaguar XJ13 Replica by Proteus


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Jaguar XJ13 Replica by Proteus Jaguar XJ13 Replica by Proteus


Lot number
0

Estimate
£20,000 - £25,000

Description
Jaguar XJ13 Replica by Proteus

Registration
N/A

Year
c.1995

Colour
Green

Engine size
5,343 cc


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[TooMany2cvs]

http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...
26th November.

[spitsfire]

I was chatting with the chap who build this beauty a few years ago. From what he told me, the work involved was phenomenal because of all the engineering required to build a car from the ground up capable of 180mph+.

If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd buy it just for Sunday morning hoons and the occasional trip to the shops. Don't think you'll see many folk at Tesco's in an XJ13

[john2443]

I know it's a replica, but that still seems like a bargain for what 99% of people would think was a classic supercar.

[Flatinfourth]

john2443 said:

I know it's a replica, but that still seems like a bargain for what 99% of people would think was a classic supercar.

Indeed, haven't followed the link yet to see which car it is, but have done quite a few miles and a lot of work on a Proteus XJ13, and it was a truly awe inspiring thing on every level. Just the sound of that V12 behind your head with four very short exhausts and open trumpets....

I think the gearbox alone for that car cost the other side of £10,000, plus a dry sump engine,throttle bodies etc, etc, etc as well as everything else I dont see how you could build a good one for less than the cost of a decent series one E Type

[coppice]

Heretical I know but I really didn't get the XJ13 at all. I saw it demonstrated at Silverstone in the 70s and whilst my friends were all oohs and aaahs I thought it looked ridiculously big and terribly old school . I know Jaguar folk talked up how it would have won Le Mans etc but I suspect it would not have seen which way the GT40s went . Trouble is I feel the same about the much lauded XJ220...huge and with an engine that sounded like a concrete mixer. Sorry Jag fans but the classy ones for me are XK 150 and late XJ12s. E Type not included ? Sorry again.