Ultra rare find
Discussion
k is going on in here?autofocus said:
Hi there,
If you mean this one: -
Then sorry but this is not an XJ220S, its a standard XJ220 with an 'S' front bumper.
There is at least one road going XJ220S in the UK and thats the Yellow one: -
The others are mainly overseas (in the USA I think) and were affectionately known as the 'Opal Fruit' cars
Not sure if any of the above may have been wrapped, resprayed etc as I cannot seem to find a record of exactly how many XJ220S's were built.
Certainly interested to find out more about the car that the OP has discovered.
Regards
Tim
Sorry to quote this again.If you mean this one: -
Then sorry but this is not an XJ220S, its a standard XJ220 with an 'S' front bumper.
There is at least one road going XJ220S in the UK and thats the Yellow one: -
The others are mainly overseas (in the USA I think) and were affectionately known as the 'Opal Fruit' cars
Not sure if any of the above may have been wrapped, resprayed etc as I cannot seem to find a record of exactly how many XJ220S's were built.
Certainly interested to find out more about the car that the OP has discovered.
Regards
Tim
They made 5 overall to go along with the four racers.
The yellow one is still in the UK, still original.
The red one is in the Marconi museum in the US, still original.
Then the orange one is still around and still original I think.
The blue and green ones have been resprayed numerous times and modified with different wheels/lights etc. They were at one point silver and black but then one of them has been redone in a matte grey colour.
Then there's a dark green one that may have been resprayed with wasn't an original S.
Here's a photo gallery with the different chassis numbers in their original and then subsequent looks. Hasn't been updated for a bit but it's still a great little gallery. Thank basman007 (Sebas) who may very well be on here for these.
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/1552/1.htm...
F1GTRUeno said:
autofocus said:
Hi there,
If you mean this one: -
Then sorry but this is not an XJ220S, its a standard XJ220 with an 'S' front bumper.
There is at least one road going XJ220S in the UK and thats the Yellow one: -
The others are mainly overseas (in the USA I think) and were affectionately known as the 'Opal Fruit' cars
Not sure if any of the above may have been wrapped, resprayed etc as I cannot seem to find a record of exactly how many XJ220S's were built.
Certainly interested to find out more about the car that the OP has discovered.
Regards
Tim
Sorry to quote this again.If you mean this one: -
Then sorry but this is not an XJ220S, its a standard XJ220 with an 'S' front bumper.
There is at least one road going XJ220S in the UK and thats the Yellow one: -
The others are mainly overseas (in the USA I think) and were affectionately known as the 'Opal Fruit' cars
Not sure if any of the above may have been wrapped, resprayed etc as I cannot seem to find a record of exactly how many XJ220S's were built.
Certainly interested to find out more about the car that the OP has discovered.
Regards
Tim
They made 5 overall to go along with the four racers.
The yellow one is still in the UK, still original.
The red one is in the Marconi museum in the US, still original.
Then the orange one is still around and still original I think.
The blue and green ones have been resprayed numerous times and modified with different wheels/lights etc. They were at one point silver and black but then one of them has been redone in a matte grey colour.
Then there's a dark green one that may have been resprayed with wasn't an original S.
Here's a photo gallery with the different chassis numbers in their original and then subsequent looks. Hasn't been updated for a bit but it's still a great little gallery. Thank basman007 (Sebas) who may very well be on here for these.
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/1552/1.htm...
But they actually made 6; 5 customer cars (#779, #784, #793, #802, #803) then Tom Walkinshaw's personal car (#801)
5 started out in bright colours (Yellow, Red, Orange, Baby Blue and Green - Opal Fruit Cars as Tim said) and Tom's in Dark Green (Which is also now the Matte Grey one), then it seems some owners got bored and changed the colours, lights, wheels etc. The only originals are the Orange, Yellow and Red. Max's white Gumballer is just a modded XJ220 with a S front end.
The full list which I've compiled, using everybody's info and ALOT of research:
1 - Chas. 779
CURRENT COLOUR: Orange
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Orange
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): n/a
MODIFICATIONS: none
CURRENT LOCATION: US
2 - Chas. 784
CURRENT COLOUR: Black
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Baby Blue
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): Baby Blue, Silver
MODIFICATIONS: Wheels, Lights
CURRENT LOCATION: California, US
3 - Chas. 793
CURRENT COLOUR: Red
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Red
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): n/a
MODIFICATIONS: none
CURRENT LOCATION: Marconi Automotive Museum, California, US
4 - Chas. 801 (Tom Walkinshaw's personal car, he had this commissioned, and it is the only non-Opal Fruit chassis made)
CURRENT COLOUR: Matte Grey
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Dark Green
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): Dark Green, Silver
MODIFICATIONS: Lights, Indicators, Wheels, Wing Mirrors
CURRENT LOCATION: Beverley Hills, California, US
5 - Chas. 802
CURRENT COLOUR: Silver
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Green
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): Green
MODIFICATIONS: Grilles, Wheels
CURRENT LOCATION: US
6 - Chas. 803
CURRENT COLOUR: Yellow
ORIGINAL COLOUR: Yellow
PREVIOUS COLOUR(S): n/a
MODIFICATIONS: At one point was seen with a black roof
CURRENT LOCATION: UK
Streetrod said:
Twin turbo Lambos are nothing new, a large number are running around the States:
Good for scaring mom's. (Gallardo)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw-fgKuoiPA&fea...
great stuff on the XJ220. The prototype is for sale on ebay at the moment:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ220-EXPERIMENTA...
Wasnt this one sold at auction during the Autosport show a few years back??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ220-EXPERIMENTA...
Wasnt this one sold at auction during the Autosport show a few years back??
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