Are you a Steve McQueen or Jaguar enthusiast? Leslie Kendall from the Petersen Automotive Museum provides an outstanding overview of the actor and automotive legend Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS. The 1956 Jaguar XKSS was based on the D-Type racing car and embodies the racing prestige of the Le Man's winning unit. It possessed a 3.4 L straight-six generating 250 hp and came with disc brakes on all four wheels. … [Read more...]
Jaguar XJ220 – The Tumultuous Birth of the Sensational Supercar
For the most part of the 20th century, Jaguar had been a dominant force on the race tracks around the world, winning the 1951 and 1953 Le Mans with the C-Type and 1955-1957 renditions of the race with the D-Type. But ever since the jinxed XJ13, the company was reluctant to put all its efforts into creating a spectacular road car. And then, the early 1990s saw the Jaguar XJ220, a futuristic teardrop-shaped … [Read more...]
Motor Racing Legends to run the Jaguar Classic Challenge in 2021
Jaguar Classic has recently partnered with Motor Racing Legends to run the 2021 season of the Jaguar Classic Challenge. The event was first raced in 2015 by Jaguar Classic and has been open to Pre-’66 E-types, C and D-types, XKs and Mk1, and Mk2 saloons. Next year will mark its seventh year as it becomes part of the Motor Racing Legends stable of the historic race series. The UK races in the 2021 season will … [Read more...]
Jaguar XJ13 – The Captivating Race Car That Never Competed
The Jaguar XJ13, a one-off sports prototype, was produced to take on the dominating Ferrari and Ford at Le Mans in the 1960s and launch Jaguar back to its rightful place on the winner’s podium. Unfortunately, to no fault of them, this astonishing vehicle never got the opportunity to test its performance on the track. To tell the marvelous story of the Jaguar XJ13 we need to go back to when it all … [Read more...]
