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1993 JAGUAR XJ220
Customer Order No. 57
Registration No. K68 WWL
Chassis No. SAJJEAEX7AX 220 882
Engine No. 6A10346SB
Blue with grey interior
Engine: V6, double overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder, aluminium alloy cylinder heads and block, twin turbos, 3,498cc, 542bhp at 6500rpm; Gearbox: five speed all synchromesh with triple cone synchroniser on first and second gears; Suspension: independent front and rear by unequal length wishbones, inboard coil springs with dampers and anti-roll bars; Brakes: Hydraulic four pot alloy calipers acting on AP Racing ventilated and cross drilled outboard steel discs. Right-hand drive.
There's a tightly wrought intensity to the XJ220's curvaceous silhouette. It screams haunched agression. But this isn't some primped, perfumed and preternatural piledriver, just a polite, effortless and hugely capable machine that's disturbingly physical in its message. Drive one hard and your metabolism takes a battering, the sheer drama of being able to cover 100mph in under eight seconds while detonating huge shards of sound from its twin turboed, 3.5 litre V6 leaving the driver strangely detached from the surreal madness of it all.
Richard Heseltine, Classic and Sportscar, October, 1999.
In the mid-Eighties, when the supercar was born, alongside the fabulous Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959, there was one name with an equally famous racing pedigree, missing in competition for this market. It was from Britain and the marque was Jaguar, a name with the longest and one of the most success reputations in the field of endurance racing. At the time, an idea was in incubation, care of Jim Randle, the head of Jaguar's Engineering department but it was active pursuits that served to distract the company from being in supercar league, for they were successful at Le Mans in the 1980's where the others were not.
In 1988, after four years of development it was announced that Jaguar too would be using the knowledge gained in racing to launch their own supercar, and an amazing prototype of the XJ220 appeared at the Birmingham Autoshow. The design featured a V12, fuel injected, 48 valve 530bhp engine, and was a four wheel drive.
When Jaguar was bought by Ford in 1989, seeing these initial plans they decided that the project should be put into production by Tom Walkinshaw's JaguarSport division. The practicality of the prototype did not suit manufacture for a road car as intended. Instead it was now stated that 530bhp would come from a twin turbo 3.5 litre V6 engine that had been developed in the Group C XJR-10 and 11 race cars, and that it would be transferred to the road conventionally by two wheels rather than four, production began in 1992.
Built on a chassis of aluminium honeycomb, the finely sculpted bodywork was also constructed in lightweight aluminium and finished in one of five metallic colours, silver, grey, green, maroon or blue. The hugely powerful twin turbo V6 engine could be viewed through a glass panel, and its design configuration limited the luggage space at the rear of the body to just enough for a brief case, tool kit and CD player. Despite the tiny storage, this was not matched by the passenger area, as the cabin was designed to be purposeful yet spacious, there was ample head room for even the tallest of pilots, and creature comforts extended to air conditioning, full leather interior and Stereo.
Tom Walkinshaw's own XJ220, order 001, was loaned to Autocar and Motor in June 1993, for the first, and they noted, only independent road test of results that would be compiled. Their figures were an astonishing 3.6 seconds for 0-60, continuing on to 100mph in a further 2.7 seconds and the acceleration between measures well over this level were equally amazing, 130-150mph in 4.2 seconds, for example. The magazine was not able to test the final limits of the turbocharged engine, for this they were reliant on the figures recorded by JaguarSport at the banked Nardo circuit in Italy, when a maximum speed of 213mph was achieved.
In virtually every respect their report was complimentry, rear view vision was not the strongest point of the car and the original price of £403,000 had its downside, but perhaps the most fascinating of their report aspect is its pure driveability. It would later be eclipsed by the McLaren F1, but for a brief period the 220 reigned supreme, in their opinion as '...the supercar by which all others should be judged.'
Sir Elton John's car wears 57 on the door kick-plates confirming he was the 57th person to order a Jaguar XJ220 new. His car was built in July 1992, and delivered on the 9th September that year, with the choice of dark metallic blue livery and grey interior. His use of the car has been extremely limited and the mileage on the clock at the time of our inspection was a fraction over 850 miles.
Not surprisingly there is very little to recount of the history, with the one exception of a much-publicised, but actually very minor incident some years ago. On that particular morning the Jaguar had been used to take Elton to Heston for tennis, and on its return when just leaving a slip road, the car stepped out of line close to road works and clipped some cones. The damage was relatively minor, and the car continued home, it later returned to the Jaguar factory to be repaired and it is understood that this itself took some time, since there were very few spares available for the cars. The 220 has consistently been maintained over the last eight years, by Jaguar Cars and latterly Weybridge Automobiles - there are notes on their files of two interim services.
Today, even 13 years after its prototype debut, the XJ220 looks extremely modern, as the design fashion has drifted back from angular to more rounded styling, it could be a new car, and this one virtually is! The bodywork can only be described as beautiful from any angle, whether it be the scallopped vents that extend forward of the windscreen and are mirrored behind the engine cover, the flowing venturi tunnels along the side of the bodywork or the racing fuel cap, every detail is perfect. The paintwork quality is also excellent, and the door plates signify that the car was specifically built and one of an elite class.
When production was completed, just 80 cars had been built to right hand drive specification. The limited mileage of this example, combined with its regular maintenance and testing must make it one of the best in existence.
Sir Elton John calls this car 'The Beast'. He has two with this name in this collection, his earliest Beast being the Aston Martin V8 Saloon [Lot 17]. Sir Elton John said that he was one of the first people in the country to order this car. He thinks the XJ220 is 'incredible' and said 'of all the cars [in the collection], from the back, this is the best looking car. Without question it is a stunning looking car, it's so powerful. It does't behave well in traffic but its great on the motorway.'
Sir Elton John's fleet manager, John Newman and chauffeur, Derek Baulcombe, have great respect for this car. Newman told us 'just before the XJ220 arrived I took out some sports cars to compare speed - the 0-60 factor - forget it, the Jag [XJ220] is in a class of its own, a roller coaster ride [that] puts your stomach into the back seat.'
Derek Baulcombe clearly remembers the first time he drove 'The Beast': 'it was incredible...the pick up on it is unbelievable...it's a racing car and should be on a track really'
1993 JAGUAR XJ220
Customer Order No. 57
Registration No. K68 WWL
Chassis No. SAJJEAEX7AX 220 882
Engine No. 6A10346SB
Blue with grey interior
Engine: V6, double overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder, aluminium alloy cylinder heads and block, twin turbos, 3,498cc, 542bhp at 6500rpm; Gearbox: five speed all synchromesh with triple cone synchroniser on first and second gears; Suspension: independent front and rear by unequal length wishbones, inboard coil springs with dampers and anti-roll bars; Brakes: Hydraulic four pot alloy calipers acting on AP Racing ventilated and cross drilled outboard steel discs. Right-hand drive.
There's a tightly wrought intensity to the XJ220's curvaceous silhouette. It screams haunched agression. But this isn't some primped, perfumed and preternatural piledriver, just a polite, effortless and hugely capable machine that's disturbingly physical in its message. Drive one hard and your metabolism takes a battering, the sheer drama of being able to cover 100mph in under eight seconds while detonating huge shards of sound from its twin turboed, 3.5 litre V6 leaving the driver strangely detached from the surreal madness of it all.
Richard Heseltine, Classic and Sportscar, October, 1999.
In the mid-Eighties, when the supercar was born, alongside the fabulous Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959, there was one name with an equally famous racing pedigree, missing in competition for this market. It was from Britain and the marque was Jaguar, a name with the longest and one of the most success reputations in the field of endurance racing. At the time, an idea was in incubation, care of Jim Randle, the head of Jaguar's Engineering department but it was active pursuits that served to distract the company from being in supercar league, for they were successful at Le Mans in the 1980's where the others were not.
In 1988, after four years of development it was announced that Jaguar too would be using the knowledge gained in racing to launch their own supercar, and an amazing prototype of the XJ220 appeared at the Birmingham Autoshow. The design featured a V12, fuel injected, 48 valve 530bhp engine, and was a four wheel drive.
When Jaguar was bought by Ford in 1989, seeing these initial plans they decided that the project should be put into production by Tom Walkinshaw's JaguarSport division. The practicality of the prototype did not suit manufacture for a road car as intended. Instead it was now stated that 530bhp would come from a twin turbo 3.5 litre V6 engine that had been developed in the Group C XJR-10 and 11 race cars, and that it would be transferred to the road conventionally by two wheels rather than four, production began in 1992.
Built on a chassis of aluminium honeycomb, the finely sculpted bodywork was also constructed in lightweight aluminium and finished in one of five metallic colours, silver, grey, green, maroon or blue. The hugely powerful twin turbo V6 engine could be viewed through a glass panel, and its design configuration limited the luggage space at the rear of the body to just enough for a brief case, tool kit and CD player. Despite the tiny storage, this was not matched by the passenger area, as the cabin was designed to be purposeful yet spacious, there was ample head room for even the tallest of pilots, and creature comforts extended to air conditioning, full leather interior and Stereo.
Tom Walkinshaw's own XJ220, order 001, was loaned to Autocar and Motor in June 1993, for the first, and they noted, only independent road test of results that would be compiled. Their figures were an astonishing 3.6 seconds for 0-60, continuing on to 100mph in a further 2.7 seconds and the acceleration between measures well over this level were equally amazing, 130-150mph in 4.2 seconds, for example. The magazine was not able to test the final limits of the turbocharged engine, for this they were reliant on the figures recorded by JaguarSport at the banked Nardo circuit in Italy, when a maximum speed of 213mph was achieved.
In virtually every respect their report was complimentry, rear view vision was not the strongest point of the car and the original price of £403,000 had its downside, but perhaps the most fascinating of their report aspect is its pure driveability. It would later be eclipsed by the McLaren F1, but for a brief period the 220 reigned supreme, in their opinion as '...the supercar by which all others should be judged.'
Sir Elton John's car wears 57 on the door kick-plates confirming he was the 57th person to order a Jaguar XJ220 new. His car was built in July 1992, and delivered on the 9th September that year, with the choice of dark metallic blue livery and grey interior. His use of the car has been extremely limited and the mileage on the clock at the time of our inspection was a fraction over 850 miles.
Not surprisingly there is very little to recount of the history, with the one exception of a much-publicised, but actually very minor incident some years ago. On that particular morning the Jaguar had been used to take Elton to Heston for tennis, and on its return when just leaving a slip road, the car stepped out of line close to road works and clipped some cones. The damage was relatively minor, and the car continued home, it later returned to the Jaguar factory to be repaired and it is understood that this itself took some time, since there were very few spares available for the cars. The 220 has consistently been maintained over the last eight years, by Jaguar Cars and latterly Weybridge Automobiles - there are notes on their files of two interim services.
Today, even 13 years after its prototype debut, the XJ220 looks extremely modern, as the design fashion has drifted back from angular to more rounded styling, it could be a new car, and this one virtually is! The bodywork can only be described as beautiful from any angle, whether it be the scallopped vents that extend forward of the windscreen and are mirrored behind the engine cover, the flowing venturi tunnels along the side of the bodywork or the racing fuel cap, every detail is perfect. The paintwork quality is also excellent, and the door plates signify that the car was specifically built and one of an elite class.
When production was completed, just 80 cars had been built to right hand drive specification. The limited mileage of this example, combined with its regular maintenance and testing must make it one of the best in existence.
Sir Elton John calls this car 'The Beast'. He has two with this name in this collection, his earliest Beast being the Aston Martin V8 Saloon [Lot 17]. Sir Elton John said that he was one of the first people in the country to order this car. He thinks the XJ220 is 'incredible' and said 'of all the cars [in the collection], from the back, this is the best looking car. Without question it is a stunning looking car, it's so powerful. It does't behave well in traffic but its great on the motorway.'
Sir Elton John's fleet manager, John Newman and chauffeur, Derek Baulcombe, have great respect for this car. Newman told us 'just before the XJ220 arrived I took out some sports cars to compare speed - the 0-60 factor - forget it, the Jag [XJ220] is in a class of its own, a roller coaster ride [that] puts your stomach into the back seat.'
Derek Baulcombe clearly remembers the first time he drove 'The Beast': 'it was incredible...the pick up on it is unbelievable...it's a racing car and should be on a track really'
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