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PROPERTY FROM THE PATRICK S. RYAN COLLECTION
1990/91 JAGUARSPORT XJR-15 SPORTS RACING COUPE
Chassis No. 10
Engine No. XJR15-041
Blue with grey leather interior
Engine: V12, at 60 degrees, 5,993cc., 450bhp at 6,250rpm; Gearbox: five-speed manual; Suspension: independent all round; Brakes: four wheel vented discs with AP Racing 4 pot calipers. Right hand drive.
The history of Jaguar sports racing cars is somewhat legendary, with the C-Type and D-Type cars taking victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1951,'53,'55,'56 and '57. In the early 1960s the racing lightweight E-Type also upheld the honors until Jaguar officially withdrew from racing, leaving the field to privateers to fly the Jaguar flag such as Bob Tullius in the US, racing his much modified E-Type, and Tom Walkinshaw in the UK, competing with an XJS in the European Touring Car Championship. Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) received factory support from 1983 and the following year they won the championship. In the early 1980s Bob Tullius and his Group 44 racing team, with support from the factory, decided to build and race a new Jaguar in the IMSA sports car category. Their success and foray to Europe and Le Mans in 1984 quickly garnered the attention of both Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw. With renewed factory support, TWR built and designed a V12 Jaguar to contest the World Sports Prototype Championship. They soon produced a winning combination and naturally their main goal was to beat arch rivals Porsche and Mercedes at Le Mans.
By 1987 the Jaguar XJR-8 was truly a world beater and they had a spectacular season, winning the team prize, and the team drivers filled the first four spots, headed by Raul Boesel. In 1988 they repeated this success with the new XJR-9 taking wins at Jarama, Monza, Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Fuji, and winning the World Team Championship again for TWR and Jaguar, giving Martin Brundle the Driver's Championship. More important than any of these, however, was the Jaguar victory at Le Mans after a break of over thirty years. This same season TWR bravely took on the USA/IMSA series with an XJR-9 and a major win was the Daytona 24 hour race.
Early in 1988 Tom Walkinshaw had started thinking about building the XJR-15 and initially designated the project R9R with the intention of using the car as a test bed for the use of advanced composite materials in road cars. They used the chassis design of the Le Mans winning XJR-9 as a base. However, the whole plan was put on hold when Jim Randle's design for the XJ220 road car appeared and JaguarSport (the working relationship between TWR and Jaguar) decided to become heavily involved in it. But then, owing to high development costs (and takeover discussions with Ford), the XJ220 project was shelved and TWR went back to developing the R9R.
The TWR team led by Andy Morrison recruited the respected designer Peter Stevens from Lotus and with engineers Eddy Hinley, Dave Fullerton and Jim Router created this fabulous 'supercar', very much a competition car, but also able to be road legal. They kept the integrity of the Le Mans cars by using a carbonfiber and Kevlar monocoque and body. Its 450bhp V12 engine remained a stressed member that carried the rear suspension and six speed gearbox. The bodywork was completely new, aerodynamically efficient, distinctively Jaguar and stunning in person. In 1990 TWR announced the car to their clients as a new racing car built for a new series called the Intercontinental Challenge. As promised the car was also road legal with sensible ground clearance, bumpers and traffic indicators. Just 25 cars were to be built and orders flooded in immediately, despite the £500,000 or nearly $1,000,000 price tag. They then decided to build 40. A month before the public launch, Jaguar too fully endorsed the car and its name was changed from TWR R9R to JaguarSport XJR-15 and 10 more were to be built for 'friends of Jaguar'.
The race series was held in a similar manner to the BMW M1 Pro-car challenge of the eighties, although no Formula One drivers were allowed to enter. There were three races to be held as support races to the 1991 F1 Grand Prix Championships at Monaco, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps with a $1,000,000 prize for the owner of the winning car in the final race.
This XJR-15, chassis number 10, according to a letter on file from TWR Motorsports, was a race car sold to Don Salvage's company Owners Abroad. At some stage the car must have been converted to road specification (5 speed gearbox/handbrake/speedometer/leather upholstery) and was subsequently imported into the USA. This car is not currently US road legal and is being offered strictly as a race car. It is being sold on a bill of sale only. This stunning XJR-15 joined the Patrick Ryan collection in 1996 and has hardly been used. It shows about 400 miles on the odometer and for ease of use Pat replaced the racing carbon clutch with a conventional one.
Designed as part of the Jaguar competition series, this rare, all carbonfiber/Kevlar supercar would be a worthy addition to any Jaguar, supercar or sports racing car collection. The XJR-15 is a Le Mans winner design built for the road, yet equally at home on the track. Following the Monaco race in 1991, one seasoned observer noted: Just like a Ferrari 250LM, the thing looks fantastic from any angle.
WITHOUT RESERVE
1990/91 JAGUARSPORT XJR-15 SPORTS RACING COUPE
Chassis No. 10
Engine No. XJR15-041
Blue with grey leather interior
Engine: V12, at 60 degrees, 5,993cc., 450bhp at 6,250rpm; Gearbox: five-speed manual; Suspension: independent all round; Brakes: four wheel vented discs with AP Racing 4 pot calipers. Right hand drive.
The history of Jaguar sports racing cars is somewhat legendary, with the C-Type and D-Type cars taking victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1951,'53,'55,'56 and '57. In the early 1960s the racing lightweight E-Type also upheld the honors until Jaguar officially withdrew from racing, leaving the field to privateers to fly the Jaguar flag such as Bob Tullius in the US, racing his much modified E-Type, and Tom Walkinshaw in the UK, competing with an XJS in the European Touring Car Championship. Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) received factory support from 1983 and the following year they won the championship. In the early 1980s Bob Tullius and his Group 44 racing team, with support from the factory, decided to build and race a new Jaguar in the IMSA sports car category. Their success and foray to Europe and Le Mans in 1984 quickly garnered the attention of both Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw. With renewed factory support, TWR built and designed a V12 Jaguar to contest the World Sports Prototype Championship. They soon produced a winning combination and naturally their main goal was to beat arch rivals Porsche and Mercedes at Le Mans.
By 1987 the Jaguar XJR-8 was truly a world beater and they had a spectacular season, winning the team prize, and the team drivers filled the first four spots, headed by Raul Boesel. In 1988 they repeated this success with the new XJR-9 taking wins at Jarama, Monza, Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Fuji, and winning the World Team Championship again for TWR and Jaguar, giving Martin Brundle the Driver's Championship. More important than any of these, however, was the Jaguar victory at Le Mans after a break of over thirty years. This same season TWR bravely took on the USA/IMSA series with an XJR-9 and a major win was the Daytona 24 hour race.
Early in 1988 Tom Walkinshaw had started thinking about building the XJR-15 and initially designated the project R9R with the intention of using the car as a test bed for the use of advanced composite materials in road cars. They used the chassis design of the Le Mans winning XJR-9 as a base. However, the whole plan was put on hold when Jim Randle's design for the XJ220 road car appeared and JaguarSport (the working relationship between TWR and Jaguar) decided to become heavily involved in it. But then, owing to high development costs (and takeover discussions with Ford), the XJ220 project was shelved and TWR went back to developing the R9R.
The TWR team led by Andy Morrison recruited the respected designer Peter Stevens from Lotus and with engineers Eddy Hinley, Dave Fullerton and Jim Router created this fabulous 'supercar', very much a competition car, but also able to be road legal. They kept the integrity of the Le Mans cars by using a carbonfiber and Kevlar monocoque and body. Its 450bhp V12 engine remained a stressed member that carried the rear suspension and six speed gearbox. The bodywork was completely new, aerodynamically efficient, distinctively Jaguar and stunning in person. In 1990 TWR announced the car to their clients as a new racing car built for a new series called the Intercontinental Challenge. As promised the car was also road legal with sensible ground clearance, bumpers and traffic indicators. Just 25 cars were to be built and orders flooded in immediately, despite the £500,000 or nearly $1,000,000 price tag. They then decided to build 40. A month before the public launch, Jaguar too fully endorsed the car and its name was changed from TWR R9R to JaguarSport XJR-15 and 10 more were to be built for 'friends of Jaguar'.
The race series was held in a similar manner to the BMW M1 Pro-car challenge of the eighties, although no Formula One drivers were allowed to enter. There were three races to be held as support races to the 1991 F1 Grand Prix Championships at Monaco, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps with a $1,000,000 prize for the owner of the winning car in the final race.
This XJR-15, chassis number 10, according to a letter on file from TWR Motorsports, was a race car sold to Don Salvage's company Owners Abroad. At some stage the car must have been converted to road specification (5 speed gearbox/handbrake/speedometer/leather upholstery) and was subsequently imported into the USA. This car is not currently US road legal and is being offered strictly as a race car. It is being sold on a bill of sale only. This stunning XJR-15 joined the Patrick Ryan collection in 1996 and has hardly been used. It shows about 400 miles on the odometer and for ease of use Pat replaced the racing carbon clutch with a conventional one.
Designed as part of the Jaguar competition series, this rare, all carbonfiber/Kevlar supercar would be a worthy addition to any Jaguar, supercar or sports racing car collection. The XJR-15 is a Le Mans winner design built for the road, yet equally at home on the track. Following the Monaco race in 1991, one seasoned observer noted: Just like a Ferrari 250LM, the thing looks fantastic from any angle.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Special notice
This lot has no reserve.