Aluminum monocoque chassis 6.2-liter Jaguar V12 Six Weber 44 IDA carburetors Double wishbone suspension, coil-over shocks Five-speed manual Hewland VG 600 gearbox Top speed 217 mph * 1st XJR-5 built, s/n 001 * 1st factory racing effort in 20 years * Driven by Bob Tullius and Bill Adam * Restored and track ready *Extensive spare parts package included (please inquire) THE JAGUAR XJR-5 It had been 31 years since a Jaguar had won le 24 heures du Mans — in 1957, the last of the D-type's three straight victories — but many thought that either one of the two TWR XJR-9LM prototypes entered in the 1988 round of the 24-hour race had an excellent chance of halting the streak.

Porsche was on its own streak, having won the previous seven straight races at la Sarthe, but Tom Walkinshaw's Jaguars had the confidence from winning eight of the 10 rounds of the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as three of the first four races in the 1988 series — against the same Porsche 962Cs they woul...