£1.04m
1991 Jaguar XJR-15
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£1,038,786
1991 Jaguar XJR-15
US • 20 Aug 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1991 Jaguar XJR-15, chassis number 018, is a rare road-legal version of the Le Mans-winning XJR-9, one of only 50 produced. Known as the "Japan Study Car," it was used for aerodynamic testing and has been restored to factory specs with recent mechanical and cosmetic work, showing less than 1,000 miles.
Condition
8
The car is described as being restored to factory specification in 2015 and mechanically/cosmetically refreshed within the last four years. It has less than 1,000 miles and comes with service records detailing significant work including a repaint and protective film application. It also includes spare parts and a second set of seat cushions.
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1,000 miles
LHD
United States
Manual
1991
Auction
£1.04m
1991 Jaguar XJR-15
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
Jaguar’s dominance of the 24 Hours of Lemans during the 1950s was absolute: five victories in seven years culminating with an extraordinary three years in a row from 1955-1957 .
Following the dominance of the hallowed C- and D-Type Jaguars however, the team at Coventry abandoned their racing efforts and left the famous endurance race for three decades.
In the early 1980s, Tom Walkinshaw, a Scottish racecar driver and engineer was making waves in the racing world with his rally prepped Range Rovers.
After one of his tuned Rovers grabbed the crown at the Dakar Rally in 1982, Walkinshaw and his company Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) began a close relationship with British Leyland.
His Jaguar XJS and Rover designs saw immediate success across many British, European, and French touring car championships, which caught the attention of Jaguar chairman John Egan.
Egan was keen on returning the leaping-cat marque to the top of the racing world.
Jaguar and Walkinshaw’s TWR formed a dedicated ...
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£711,995
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£1,038,786
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