Recreating Jaguar's Legendary XJ13 - 50 years on

[@ralph5233]

Nice to find this in you tube. I completed my apprentiship 71-75. The last 18 months in the veh. experimental dept. under Ted Brookes and having the rebuilded original car in the shop. Nice to see the credited names at the end of the film. I worked with these guys during my time in the Exp. engine dept. Hope all are keeping well. After 3 year working for Ted I had the honour of working for Norman Dewis 78-86 (who of course had the accident at MIRA with the original) years before. Thanks to Norman I met my wife 1983 as he sent me to the Nardo testing circuit. Thanks Norman RIP. Ralph...

[@46spanner]

You must have started not long after me, I did my apprenticeship from 64 to 69 and ended up working for Harry Mundy in power unit design, leaving Jaguar in 76. I designed the battery box and parts of the gear change linkage for the XJ13…..very important parts……😅

[@BuildingTheLegend]

Gents - you are always welcome to visit. We’d be honoured to see you. [e-mail]

[@stephenhayston4314]

Better looking than the E type

[@JohnCarey1963Jag]

Holy moly!!! That is absolutely gorgeous body work. The team you selected are all truly artists in metal fabrication. The exhausts will look fantastic too, cannot wait to see more of this project.

[@MyZxcvb12]

What can I say words to do the car justice ❤

[@rolandrodriguez7145]

How many can he make thats worth a life time of joy to the right gt enthusiast like me

[@stratac30]

Just goes to show that the British have the finest engineers, designers and craftsmen anywhere in the world bar none, the Germans don't come close. Beautiful, it's like recreating a Spitfire for the road. Heavens knows what it costs, but it must be worth every penny spent.

[@rogerwiseman8711]

Now that is real skill!

[@2541968joey]

As I work on my '68 E Type I needed some inspiration & watching this video just made my day, thanks

[@rovercoupe7104]

Have you finished your E-type? M.

[@eduardorubio5711]

He quedado impresionado, menudo proyecto, para quitarse el sombrero, estaré pendiente de cualquier información. Felicidades

[@lib556]

Beautiful!

[@paulw8356]

Neville, I may yet make it over to Jollye Olde, for that promised ride! STILL blown away by this project!

[@ctrskistad]

Damn!

[@LucasBlackShooter]

I was lucky enough to sit in the drivers seat of the XJ13... whilst Norman Dewis stood next to me, telling me about how it drove, how it crashed, and how to get out of it... tiny door, high step, very low... quite awkward!

[@geraldswain3259]

I understand now why so many people with very valuable historic vehicle's send them to the UK to have them restored .

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Not to mention most Formula 1 teams are based there.

[@AutoMotivatedTV]

Spectacular!

[@ZootC]

Are you producing a one-off or are there plans to offer a customer version?

[@kennethtalbott2233]

he will build you one if you ask him nicely.

[@EdwinHenryBlachford]

some fool once said "money doesn't buy happiness".. But it does buy the finest craftsmen making a work of art. Hang on.. Isn't that Happiness??

[@philippekozma5980]

beau travail

[@husq2100]

I wonder why Jaguar did not use countersunk rivets on the original?

[@kennethtalbott2233]

they did on certain sections.

[@59vaughn]

Joy...

[@antonjoseph3307]

SPEED RACER!!!!!!

[@vasopel]

1:34 :-D

[@BuildingTheLegend]

Zoot - as a way of contributing towards the eye-watering costs of my project, I am offering a (very) limited run of customer cars built using the same buck, tools techniques etc. www.BuildingTheLegend.co.uk

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

0.25 AND WIPE THE DROOL AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brittenv1000]

tempero already do this. still nice though

[@BuildingTheLegend]

Rod Tempero builds fine cars. His XJ13 (as I am sure he would be the first to admit) is rather different to the 1966 original above and (especially) below the skin.

[@richardsmith9509]

Why do Brits have to add AS WELL to every sentence????? Weird, I guess like Brilliant!! same deal !!! silly

[@garybrown4854]

Proper English

[@kennethtalbott2233]

we do it to annoy foreigners.....

[@ermesbernardi3131]

evens is the best