Jaguar XJ220S TWR - 'Chassis #801'

Description

This video was shot by me in Woodland Hills, CA at the AutoGallery Grand Opening celebration held May 11th, 2002. This should (unfortunately) be the first time anyone sees it, as even I had forgotten it was on my HD. Lots of hires photos I took of the car from that same day, and then more by other individuals in different settings, can be seen in this excellent gallery. Click through the other pages to see images from the rest of the production run. www.supercars.net Several of the other impressive cars you may notice in the background of my video/photos of #801 were also supplied for the party by the XJ220S's owner, including a Ferrari 360 Challenge, Porsche 959, Rothmans Porsche 962, 1972 Porsche 917-10K (the actual CanAm Championship winner, driven by George Follmer) , 1954 Porsche 550 Spyder Prototype, Lamborghini Diablo GTR, and finally a Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR LM. His collection includes many other significant automobiles as well. Some details on the history of these special Jaguars, written by a friend of mine: = = = = = = = Jaguar XJ220 S TWR - Supercars.net If the Jaguar XJ220 was the fastest production car in the mid nineties, then the TWR supercar made from the LeMans race version had to be astonishing. Compared to the standard XJ220, TWR's version sported a composite body, more power and went on an extensive weight reducing diet. In January of 1993, Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) and Jaguar Sport launched the XJ220C to compete in the GT class (Group N) of FIA <b>...</b>

Keywords

Jaguar, XJ220S, TWR, XJ220, autogallery

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