ONE-OF-ONE: JAGUAR XJ13

ONE-OF-ONE: JAGUAR XJ13
Obsolete since created, the surviving ONE-OF-ONE: JAGUAR XJ13 is now the most valuable Jaguar in the world, blogs Roue Watch Company’s Alex Iervolino. XJ13 at Goodwood 2009, photo: Brian Snelson After a massive domination in the 1950s with 5 victories, Jaguar decided to return to Le Mans and compete against Ferrari and the rising Fords with a new car called XJ13. Once again body exterior was designed by Malcolm Sayer, the aerodynamicist responsible for aerodynamic air flow work on the successf...
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MERCEDES-BENZ: C111 ROTARY ICON!

MERCEDES-BENZ: C111 ROTARY ICON!
Roue Watch designer Alex lervolino blogs about the MERCEDES-BENZ: C111 ROTARY ICON!, a gullwing masterpiece that started life as a laboratory car. Stuart Schorr, Vice-President Communications & Marketing, Jaguar Land Rover, with the C111 at Pebble Beach. In 1969, Mercedes-Benz surpassed all expectations revealing a super sports car well ahead of its time. With gullwing doors and a Wankel rotary engine the C111 was a research vehicle that quickly became the absolute dream car of the 1970s. ...
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