This absolutely alluring machine shown here is the 1993 Jaguar XJ220, chassis number 220737, kick plate number 222, body number 154, and engine number 6A 10203 SB. This example of the XJ220 was built on May 10th of 1993, and was delivered by August 2nd of 1993.. Chassis 737 is a ‘Spa Silver’ car, with a ‘Charcoal’ leather interior, and serves as a lightly-used, and utterly gorgeous example of the very limited XJ220 model produced by Jaguar. Jaguar Director of Engineering at the time, Jim Randle, was the one who laid the groundwork for the XJ220 project, and it was the talented South African designer by the name of Keith Helfet who is responsible for the cars styling under the direction of Randle. The Jaguar XJ220 was the result of a collaborative effort between the Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) team and Jaguar themselves. In the earliest day’s, the XJ220 project idea was brought to life by an informal group of Jaguar 12 engineers and designers working in their spare time, known as the ‘Saturday Club’. The XJ220 eventually made it’s global debut at the 1988 British International Motor Show. The XJ220 was produced under a subsidiary known as ‘JaguarSport’, and was originally planned to used a V12 engine developed by TWR, however, once production began, the cars were equipped with a (542hp) 3.5L twin-turbocharged Jaguar JRV-6 engine instead. In comparison to a production XJ220, the concept had a slightly longer wheelbase, smaller side intakes, slightly different rear view mirrors, smooth body panels, and notably, scissor style doors!
How many made? Approximately 297 chassis were manufactured (291 known completed cars)
Debut: 1988 British International Motor Show
Engine: 3.5L twin-turbocharged Jaguar JRV-6 - 542hp
Top Speed: a slightly modified XJ220 achieved a Guinness World Record of 217.1mph which was reported in the 1994 to 1999 editions of the Guinness Book of World Records.
0-60mph: around 4.1 seconds
Photo Credit: @sgcar
Research: @rarecarsonly