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220's plenty! The Jaguar XJ220 Story
Why did the XJ220, a car named because it was expected to go 220mph (354 km/h) only manage 212mph (342 km/h)? Why did the boss of TWR go white when he first heard of it? And why did it both win and not win the 24-hour race of Le Mans?
Links to Nick's books (not affiliated):
Ford: https://amzn.eu/d/1t7l1yz
Land Rover: https://amzn.eu/d/ivxElby
Full interview with Nick: https://youtu.be/18BNEm38Z2s
If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
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My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
Interview with Nick Hull
https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/mg-ex-e/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Cars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJR-6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XK120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJR-9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Metro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1
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By Why did the XJ220, a car named because it was expected to go 220mph (354 km/h) only manage 212mph (342 km/h)? Why did the boss of TWR go white when he first heard of it? And why did it both win and not win the 24-hour race of Le Mans?
Links to Nick's books (not affiliated):
Ford: https://amzn.eu/d/1t7l1yz
Land Rover: https://amzn.eu/d/ivxElby
Full interview with Nick: https://youtu.be/18BNEm38Z2s
If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
Interview with Nick Hull
https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/mg-ex-e/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Cars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJR-6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XK120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJR-9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Metro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1
#bigcar