Very rare Jaguar XJ220S will be sold at auction in Arizona, and is expected to hit $ 225 and $ 300 000.
The standard model of Jaguar XJ2205 is produced in 350 units, a super rare XJ220S in only six units. Model XJ220S was produced in cooperation with the company Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), which has eliminated most of the aluminum body and replaced by the super-light carbon fiber. The model has a front splitter, wider sills and rear adjustable spoiler, which eventually results in a more aggressive appearance of the supercar.
Number of chassis models that will be offered at auction was 784, a current owner owns it for eight years. The car initially had a V6 engine that delivered 680 hp and 712 Nm of torque, but the new TWR's titanium exhaust system and engine improvements have resulted in increased power to 700 hp.
The 906 was the last of Porsche’s street legal race cars, built to homologate the Group 4 racing category. Weighing in at a lithe 1,300 lb (580 kg), the 906 featured a body comprising a lightweight tubular space frame and unstressed fibreglass shell. Most were fitted with a 220 hp (164 kW) 2.0 L six that gave it a top speed of 170 mph (280 km/h).
And with its mid-engine enclosed by a Plexiglas cover and those oh-so-fashionable gullwing doors, the 906 looked like a prop out of a science fiction movie. A 1970s science fiction movie to be sure, but that’s neither here nor there.
Patrick Motorsports (PMC) of Phoenix, Arizona has recently completed an intensive restoration on one of these cars, of which only fifty were produced. The so-called, “Full Concourse Quality Restoration” of this 1966-built model included the chassis, sub frame, fibreglass body and exterior paint.
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