220's plenty! The Jaguar XJ220 Story

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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