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One "Jaguar" XJR-9LM, 7.0 L V12 RACE CAR. Chassis number J12-C-186. Build date: January 1988. Motor: TWR Jaguar V12, 7.0-liter. This is the same type of XJR-9LM racing car that gave a Le Mans victory to Jaguar in 1988. According to the chassis plate, the car was a 'Model XJR-9, Chassis number J12-C-186, original build date January 1986. This chassis started life as the first chassis built as a XJR-6 in 1986. Later it was modified into a XJR-8 version, and then into a XJR-9 version. This racing car is in original condition as it was when it participated at the Le Mans race in 1988 and is the only one that has made the three successive modifications. This makes the racing car historically unique. In the last modified configuration this XJR-9LM finished 4th in the Le Mans 24 hours race in 1988.
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