Ecurie Ecosse LM69 · The 1969 Le Mans V12, reborn
The car Jaguar never raced. Finished as a 1969 Le Mans car.
Built to the 1969 rulebook, the LM69 imagines what the Jaguar XJ13 might have become had its development continued — a closed cockpit, a howling quad-cam tera V12, and 25 hand-built cars wearing the colours of the team that beat the world at Le Mans.
Revived by Building The Legend · Full reveal end of 2026
- 25
- Cars only
- 700+
- Horsepower (top spec)
- 203
- mph top speed
- 1969
- Regulation era
The LM69 at speed on track.
© Building The Legend.
Motor1
"A new old supercar inspired by the XJ13"
Road & Track
"The V-12 Jaguar race car of your dreams"
evo
"Revealed in homage to the Jaguar XJ13"
Goodwood
"A glorious tribute to the Jaguar XJ13"
The race that never happened
Jaguar built the XJ13 for Le Mans. Then history shelved it.
In the early 1960s Jaguar created the XJ13 — a mid-engined, quad-cam V12 prototype of stunning proportions, designed to return the marque to Le Mans. Before it could race, a change in homologation rules made it obsolete overnight. The project was shelved, and the single XJ13 never turned a wheel in anger.
The LM69 does not copy that car. It answers a single question: what might the XJ13 have become if its development had continued to 1969 — lining up on the grid against the Ford GT40 and Porsche 917?
The LM69 is a recreation and tribute, built in a historical context. It is not approved by, or affiliated with, Jaguar.
The joint venture
Three names. One vision.
Building The Legend
Neville Swales commissioned the LM69 and provides its heart — the tera quad-cam V12, a near-period reproduction of the original Jaguar XJ13 power unit. Prime mover of the revival.
Ecurie Ecosse
The privateer team founded by David Murray that won Le Mans outright in 1956 and 1957 with Jaguar D-Types. The LM69 borrows its name and its underdog romance.
Design Q
Howard Guy and his team shaped the car — aluminium and composite panels over a purpose-built chassis, a closed cockpit, refined aerodynamics and wider tyres.
Specification
Engineered to the 1969 rulebook.
The LM69 carries no post-1960s technology it doesn't need. A closed cockpit, a purpose-built chassis, a transparent deck lid over a mid-mounted quad-cam V12 — and a five-speed manual.
- Body
- Aluminium + composite, purpose-built chassis
- Engine
- tera quad-cam V12 — 5.0, 6.1, 6.8 or 7.3 L
- Induction
- Period-correct; modern electronic optional
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- Power
- 350–700+ hp (5.0–7.3 L)
- 0–60 mph
- ~3.2 s
- Top speed
- 203 mph
- Production
- 25 cars (1969 FIA minimum)
- Road use
- Road-legal (UK)
Reference pricing at the 2020 launch was from £875,000. Revival pricing is on application.
The tera quad-cam V12, visible through the transparent deck lid. © Building The Legend.
Gull-wing doors open on the LM69.
Heritage
The little Scottish team that beat the world.
Ecurie Ecosse — "Team Scotland" — is founded by Scottish businessman and amateur racer David Murray.
A Jaguar D-Type in Ecurie Ecosse colours wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans — beating the factory teams.
Ecurie Ecosse does it again — back-to-back Le Mans victories in Jaguar D-Types.
The LM69 wears that name for a reason: it is the same spirit of a privateer taking on the establishment — finished, this time, as the 1969 Le Mans car Jaguar never built.
The revival
One concept built. Now, 25 more.
The single concept car was shown to the world at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2019 and the Hampton Court Palace Concours d'Elegance 2020 — then the project paused before production. Building The Legend is now reviving it, with the full reveal planned for the end of 2026.
Register your interest
Join the list below. You'll receive the teaser story first and priority access at the reveal.
Spec your car
Choose your tera V12 — 5.0, 6.1, 6.8 or 7.3 litres — and period or modern induction, matched to your car.
Hand-built in England
Each of the 25 cars is built to order, by hand, in England — one of only 25 ever made.
Questions
Before you register.
Is the LM69 an exact Jaguar XJ13 replica?
No. It reimagines what the XJ13 might have become had Jaguar continued development to 1969 — a closed cockpit, refined aerodynamics and wider tyres, built to comply with the 1969 Le Mans regulations.
How many will be built?
25 — exactly the minimum required under the 1969 FIA homologation rules.
Which engine powers it?
The tera quad-cam V12 — a near-period reproduction of the original Jaguar XJ13 power unit — in 5.0, 6.1, 6.8 or 7.3 litres, with period induction as standard and modern electronic injection optional.
Is it road-legal?
Yes — road-legal at least in the United Kingdom, despite its racing intent.
What does it cost?
Revival pricing is on application. As a reference point, the car was listed from £875,000 at its 2020 launch.
When will it be revealed?
The full reveal is planned for the end of 2026, preceded by teasers. Register below and you'll hear it first.
Register interest
Be first to the LM69 reveal.
Tell us you're interested and we'll send the teaser story first, with priority access when the programme opens at the end of 2026.
- No obligation — a place on the list, not a commitment
- Priority access at the end-of-2026 reveal
- One of only 25 cars, hand-built in England