Wazalwa ngo-1966 ngenhloso yokuncintisana e-Le Mans, i IJaguar XJ13 wabona uguquko ezimisweni zokumvimba ekwenzeni lokho azalelwe ukukwenza: ukugijima. Manje, eminyakeni engu-53 ngemva kokuvela kwe-XJ13, ithimba/inkampani yaseBrithani eyazalwa kabusha i-Ecurie Ecosse inqume ukuthatha ugqozi kuyo futhi yakhe i-LM69.
Ngokusho kwe-Autocar, i-Ecurie Ecosse ithi i-LM69 yakhiwe sengathi ithimba libuyise i-prototype ye-XJ13 ukuze ikleliswe emdlalweni we-Le Mans amahora angu-24 ka-1969. Yakha isibonelo esisodwa, kuzokhiqizwa amayunithi angu-25 e-LM69.
Njengesibonelo seJaguar, i-Ecurie Ecosse LM69 nayo isebenzisa injini engu-V12 efakwe endaweni emaphakathi. Okwamanje ayikho idatha emandleni, noma kunjalo, kucatshangelwa ukuthi i-XJ13 inikeze mayelana ne-509 hp, okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi i-LM69, okungenani, ilingana naleli xabiso.
Igqugquzelwe yi-XJ13 kodwa akufani
Nakuba ugqozi (oluqinile) lwe-Jaguar XJ13 lubonakala, i-LM69 ayiyona ikhophi yesibonelo esiyingqayizivele ukuthi ngo-1971 yabandakanyeka engozini eyaphoqelela ukwakhiwa kabusha kwayo ngokuphelele. Okokuqala, ngokungafani ne-XJ13, eyayiguqulwa, imodeli ye-Ecurie Ecosse ithole uphahla olungaguquki.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-LM69 iphinde ibe nephiko elingemuva elivelele kanye namaphiko amancane angaphambili ama-aerodynamics aphezulu. Noma kunjalo, izimo eziphelele zihlala ziyiqiniso kulezo ze-Jaguar prototype. Okuthakazelisa nakakhulu, onjiniyela be-Ecurie Ecosse abazange bengeze noma ibuphi ubuchwepheshe bangemva kuka-1969 noma izici zokuklama.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nemodeli yokuqala, i-LM69 iphinde yathola amathayi abanzi, ukuguqulwa kwezinjini kanye namaphaneli amaningana akhiqizwe kusetshenziswa izinto eziyinhlanganisela. Ihlelelwe ikhonsathi e-Concours of Elegance yase-London ngo-Septhemba, akukacaci ukuthi izobiza malini i-Ecurie Ecosse LM69.