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Tony Southgate designed it; Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) built it. A Jaguar 7.0-liter V12 powers it. Add LM letters at the end and you’ll have the sports-prototype race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988. Now take this model and shrink it at 1:8 and imagine it’s made of LEGO bricks. We’re sure you’d like one.
If you liked how accurate they managed to replicate the Ferrari F40 new Lego kit, then we’re more than certain you’re going to like this model. It may not be available for purchase yet, but if enough people back it up, it could get there soon. Why? Because it’s one of the favorite ideas a brick enthusiast built and proposed as a future Lego kit on the company’s website. Let us look closer.
As we all know, the iconic endurance racer from the late eighties was an impressive piece of machinery, and among the first of the genre to run a carbon fiber tube. The 1:8 scale Lego version of the Jaguar XJR-9 LM features a steering wheel, suspension, a V12 engine that can be removed, differential, and the well-known purple/white/yellow paint scheme of the TWR-Jaguar racer of this time.
As we mentioned, the best part is that we could actually see this puppy on the shelves if the set gets 10,000 supporters. Lego will then review it, and if they trust it’s production worthy, they turn it into a series set. There won’t be any racing whatsoever, but the model would surely make for a nice collectable.
As we all know, the iconic endurance racer from the late eighties was an impressive piece of machinery, and among the first of the genre to run a carbon fiber tube. The 1:8 scale Lego version of the Jaguar XJR-9 LM features a steering wheel, suspension, a V12 engine that can be removed, differential, and the well-known purple/white/yellow paint scheme of the TWR-Jaguar racer of this time.
As we mentioned, the best part is that we could actually see this puppy on the shelves if the set gets 10,000 supporters. Lego will then review it, and if they trust it’s production worthy, they turn it into a series set. There won’t be any racing whatsoever, but the model would surely make for a nice collectable.
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