Jaguar XJR-S V12 MONACO

Introduction

Jaguar XJR-S V12 is the first Monaco that was ever made, this car was the prototype upon which the other cars would all follow. This is the Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco” by the team at PBB Design based out of Bristol in England. It’s believed that just 12 of them were made. The Monaco by PBB Design, Paul Bailey’s Bristol-based company, was a special high-performance version of the XJS. It featured a new bodykit with wider wheel arches and a new front end,
suspension and wheel/tire upgrades, and a series of optional engine upgrades.
Due to the high cost, the Jaguar XJR-S V12 Monaco sold in very limited numbers – it’s believed that just 12 were made in total including both coupes and convertibles.

Success

As the first car it was used extensively in period media coverage and famously appeared in Performance Car
magazine, which would later become Evo. This Monaco ended up in private ownership and in 1999, when the Monaco model range was still in production by PBB Design, the then-current owner decided to upgrade it. It was sent off to Paul Hands who is considered to be one of the best in the business.
What happened next was a complete transformation. Paul Hands sourced a high-performance 1990 Jaguar XJR-S 6.0 – a car that had been built at the same facility as the XJ220.
All of the Jaguar XJR-S V12 Monaco parts were then removed from the original XJS body and moved over to the new XJR-S.

Exclusivity

The most notable customer was the Sultan of Brunei by owning 2 pieces from this car leaving only 10 pieces for the worldwide.