Welcome to Building The Legend

Neville Swales

From small beginnings in Coventry, England, engineer Neville Swales and his team have been quietly creating meticulously engineered cars. Their first completed car - a re-creation of the sublime 1966 Jaguar X J 13 Le-Mans Prototype - was a finalist in the 2016 International Historic Motoring Awards, standing shoulder-to-shoulder against such icons as the 1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 and the 1956 Le Mans winning Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type.

At the heart of each exclusive car is their own unique tera® "quad-cam" V12, inspired by the Ferrari, Jaguar, Tatra and Lamborghini V 12s that screamed around the Le Mans circuit throughout the 1960s.


 

As featured on the Jay Leno YouTube Channel

News
UK Enterprise Awards 2026 -Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Always nice to be recognised :)
Recreating post-crash 1973 Jaguar XJ13 -Sunday, February 2, 2025
Jaguar's car was crashed in 1971 and rebuilt by Abbey Panels 1972/73. We now offer a "toolroom-copy" of this version.