JaguarSport was formed in 1990 as a partnership between Jaguar and race car constructor and highly successful driver Tom Walkinshaw of Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), following overall Le Mans victories in 1988 and 1990 with the mighty 12-cylinder XJR-9 and XJR-12. Walkinshaw, a man blessed with a keen motorsport brain and incredible vision, entrusted legendary designer Peter Stevens, alongside constructors Colin Jones of Dove Company and Jim Router, with a damaged XJR-8 monocoque, and tasked them with designing a road-going supercar around it.

Originally referred to by internal project code R9R, the JaguarSport XJR-15 was powered by the same 6.0-litre V-12 that led Jaguar and TWR to their double Le Mans victories. Significantly, the XJR-15 allowed Peter Stevens to design something unconventional, both in its shape – which he said strayed from “folded paper” styling of the time – and in its construction, as the car was the first of its type with a monocoque and body panels made entirely of carbon Kevlar and carbon fiber. The XJR-15 also preceded what many consider Stevens’ greatest design achievement and one of the most sought-after cars of all time, the McLaren F1.

In 1991, a selection of 16 race-liveried XJR-15s were entered in the Intercontinental Challenge, which saw owners go head-to-head prior to Formula 1 races at Monaco, Silverstone, and Spa-Francorchamps throughout that year’s season.

Of the 53 XJR-15 chassis built, chassis 028 is one of just 27 road-going examples. According to copies of documents on file, 028 was imported into Japan as a new car on December 6, 1991. The original owner placed it on static display within his private supercar collection until 2019.

The XJR-15 was subsequently imported into the US and, in 2021, vintage restoration and race preparation specialist Hudson Historics of Warwick, New York, was entrusted with returning the long-dormant XJR-15 to the road. This work – as evidenced with invoices on file totaling over $23,000 – included installing a new fuel cell, removing and cleaning the radiator and reinstalling it with new hoses, replacing the spark plugs, changing fluids, replacing the tires, and upgrading the air-conditioning system.

Curtis Leaverton acquired this XJR-15 in 2021, at which time the odometer showed just 78 miles. Since then, the car has been enjoyed on occasional spirited weekend drives and, at the time of cataloguing, the odometer reads just 218 miles.

With only 27 road-going XJR-15s produced, they rarely come to market and, considering 028’s low mileage, limited roster of owners, and documented service, this example represents a near-unrepeatable opportunity.