Everything members of the press need to write about Building The Legend — company facts, boilerplate you can lift, and images for publication. For interviews, workshop visits or anything not covered here, just ask.
📦 At a glance
- Company: Building The Legend Limited, founded 2014. Workshop: Royal Leamington Spa, near Coventry, England.
- What we build: hand-built Jaguar XJ13 re-creations, the re-engineered E-Type Re-imagined (from £215,000), the Ecurie Ecosse LM69 continuation and a Porsche 550 toolroom copy.
- The engine: the tera® V12 — a modern quad-cam V12 offered in 6.1, 6.8 and 7.3-litre forms, producing between 350 and 670 hp, available both installed in our cars and as a standalone engine (from £75,000).
- Press contact: Neville Swales — shop@buildingthelegend.co.uk · +44 (0)791 644 5253.
📄 Boilerplate — About Building The Legend
Building The Legend, founded in 2014 and based in Royal Leamington Spa, near Coventry, England, hand-builds continuation XJ13 re-creations and re-imagined E-Types, and engineers the tera® V12 — a modern quad-cam V12 available in 6.1, 6.8 and 7.3-litre forms producing between 350 and 670 hp. Every car and engine is commissioned around its owner and built in-house, combining traditional craft with modern engineering. Jaguar, XJ13 and E-Type are trademarks of their respective owners; Building The Legend vehicles are independent re-creations and tributes.
🖼 Images
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Neville Swales, founder
Neville Swales at the workshop
Finalist — Car of the Year, IHMA 2016
Finalist — Specialist of the Year, IHMA 2023
Finalist — Bespoke Car of the Year, IHMA 2024
Building The Legend logo (transparent PNG)💬 Press enquiries
Neville Swales — email shop@buildingthelegend.co.uk or call +44 (0)791 644 5253, or send an enquiry and we’ll come straight back to you.
Jaguar, XJ13 and E-Type are trademarks of their respective owners. Building The Legend vehicles are independent re-creations and tributes — see each product page for detail.