Welcome to Building The Legend
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.
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News
24 Nov 2024
Finalist in this year's Octane International Historic Motoring Awards
Honoured and privileged to have been included as a finalist in this year's Octane International Historic Motoring Awards - Peninsula Hotel, London 2024
28 Oct 2024
Bespoke Car of the Year 🏆
Sponsored by Octane Magazine The award for the most significant one-off or low-volume new car that has been launched this year, whether fully coachbuilt, created from scratch or adapted into a tasteful restomod
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28 Jun 2024 Read More
NEW - custom conrods
Really happy with these Coventry-made custom tera conrods...
28 Jun 2024 Read More
The man who brewed up Jaguar’s lost V12
Swales is CEO of Coventry-based Building The Legend, from which he now offers the so-called 1966 Le Mans Prototype and E-Type Reimagined models, powered by his version of the lost Jaguar V12, known as...
28 Jun 2024 Read More
The ride of your life
Harry Advic of ABODE2 magazine takes a spin in a re-imagined V12 Jaguar E-Type created by Building The Legend CEO & Founder, Neville Swales...
28 Jun 2024 Read More
Electric windows for your classic
Let us upgrade your classic to electric windows...