dieselpower Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 I've been looking for an early HE XJS for a bout 2 years now. Finally the hunt is over..... 2
cpd2186 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Back in the days that Jaguar had class! Congrats!Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
Sogeha Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Very nice, they are looking better by the day. Does that mean the Mercedes has gone?
eunomians Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Great choice! I'm a big fan!! I've been hunting on and off for a well-sorted 1970s two-door XJ Coupe for a while. One fine day... The Alfa GTV also sings its sweet siren song to me as well...
dieselpower Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Posted June 13, 2017 Thanks for the compliments chaps. @ cpd2186 - I like to think it's still got class @ Sogeha - Nooooo, selling the Merc would be an act of pure lunacy. Merc is still with me, it's just got a stable mate is all.
Sogeha Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Glad to hear it mate. Mercs keep going, and can be used everyday.
Nanuq Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Beautiful!!! Although... I didn't know they made them in diesel?
Sogeha Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 V12 diesel??? It would have so much torque, it wouldn't need a gearbox
Nanuq Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 True dat! Don't be facing west when you gas it, you'll speed up the rotation of the Earth! Of course I don't have the same fear with my old Land Rover.........
denimhead Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 Very nice mate, i seem to remember that there's now a company specializing in applying modern upgrades. It was on top gear a few years ago, might still be on youtube
denimhead Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 Here you go http://www.kwecars.com/bbc-top-gear-featured-our-xjs/
StoneP Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 I love classic coupes. I got a 635 BMW recently and still looking for a 560SEC. Congrats sir Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
cuevobat Posted June 16, 2017 Report Posted June 16, 2017 Sweet ride. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
kernow Posted June 16, 2017 Report Posted June 16, 2017 A friend used to buy and sell these about 15 years ago when they were cheap. I said at the time get a good one and throw it into storage as they'll be a future classic. Did he listen, errrr no. I hope it goes as good as it looks.
dieselpower Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Posted June 17, 2017 Thankyou gentlemen. I'm familiar with KWE but it took me ages to find a car that had not been molested. Mine is totally factory original, warts and all and that's the way I like it. @ StoneP - You're a man after my own heart. I love both the 635 and the SEC whatever engine is in. An SEC was a consideration for me but I have got a 300CE already and fancied a change from the Germanic predictability of the Merc. The Jag has impressed me so far and I've lost count of the amount of compliments I've had from other road users already! I am at an age when I remember this car replacing the E type and I must admit it was a bit of a disappointment at first. Then again it had big boots to fill. Now it has matured really well and is a testament to Malcolm Sayer and Bill Lyons judgement and after all who are we to question two such men? It's not a car for the environmentalists though. I live in London and according to the trip 'computer' I am averaging 7.5 mpg around town. I drove from Manchester to London the other day and got 25mpg though :-) @ kernow - I paid less then £10k for the car which I still think is a bargain. It is as they say a lot of car for the money. I reckon these are going to increase significantly in the next few years. After all at the time the only other V12 road cars were coming from Ferrari and Lambo. So, dust of your wallet, hit the interweb and join the V12 club and just watch your investment take off. The days of a sub £10k V12 classic coupe from the guy who designed the D Type and E type are not going to hang around for long. Oh and it's the last car to be signed off by Mr Lyons, the founder of the company. Pedigree's don't get much better than that. Racing history? Look at the ETCC. 1
docthor Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 Meep...don't forget the incredible BMW 850!! I owned a M635csi and a 380SEC back in the 90s. Both great cars and I miss the 380...was such a cool ride. But...the 850 is a future legend in my eyes and I promised myself when two of my four kids have left the house I'm going to get me a nice 850 Sent from my wooden drums via Tupperware!And...it's a 12 zylinder Sent from my wooden drums via Tupperware! 1
StoneP Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 @docthor8 series is already a legend bro! @least in . It was way ahead of it time! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
eunomians Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 Proud BMW 8 owner here since 2007 :-) If anyone is serious about picking one up, please contact me offline, I have owned 3 of them and still have this one since mid-2007. I will NEVER sell this one!!! I know a lot about restoring them and am a veteran member of the E31 Carclub Still hunting for a Jag!!! It's next one fine day!! 1
dieselpower Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Posted June 18, 2017 Of course I love the 850 too. Just a little modern for my tastes at the moment but give it 10 years and it will mature into something truly spectacular I'm sure. @ eunomians That is one beast of a car. Fantastic.
docthor Posted June 18, 2017 Report Posted June 18, 2017 Proud BMW 8 owner here since 2007 :-) If anyone is serious about picking one up, please contact me offline, I have owned 3 of them and still have this one since mid-2007. I will NEVER sell this one!!! I know a lot about restoring them and am a veteran member of the E31 Carclub Still hunting for a Jag!!! It's next one fine day!! That a real B12@eunomians??@dieselpower...exactly my thoughts...in 10 years the 8series is where your Jag is now...and my two oldest are out of the house so Sent from my wooden drums via Tupperware!
Mike on a bike Posted June 18, 2017 Report Posted June 18, 2017 These are pretty reasonable in the states I looked them up yesterday.
eunomians Posted June 18, 2017 Report Posted June 18, 2017 [mention=52726]docthor[/mention], it's not a B12 but it has a louvered Alpina hood installed. A few years ago we had a few made but I think only 2 (maybe 3) of them actually made it out into the wild. Then the fabricator vanished. The hood louvers and Naca duct are fully functional. Speaking of Jags... Those Jaeger and also those Smiths cluster gauges drive me wild!!! Makes sense for a watch guy!
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