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Description
Just
three owners in the last 21 years; excellent service history; recent new Mohair
hood and respray; long MOT; a cherished example of this classic sporting
drop-top
Launched way back in 1975, the
Jaguar XJS simply got better and better as the years rolled by. When Ford bought
Jaguar in 1989 the build quality went up markedly and the XJS was restyled by
Geoff Lawson to give a more sleek and modern look that still turns heads
today.
In 1994 it also got the superb new 4.0 24-valve AJ16 engine that
was virtually as quick as the old V12 but with far superior fuel economy
(238bhp, 140mph and 26mpg). Reliability was excellent and these AJ16 engines
have been known to clock up huge mileages with ease. A galvanized body shell
meant that the cars were also far less prone to the dreaded tin-worm that killed
so many of the early cars.
Supplied new by Colliers of Sutton
Coldfield in February 1995, this XJS 4.0 Convertible has covered 150,480 miles
to date and comes with an excellent service history including 14 stamps in the
book up to 108,489 miles in May 2014 when the book runs out of pages, most at
Jaguar main agents, plus many supporting invoices.
The previous
(6th) owner acquired the car via Brightwells in 2013 when it had been
entered by a Jaguar Enthusiast Club member who had owned it for the previous 10
years. The owner of several other classics (including four other Jaguars), he
continued to look after the XJS regardless of cost, with invoices for at least
another five services plus a host of new parts and upgrades. That makes 19
services to date, giving an average service interval of 7,900
miles.
Recent new parts of note include: alternator in 2023; uprated
aluminium radiator, rear brake discs and pads and ABS module in 2022; vented
front brake discs, pads and calipers in 2021 when the car was also resprayed and
given a new windscreen; upper and lower ball joints in 2020; Spax front shock
absorbers and rear radius arm bushes in 2017; new blue Mohair hood in 2016 which
cost £1,368 – you get the picture, this car has been loved!
It covered
some 45,000 miles in the previous owner’s 11-year ownership, including several
European tours, and we are told that it always proved totally reliable.
The current owner also acquired the car via Brightwells in September
last year and has covered another 500 miles in the car. He too reports that it
has been a pleasure to own and drives beautifully. He is only selling it because
he has just bought a much lower mileage XJS.
Driven some 40 miles to the
sale, it has an MOT until July 2026 and has been starting instantly and running
very sweetly indeed as we have moved it around on site.
Consigned by
James Dennison – 07970 309907 –
james.dennison@brightwells.com