How rare is this Jaguar Coupe?
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Good on you for doing it! I was the same when I bought my S1 XJ, always wanted one, cheap for what it was, sh*tting myself handing over the cash. Minor faults started immediately, mainly electrical, and I really did wonder what i'd been smoking/sniffing to decide to go out and buy it.
However, 3 months and 1800 miles later, she runs fantastic. They don't like being laid up at all. If you spend a couple of weekends going over it mechanically, you'll be rewarded. I'm finding stuff on mine that have been scrimped on, thankfully not to the extent of serious wear/damage. Make sure you change the oil and coolant religiously every 12 months, every 6 months in regular use. If you take the time to look after them they really are magnificent cars.
However, 3 months and 1800 miles later, she runs fantastic. They don't like being laid up at all. If you spend a couple of weekends going over it mechanically, you'll be rewarded. I'm finding stuff on mine that have been scrimped on, thankfully not to the extent of serious wear/damage. Make sure you change the oil and coolant religiously every 12 months, every 6 months in regular use. If you take the time to look after them they really are magnificent cars.
Edited by Tiger Two on Thursday 25th July 00:55
Hello again,
well, got the car transported down via the online transport reverse auction thingy, Shiply.com. very good way of doing things. £350 door to door. Gave the old girl a bit of a polish up and a clean around the leather. Smoked it around the block a few times "just to keep her moving".
MoT threw up a few issues, mainly chassis rot around the suspention mountings and seatbelt anchor points, "consistant with long term lay up".
All mechanical components were fine, steering, brakes etc all good. Got a local garage to sort out the welding and also to fabricate new floorpans both sides as they were a bit errr, thin!! Should have it back done and MoT'd by the end of this month
I found a very good rimmer in Frimley, just done the headlining on my X300 XJ-r, and he will be happy to do the headlining & re-connelising when im ready. Probably jan/feb for that. Carpet sets easily available, diy fitting, probably go with black to highlight the maggy leather!
All in all not too bad a project, i can see the chromework getting done next year along with a good flat & polish to eliminate the orange peel effect on the paint.
i think i can put about 5k into this and end up with a solid, good looking example
keep you posted,
D
well, got the car transported down via the online transport reverse auction thingy, Shiply.com. very good way of doing things. £350 door to door. Gave the old girl a bit of a polish up and a clean around the leather. Smoked it around the block a few times "just to keep her moving".
MoT threw up a few issues, mainly chassis rot around the suspention mountings and seatbelt anchor points, "consistant with long term lay up".
All mechanical components were fine, steering, brakes etc all good. Got a local garage to sort out the welding and also to fabricate new floorpans both sides as they were a bit errr, thin!! Should have it back done and MoT'd by the end of this month
I found a very good rimmer in Frimley, just done the headlining on my X300 XJ-r, and he will be happy to do the headlining & re-connelising when im ready. Probably jan/feb for that. Carpet sets easily available, diy fitting, probably go with black to highlight the maggy leather!
All in all not too bad a project, i can see the chromework getting done next year along with a good flat & polish to eliminate the orange peel effect on the paint.
i think i can put about 5k into this and end up with a solid, good looking example
keep you posted,
D
off the top of my head and without researching further its definately and XJ-S. I have seen this conversion before and really does look pretty in profile. Lynx maybe?? Essentially an XJ-s with the butresses cut away??
Looking at the roof, was it/is it an XJ-Sc, and are the roof panels still removabe?
This months JEC mag shows a prototype XJ40 Coupe, which was canned because the development of the X300 was too far in. Looks pretty cool and is the only one of its kind!
D
Looking at the roof, was it/is it an XJ-Sc, and are the roof panels still removabe?
This months JEC mag shows a prototype XJ40 Coupe, which was canned because the development of the X300 was too far in. Looks pretty cool and is the only one of its kind!
D
Edited by HaylingJag on Tuesday 15th October 13:20
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