Daimler XJ6 Coupe
Discussion
Fantastic buy OP, that is a corker! Your red velour interior is much nicer than the beige leather in my recently acquired Series 2 SWB XJ6 4.2 manual saloon. Mine hadn't been used much for a couple of years until I bought it and I'm finding that it seems to enjoy being driven quite vigourously when the opportunity presents itself - as a result I'm really bonding with this one. Does yours feel heavy yet strangley chuckable...?
Bets of luck
Bets of luck
Crackin motor op and glad to hear you will be putting some miles on it, there are plenty of classics in museums we need more on the road.
The velour is quite rare I would imagine in a Jag, but having gone back to cloth seats I've come to the decision we have been conned into thinking leather is best. Those seats will be lovely and warm on a cold winters morning and will not melt onto you in the summer.
Enjoy your purchase and I hope to see it gliding along.
The velour is quite rare I would imagine in a Jag, but having gone back to cloth seats I've come to the decision we have been conned into thinking leather is best. Those seats will be lovely and warm on a cold winters morning and will not melt onto you in the summer.
Enjoy your purchase and I hope to see it gliding along.
Thanks for all the positive comments.
The previous owner tells me that velour was only an option on the Daimler version of the coupes, I'm not sure if this is right.
I agree it's much more comfortable than the leather but somehow we've become conditioned that Jags and Daimlers must have leather.
I've owned a few XJ6's but this is my first coupe. They are surprisingly agile things and the suspension quality could still teach some much more modern cars a thing or two.
I reckon a V12 version with slightly firmed up suspension would be a surprisingly competent motor.
Perhaps the only slight downside is the three speeds, it would certainly benefit from another gear.
I'm looking at the four speed auto conversions but they seem rather expensive - need to do a bit more research.
The previous owner tells me that velour was only an option on the Daimler version of the coupes, I'm not sure if this is right.
I agree it's much more comfortable than the leather but somehow we've become conditioned that Jags and Daimlers must have leather.
I've owned a few XJ6's but this is my first coupe. They are surprisingly agile things and the suspension quality could still teach some much more modern cars a thing or two.
I reckon a V12 version with slightly firmed up suspension would be a surprisingly competent motor.
Perhaps the only slight downside is the three speeds, it would certainly benefit from another gear.
I'm looking at the four speed auto conversions but they seem rather expensive - need to do a bit more research.
If you intend to keep the car for a long time the four speed might be worth the outlay.
Velour wasn't that common in XJs but the 3.4 LWB had it as standard - before I bought my 4.2 I went to look at a brown 3.4 LWB and the velour was very comfortable, sadly the headlinging was kaput and the body needed too much work for the asking price. Beautiful car to look at though!
If you haven't already got it this book is worth a punt by the way...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Restoration-Motor...
Velour wasn't that common in XJs but the 3.4 LWB had it as standard - before I bought my 4.2 I went to look at a brown 3.4 LWB and the velour was very comfortable, sadly the headlinging was kaput and the body needed too much work for the asking price. Beautiful car to look at though!
If you haven't already got it this book is worth a punt by the way...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Restoration-Motor...
Edited by P5Nij on Monday 9th March 12:11
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