1975 Jaguar XJ Coupe 6.0 V12
Discussion
Back on its wheels and under its own power for the first time since end of May. Just having the horrific nose piercing removed and them it's paint prep time. Hopefully by the end of September it will be gleaming Mercedes Obsidian Black.
The car next to it is from Singapore and was delivered to the restorer as 1000 bits in a crate having been in progress of a restoration elsewhere when they went bust. Almost ready to go after about a year. Not a jigsaw I would have wanted to take on.
The car next to it is from Singapore and was delivered to the restorer as 1000 bits in a crate having been in progress of a restoration elsewhere when they went bust. Almost ready to go after about a year. Not a jigsaw I would have wanted to take on.
I want to run the car on black and silver plates when its done so I will be buying a dateless registration so that it looks right. I know thats not strictly right but I will be only 9 months away from the new cut off date for B&S of January 1975.
I have been thinking of what plate to buy though. Random letters and numbers of something car related like 6008 XJ that i saw for sale recently.
What is your view on XJ related plate? especially seeing as there will be no XJ badging on the car.
I have been thinking of what plate to buy though. Random letters and numbers of something car related like 6008 XJ that i saw for sale recently.
What is your view on XJ related plate? especially seeing as there will be no XJ badging on the car.
craigjm said:
I want to run the car on black and silver plates when its done so I will be buying a dateless registration so that it looks right. I know thats not strictly right but I will be only 9 months away from the new cut off date for B&S of January 1975.
By the time you get it on the road, it'll be Jan 76 anyway.TooMany2cvs said:
craigjm said:
I want to run the car on black and silver plates when its done so I will be buying a dateless registration so that it looks right. I know thats not strictly right but I will be only 9 months away from the new cut off date for B&S of January 1975.
By the time you get it on the road, it'll be Jan 76 anyway.
Which suggests that the B&S plates may also roll with it. However, it is clumsily written and I have contacted the DVLA and two large MOT stations and they have said that the B&S plate date will not move with the tax exemption and the car will fail. Not that I care because if thats the case I will put yellow and white on just for the MOT
craigjm said:
Thing is there is some confusion around that. They raised the age of cars that can use B&S plates from 73 to Jan 75 last year whilst at the same time putting the historic vehicle tax class on a rolling basis. My car is now able to be covered under the historic vehicle tax but the two are not necessarily linked. The only information from DVLA is this -
Which suggests that the B&S plates may also roll with it. However, it is clumsily written and I have contacted the DVLA and two large MOT stations and they have said that the B&S plate date will not move with the tax exemption and the car will fail. Not that I care because if thats the case I will put yellow and white on just for the MOT
The FBHVC did some digging, and looked into the actual legislation. Their line is that it IS acceptable...Which suggests that the B&S plates may also roll with it. However, it is clumsily written and I have contacted the DVLA and two large MOT stations and they have said that the B&S plate date will not move with the tax exemption and the car will fail. Not that I care because if thats the case I will put yellow and white on just for the MOT
So would like my R230 blacked out Merc on black/silver plates.... the huge stupid yellow plate on the back spoils the look of the car, but we're a way off 2005 qualifying 
No to the XJ plate btw - think it's a but done to death. Get something more personal to you like CRG 50K - the latter part being how much this will have cost .... just kidding :-)
No to the XJ plate btw - think it's a but done to death. Get something more personal to you like CRG 50K - the latter part being how much this will have cost .... just kidding :-)
Saw this and thought of your car.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C796205
Interesting tyre combo! One pic for a 16 grand car seems a bit niggardly.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C796205
Interesting tyre combo! One pic for a 16 grand car seems a bit niggardly.
Looks pretty good from a distance. My car is in the queue at the paint shop seeing as I lost my original slot because of all of the extra work I had to do. The pound going through the floor isn't helping me either with things I'm having made in the US like the lights and the gauges. Found somewhere in the UK to make me a set of tread plates in the style I want and they will also engrave the jaguar name in colour on the spinners on the Halibrand wheels when they are done. The outside is coming together. Toying with some ideas for inside and engine setup.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Says its had a professional restoration.....Craig knows a fair bit about those sort of claims!
craigjm said:
The 6 is not as desirable as the 12.
Not sure that I entirely agree with this. The 6 is cheaper and easier to maintain and thus is likely to be have better looked after than the 12. Not really an issue if you are going to restore, but something to consider if looking for something that is good to go.S
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