RE: Jaguar XJS 4.0 | Spotted

[SR]

The car does look incredibly good value in this day and age but my god the welding on the exhaust manifold! Looks like bird poo!

[el romeral]

I think it looks great, wheels ‘n all.

[theicemario]

I love the XJS and that colour combo is stunning. Can’t say I’m a fan of the mods on this one though

[Agent57]

Cold said:

Am I right in saying that the single lens headlights are now at unicorn poo levels of availability? That may be a contributing factor for the twin conversion.

Yes. I think the American ones are more readily available. And look much worse.

[Water Fairy]

GreatScott2016 said:

Agent57 said:

I love the late XJS models.

But they have ruined this.

Naff wheels, horrible headlights and an un-necessary spoiler.

Inclined to agree. There is a rather unloved one local one to me that still delivers an element of class. Despite the attention to detail given here, for which I applaud, the cosmetic changes sadly do it no favours whatsoever.

Good that we all have different tastes. I think it looks great but, needs more power to go with the looks. And a manual 'box. But that's just me.
Agree XJS's are beginning to look more and more desirable these days, regardless of the antiquated underpinnings.

[J4CKO]

Ruined is a bit strong as I am sure it could be returned to nearer standard without too much pain.

I think individual elements mostly work but all together is a smidge much, for me the American headlamps are the thing I am least keen on, my mates slightly dodgy (but great fun) uncle had an XJS in the eighties with them, and that makes me think of him and his stint at HMP

Paint is lovely, interior is lovely.

[Bobupndown]

Agent57 said:

I love the late XJS models.

But they have ruined this.

Naff wheels, horrible headlights and an un-necessary spoiler.

I was going to post the exact same thing. I could just about live with the US spec lights but the wheels and spoiler are awful.

[DodgyGeezer]

Leins said:

Purosangue said:

Leins said:

Agent57 said:

Getting into Aston Martin DB7 money for that.

Probably a controversial opinion, but I think the XJS is a nicer looking car. I also think it’s much better looking than the E-Type

Lovejoy’s love interest in later series drove a convertible 4L

early examples in white pre HE with original wheels , yes would have one over a DB7 ,

better looking than a series 3 E type? , perhaps ,by that stage modernity had murdered a master piece. ! but not better looking than a series 1 E type for sure

Not for me, I’ve never understood the appeal of any series of E-Type. Proportions are awful to my eyes, and the XJ-S/XJS seems to mask that much better

you're not alone - deffo prefer the XJS

[Mr Tidy]

DodgyGeezer said:

you're not alone - deffo prefer the XJS

But I'd rather have an XK8.

[C5_Steve]

shmooauto said:

Hello chaps,

Well, I'm Ed at Shmoo Automotive Ltd, and by sheer coincidence, I took a deposit on the car on Saturday evening. Chap came to view it today at 2pm and it's all wrapped up and SOLD. As I said in the advert, I knew it would split opinions, and looking at all the comments here I would say I was correct.

Regarding the ride height, I can't say for certain about the 80mm, it's just something in the paperwork with the car. The arches had to be altered and different hubs fitted to allow the larger wheels and rubber to be accommodated. But, I can tell you it's rather low, as you'll see from some photos attached showing it at a show in late August. But it goes over sleeping policeman ok if you take your time.

If you scroll down to the videos on my website you'll see a 'video short' where I'm driving it, and you can hear the exhaust note, which is just right. It also handles nicely, with no crashing over potholes and not a stiff ride, and down a country lane it's a lot more fun compared to a standard XJS.

Yes, more power is always nice, but it has enough, and why would you want to blast past when you can burble past and give everyone time to take it in?

Generally, I'd say 75% of people love it, which is good enough for me, but like I said, I always knew it would create some fluster in the forums, and it has.

Best,

Ed

Pleased it's found a new owner so quickly and not surprised at all. Thanks for highlighting your website, quite the eclectic stock you have! Including that blue Jap import XJS that has also had quite a bit of discussion (which I'm also a fan of...)

[Agent57]

Here is what an XJS should look like:



Elegant and classy with a V12 engine.

[braddo]

Much prefer these to a standard XJS:






And I thought these looked incredible when they came out. Today not so much

[Tazar]

Here’s mine I sold 30 years ago to Forward Engineering for one of their customers who wanted an XJS to do an 7 litre engine swap from his Cougar.
When mine it was 5.3 V12 and had the suspension lowered and power flexed, exhaust straight through with just back boxes, Fondmetal alloys and a XJRS Le Mans interior.
Made a lovely sound at all speeds, acceleration was brisk and good to own but sold it to buy a red 1972 Porsche 911 RS for £16k which you could do in those days. Sold that for a small profit a year later after a grim divorce but followed it up with a succession of integrales. Also all red.

Edited by Tazar on Tuesday 21st November 13:39

Edited by Tazar on Tuesday 21st November 13:40

[aland75]

Mr Tidy said:

DodgyGeezer said:

you're not alone - deffo prefer the XJS

But I'd rather have an XK8.

I have both... well an XKR (2004) and a 1996 XJS Celebration 4.0.
The XJS was a fairly recent purchase, I have a soft spot for them, having had a '84 V12 in my 20's.
It's a lovely thing to waft around in, but it's no sports car. It's surprising how many people stop and stare when you drive it, they're a rare sight on the roads now.

My XKR has turned from a 'quick tidy up over lockdown' project, to a full restoration and repaint. Might get finished next year.

[Evoman]

Tazar said:

Here’s mine I sold 30 years ago to Forward Engineering for one of their customers who wanted an XJS to do an 7 litre engine swap from his Cougar.
When mine it was 5.3 V12 and had the suspension lowered and power flexed, exhaust straight through with just back boxes, Fondmetal alloys and a XJRS Le Mans interior.
Made a lovely sound at all speeds, acceleration was brisk and good to own but sold it to buy a red 1972 Porsche 911 RS for £16k which you could do in those days. Sold that for a small profit a year later after a grim divorce but followed it up with a succession of integrales. Also all red.

Edited by Tazar on Tuesday 21st November 13:39

Edited by Tazar on Tuesday 21st November 13:40

Good man, love the car choices. How would you rate the Integrales in that company?

[shmooauto]

C5_Steve said:

Pleased it's found a new owner so quickly and not surprised at all. Thanks for highlighting your website, quite the eclectic stock you have! Including that blue Jap import XJS that has also had quite a bit of discussion (which I'm also a fan of...)

Hey Steve,

Thanks, and yes I do have a very varied stock, and if you take a gander at the 500 or so cars and bikes in the SOLD section you'll see that's always been the case. Glad you like it and feel free to find my Instagram and FB page under 'Shmoo Automotive' as anything that's on the radar tends to go on there first and the company website last as it's a bit of a labour of love-taking and editing all the photos and videos etc for the site.

[petepetrolhead]

Absolutely awesome - a credit to the owner - I share his tastes! Plenty of scope to get more power out of that engine (which it does need).

[Leins]

braddo said:

Much prefer these to a standard XJS:






And I thought these looked incredible when they came out. Today not so much

And the Lynx Eventer, which I’d forgotten was stilll being produced based on the facelift XJS

[Mr Tidy]

aland75 said:

I have both... well an XKR (2004) and a 1996 XJS Celebration 4.0.
The XJS was a fairly recent purchase, I have a soft spot for them, having had a '84 V12 in my 20's.
It's a lovely thing to waft around in, but it's no sports car. It's surprising how many people stop and stare when you drive it, they're a rare sight on the roads now.

My XKR has turned from a 'quick tidy up over lockdown' project, to a full restoration and repaint. Might get finished next year.

That sounds like the best of both worlds.

[Purosangue]

for me


the saint XJS



and the celebration