Cars you didn't know existed...

[Fane]

Firstly, my apologies for the vagueness of this, but... About 2 years ago I was given a Jaguar Drivers Club (or possibly Jaguar Enthusiasts Club) magazine to read. In it was an article about a 2 door Jaguar X Type prototype / mule that had found its way out of the factory into the hands of a club member. I've tried googling it to no avail.

It was actually quite a good looking thing, for an X Type.

[tog]

Crook said:

Haven't been through all the pages but have you had the Fiberfab "Jamaican"?

Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!

[Doofus]

A Manchester(?) dealer had an A-H Jamaica for sale a couple of years ago.

[saaby93]

tog said:

Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!

[poing]

Hugo a Gogo said:

threespires said:

I found these Jaguars on line

that's Düsseldorf, Oberkassel, in the background they are setting up the 'Großte Kirmes am Rhein' funfair

I also think it's photoshopped

As a former regular visitor to those parts you got me more interested in the background than the cars! A rather wonderful blast from the past.

[Red Devil]

saaby93 said:

tog said:

Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!

I reckon the Datsun 240Z borrowed a few cues from that. Ditto Ferrari for the front end of the 308/348/355.

[saaby93]

Red Devil said:

I reckon the Datsun 240Z borrowed a few cues from that. Ditto Ferrari for the front end of the 308/348/355.

De Tomaso too?

[Red Devil]

[Jazzy Jag]

threespires said:

Liege on the Kyrle trial April 2004

Are you still using the Reliant engine or swapped it for the Suzuki 3cyl?

[Dapster]

threespires said:

I found these Jaguars on line

Jaguar did actually produce a prototype XJ-S coupe without the buttresses (note badged "Daimler" with the fluted grill)

[Matt Cup]

Is that a T-top?

[ajprice]

Matt Cup said:

Is that a T-top?

i was going to ask the same thing. It looks a lot better than the only hard top for the convertible XJS I can find, made by Arden.

[AstonZagato]

Vauxhall XVR concept

[Dapster]

Matt Cup said:

Is that a T-top?

Looks like it.

There must have been a few prototypes as there is also this one with XJ40 wheels and smoked rear lights.

Seems the roots of the concept were when Jag were trying to develop the removeable hardtop (a la Merc SL) which wasn't feasible, but sufficient work had been done to build a hardtop prototype. The car didn't do well in customer clinics compared to the coupe or convertible and the project was shelved.

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1986-daimler-xj...

[generationx]

AstonZagato said:

Vauxhall XVR concept

I remember seeing that somewhere before - what a great looking thing, something HotWheels would be proud of!

[Hobbes003]

Matt Cup said:

Is that a T-top?

Yes. They used an XJ-SC as the base vehicle.

The car still exists, it's in the Jaguar Heritage collection.

Banham sold a similar vehicle as the XJS FHC:

[Composer62]

Dapster said:

Matt Cup said:

Is that a T-top?

Looks like it.

There must have been a few prototypes as there is also this one with XJ40 wheels and smoked rear lights.

Seems the roots of the concept were when Jag were trying to develop the removeable hardtop (a la Merc SL) which wasn't feasible, but sufficient work had been done to build a hardtop prototype. The car didn't do well in customer clinics compared to the coupe or convertible and the project was shelved.

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1986-daimler-xj...

I wish Jaguar had asked me about it in 1986. I think it looks great. Very elegant.

[Hobbes003]

threespires said:

I found these Jaguars on line

That's a photoshop, but not as farfetched as it seems. The first drawings and mockups for what became the XJ6 series I were very much based on the E-type:

[Fast Bug]

AstonZagato said:

Vauxhall XVR concept

Shades of Opel GT in that

[Hugo a Gogo]

ajprice said:

Matt Cup said:

Is that a T-top?

i was going to ask the same thing. It looks a lot better than the only hard top for the convertible XJS I can find, made by Arden.

also from near Düsseldorf, I think they're in Krefeld