Cars you didn't know existed...

Cars you didn't know existed...

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Fane

1,308 posts

199 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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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

4,516 posts

227 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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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

25,732 posts

172 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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A Manchester(?) dealer had an A-H Jamaica for sale a couple of years ago.

saaby93

32,038 posts

177 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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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

8,743 posts

199 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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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 wink
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

13,055 posts

207 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

32,038 posts

177 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

13,055 posts

207 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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yes

Jazzy Jag

3,412 posts

90 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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threespires said:
Liege on the Kyrle trial April 2004

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

Dapster

6,866 posts

179 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

3,143 posts

103 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Is that a T-top?

ajprice

27,311 posts

195 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

12,649 posts

209 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Vauxhall XVR concept

Dapster

6,866 posts

179 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

6,641 posts

104 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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AstonZagato said:
Vauxhall XVR concept
I remember seeing that somewhere before - what a great looking thing, something HotWheels would be proud of!

Hobbes003

93 posts

53 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

1,626 posts

85 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

93 posts

53 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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

11,595 posts

160 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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AstonZagato said:
Vauxhall XVR concept
Shades of Opel GT in that

Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

232 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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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
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