RE: Jaguar XJ12 Coupe: PH Heroes

RE: Jaguar XJ12 Coupe: PH Heroes

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craigjm

17,910 posts

199 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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Jerseyhpc said:
Quite wonderful. The vinyl roof was needed to hide the ripples as it flexed apparently.
Don’t care.
Bit of a myth as was the alleged weld seam. Yeah they flexed a bit. Modern paints mean they can be left off. Andrew whytes left the factory without a vinyl, the only one that did

craigjm

17,910 posts

199 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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anonymous said:
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It would have taken everything from the car

unsprung

5,467 posts

123 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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craigjm said:
unsprung said:
craigjm said:
I am doing a restomod on one now. Hopefully finished end of year and back on the road spring. It’s on here under readers cars. Ignore the wheels

are you the bloke who posted his coupe on PH a year ago or so... with the body yet to be worked on? or with primer? (I no longer remember)

man, that car was gorgeous... as is yours

this coupe, its long bonnet, lithe pillars, and shapely tail are just perfect for a tasteful restomod
That’s me
the look of your fuselage-in-progress last year is one of the handful of things from PH that hasn't managed to seep out of my sieve-like mind

been thinking on and off about your car

look forward to spring next year



unsprung

5,467 posts

123 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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LuS1fer said:
I always thought the XJ to be an awkward coupe, trying to tap the American penchant for 2 door coupes when, ultimately, it was like dressing a Duchess in a mini skirt.
hehe

colourful imagery... and I don't disagree

in fact, first time I saw this coupe, I literally thought the same about it being in "the American penchant"

however

I arrive at a different conclusion biggrin that she looks rather a posh vixen in that mini skirt



P5BNij

15,770 posts

105 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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Love the Coupes, used to see one regularly on the way to school in the late '70s in regency red with a beige vinyl roof, the Kent alloys finishing it off nicely.










Flying Toaster

270 posts

152 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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An unpopular opinion, perhaps but to me this is the best looking jaguar ever made... XJS is second. wink

craigjm

17,910 posts

199 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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I think it’s the best looking car Jaguar has ever made and should be Etype prices as there are so few of them in comparison

Tartan Pixie

2,207 posts

146 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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P5BNi said:


Horrible quantities of WANT going on with these cars.

RE the bottom photo: Would export both the car and myself to America just so I could have a secret pocket installed in the headlining, the pocket would contain a deerstalker and a pipe. Deploy at traffic lights as needed.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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The XJ12 always reminds me of a faithful companion; so loveable and friendly, as weird as it sounds.

Lockhouse

260 posts

198 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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I had one in the late 80’s. I had issues with rust, electrics (especially those windows) and water ingress. Engine was lovely and smooth but the lack of steering feel was always disconcerting. Lovely looker though.

broncoupe

152 posts

225 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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As a young man had 1 of these ,insurance was easy in the late 70s.
Wanted the Steed look tracked the original body kit down to DPR racing.
Hey presto 1 replica also the boot spoilers were included with the cars when new
Great memories

broncoupe

152 posts

225 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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As a young man had 1 of these ,insurance was easy in the late 70s.
Wanted the Steed look tracked the original body kit down to DPR racing.
Hey presto 1 replica also the boot spoilers were included with the cars when new
Great memories

pSyCoSiS

3,581 posts

204 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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Magnificent cars. Pure class. Proper wafting machines.

keegs111

164 posts

150 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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Is a good, low mileage one of these worth anything?

BigMon

4,155 posts

128 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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A really lovely looking car. Another space needed in my lottery win garage.

craigjm

17,910 posts

199 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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Lockhouse said:
I had one in the late 80’s. I had issues with rust, electrics (especially those windows) and water ingress. Engine was lovely and smooth but the lack of steering feel was always disconcerting. Lovely looker though.
Polybush the steering and fit bigger lower profile tyres sorts that out

craigjm

17,910 posts

199 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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keegs111 said:
Is a good, low mileage one of these worth anything?
Prices are rising but only really for the truly good ones. For top money it will need to be rust free (not just no surface rust) anything that’s been sitting around for years will be nowhere near good and worth less than 5k. Proper good ones 20k and really good ones 30k plus or more

Argybargy

247 posts

181 months

Thursday 9th August 2018
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Lotusgone said:
julianm said:
My memory tells me it was the rather radical CAR magazine which drove it to Eastern europe, broke it (gearbox) but still declared it the best car in the world.
I am astonished to find I have remembered something & you can read the entire article here!

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture...
Thanks for the link - a very interesting article, and not just regarding the car either. If I can find the corresponding article in Motor, in one of the boxes in the garage rafters, I'll try to upload it. (a search in ebay uncovers that it was the 30 April 1977 edition)

Edited by Lotusgone on Tuesday 7th August 11:53
Thankyou for sharing the Motor report. Brought back lots of childhood memories of spending hours poring over car magazines in the public library when I was meant to be choosing a book...

Being starved of any motoring related media and possessing schoolboy powers of data absorption, I would memorise all the vital statistics of every car they Road tested and all the rivals (for what purpose I am not sure). Nowadays I can barely remember my own birthday...

My Dad worked for BL throughout the 1970's and we occasionally joined him on trips to London when he had meetings at Leyland House. There was a basement car park there and I can still recall the thrill when Dad parked our Maxi next door to a Daimler Double Six (which had a phone!). Happy days.











anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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Always loved this era of Jag as a couple of family friends had the saloons. I also love the elegance of a pillarless coupe. As an ownership proposition, I think that a Merc SEC might be the "head" choice, but a 4.2 Jag with some of the mods in the thread would be fantastic.
I've never seen the race car photos before, but that is just pure automobile porn.

dinkel

26,887 posts

257 months

Friday 10th August 2018
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Oof an SLC...