British Leylands Flagship?

British Leylands Flagship?

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reddiesel

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1,956 posts

47 months

Monday 20th June 2022
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https://www.tradeclassics.com/auctions/jaguar/1974...


Anyone have any experience of these People ? Its a long time since I saw a Series 2 XJ12 in such an attractive colour , bidding standing at £3000 I wonder where it will end at .

CQ8

784 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th July 2022
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I've recently bought one, a 1976 XJ12. I had a 1971 Series 1 XJ6 years ago and loved the ride quality, this one came up locally and I couldn't say no. The V12, fuel injected in my car, is sooo smooth.

I've only had it a week but I can't stop driving it and have already covered 800 miles. This includes a trip of 513 miles from Devon to London and back in a single day. It's supremely comfortable and relaxing to drive.




V12 Migaloo

813 posts

146 months

Thursday 7th July 2022
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lovely motor, enjoy

reddiesel

Original Poster:

1,956 posts

47 months

Thursday 7th July 2022
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V12 Migaloo said:
lovely motor, enjoy
It is a beautiful thing and I felt sure you would soon be along saying so . I was talking to an Owner of a Series 2 Double Six Vanden Plas last week about some of the differences between the Series 1 and 2 and indeed between the XJ12 and the Double Six Vanden Plas . Imagine these Vanden Plas Models being constructed as little more than rolling chassis and then shuttled round to Kingsbury to be finished alongside the DS Limousines , incredible to think of such a practise taking place today .

dbdb

4,326 posts

173 months

Friday 8th July 2022
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A beautiful car.

V12 Migaloo

813 posts

146 months

Friday 8th July 2022
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reddiesel said:
It is a beautiful thing and I felt sure you would soon be along saying so . I was talking to an Owner of a Series 2 Double Six Vanden Plas last week about some of the differences between the Series 1 and 2 and indeed between the XJ12 and the Double Six Vanden Plas . Imagine these Vanden Plas Models being constructed as little more than rolling chassis and then shuttled round to Kingsbury to be finished alongside the DS Limousines , incredible to think of such a practise taking place today .
Interestingly enough, Car magazine at the time said that the Jag V12 was more comfortable then the Daimler version due to the Daimler's piping constantly digging in the authors leg! I think they had chauffer's write down their thoughts, the test being against the RR, Cadillac and Mercedes... will try to dig out a copy.. obviously the V12 smashed it!

reddiesel

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1,956 posts

47 months

Friday 8th July 2022
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I struggle to remember the division between lwb and swb when it comes to the Series 1 and Series 2 XJ , I imagine lwb must have been more common especially as the years progressed ?

reddiesel

Original Poster:

1,956 posts

47 months

Friday 8th July 2022
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https://www.tradeclassics.com/auctions/jaguar/1974...

Unsold.........like we have said before on here , it can be a struggle to sell at big money .

Edited by reddiesel on Sunday 10th July 07:05