I'm in love.

[Mr MoJo]

Since the day, many moons ago, when I was well below the legal age to drive, I picked up my first copy of Fast Lane magazine with this on the cover I've adored this car.



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/932283.htm

Now for the cunning plan to raise the required funds without selling the Griff !!

[pr100]

To my eyes, that's a good Jaguar ruined. I assume it goes like a bat out of hell but all those boxy add-ons are very ugly to me.

But that's not going to put you off your dream - so how about asking every Pistonheader to buy a £1 share in it so that you can race it in PH colours?

Simon

[Cerbman]

It's the only way I would have an XJS, although I love Jaguars, the XJS was never a favourite.

[aarondrs]

not that keen myself. Whilst I have an XJS I never really think of it as a racer. I like the subtle lines of the original and the best model in my eyes is the very late convertible.

[Straight6DOHC]

When I was a kid I wrote to car companies asking for brochures. I'm guessing the year would be somewhere between 1985-1988. TVR sent me a lovely pack. They were producing the 'wedge' shaped cars, 280? 350?. I also wrote to Lister and (for a fee) sent me a beautiful brochure with the XJS, black and a poster too. Oh how I wish I'd kept those brochures.

[cml]

That does it for me too. It has a completely different 'vibe' from the usual elegant, sweeping XJS lines but at least all the bling is backed-up under the skin - a 7 litre monster IIFC. The XJS can make a good racing car - remember when Top Gear stripped off the weight? There are some amazing YouTube vids of XJS racers.

Don't want to think how much the tyres are...