Lot details
Registration No: G454RCW
Chassis No: SAJJNADW3DB165466
Mot Expiry: Jan 2019

- Only 29000 warranted miles with 22 previous MOT certificates

- 1 owner from new

- Original log book , book pack with leather wallet , bill of sale , unused boxed tool kit

This delightful XJ-S ticks lots of boxes, being a one owner car from new that's travelled just 29,000 miles in 29 years, and which is currently considered by the vendor to have 'excellent' Convertible bodywork, Grey leather interior trim, Arctic Blue paintwork, V12 engine and automatic transmission. It is being offered complete with no less than 22 MOT certificates; the original log book and all subsequent DVLA issues; the original bill of sale from Southern Brothers of Blackburn; owner's book pack in leather wallet; extensive maintenance and service history; and unused boxed tool kit. These cars are becoming more collectible by the day and there can't be too many low mileage one owner examples left in existence.

Based on the XJ Saloon, the XJ-S was launched in September 1975 as a replacement for the legendary E-Type, though it was a cat of a very different character. Based around a two-door monocoque bodyshell equipped with all-round independent suspension (double wishbone front, lower wishbone/radius arm rear), four-wheel disc brakes and power-assisted rack and pinion steering, some of its underpinnings even found their way into the later Aston Martin DB7 and Jaguar XK8. At launch, the newcomer was powered by Jaguar's silky smooth 5343cc V-12 engine mated to either Borg Warner Model 12 automatic or manual transmission. The latter was soon dropped and in 1979 the Borg Warner automatic unit was superseded by GM's three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic box. Though relatively heavy, the XJ-S was no mean performer and would hit 60mph in around 7.8 seconds and top 140mph flat out. Economy, however, was not its strong point - cue the High-Efficiency (HE) engine. The XJ-S was equipped with the HE unit from July 1981, its Michael May-designed cylinder head not only endowing it with far better fuel economy, but also more power - 295bhp.