Lot details Registration No: F586OJO Chassis No: SAJJNAEW3BA154848 Mot Expiry: June 2009
On the verge of achieving full 'classic' status, Jaguar's XJS will celebrate its thirty-third anniversary this year. Arguably the most complete grand tourer of its generation, the model's ride / handling balance remains impressive to this day. Fitted with nicely damped coil-sprung suspension, power-assisted rack and pinion steering and potent four-wheel disc brakes, elements of its design were bequeathed to both the Jaguar XK8 and Aston Martin DB7. Though, sadly neither inherited its legendary 5343cc V12 engine. Rated at 295bhp and 320lbft of torque in its later guises, this superlative unit was mated to three-speed automatic transmission as standard. Said to be capable of 150mph and 0-60mph in less than eight seconds, for many the ultimate XJS variant remains the first series V12 Coupe.
Finished in Westminster Blue with Oatmeal leather upholstery, this particular example is variously described by the vendor as being in "good" (electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork, paintwork, wheels / tyres) or "excellent" (engine, automatic transmission, chassis) condition. Reportedly supplied new to the renowned footballer Kevin Keegan, 'F586 OJO' is further understood to have been converted to LPG and had its ignition system refurbished in November 2006 by the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club recommended specialist, K. Mugglestone & Co of Boston, Lincolnshire. Equipped with a suitable 80 litre tank as part of the work, the coupe is said to "run superbly on LPG which is available at 49.9p per litre". Further benefiting from "professional waxoyling" and "renewed filters / fluids", the 2+2 was apparently "last serviced at Jaguar specialists Autotechnics of Darlington on 13th June 2008". Sporting "a quad headlamp conversion, sunroof, ABS, air-conditioning, cruise control, electric seats and lattice alloy wheels", this tempting XJS is offered for sale with LPG conversion certificate and MOT certificate valid until June 2009.
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