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The Jaguar XJS Collection |
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XJ-S Coupe and XJ-S Cabrio (series 1) '76-'81 |
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Replacement for the beloved XK-E that did not go down too well with
the traditional Jaguar brigade. The 'flying buttresses' were thought to hinder rear window vision and Germany even refused to give it type approval. It did however have a stonking great 5.3 litre V12 under that long bonnet that could whisk you in virtually complete silence up to 142mph. Alas the timing could not have been worse for it as the 70's fuel crisis was at its peak and nobody in their right minds wanted a V12 to feed. Jaguar did however promote the car quite well with starring appearances in the TV series 'The New Avengers' and the 'Return of the Saint'. All things considered they did well to shift 14,800 of them prior to it's 80's facelift. |
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XJ-S Coupe HE and XJ-S Cabrio HE (series 2) '81-'90 |
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A tweek here and there with the bumpers front and back for the 80's,
but the big news was the new High-Efficiency (HE) engine... so you felt you were 'doing your bit' to help the country conserve fuel! |
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XJ-S Coupe and XJ-S Cabrio (quad headlamps) |
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XJS Coupe ( facelift ) '91-'96 |
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By 1981 Ford had bought out Jaguar and went about a thorough
re-engineered of the model calling it the XJS. The less angular rear side windows appeared to be larger, and whilst there was talk of doing away with those 'flying buttresses', designer Geoff Lawson argued it was part of the XJS character... so they stayed! Now also with more aerodynamic front and rear bumpers the car had a much more rounded appearance. The more glamorous convertibles were always more popular than the coupes... especially with the US market. After 21 years the final car rolled off the production line in 1996 to make way for the all new XK8. '91-'96 production. Coupes, 8,832 Convertibles 18,574 |
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XJS Cabrio ( facelift ) '91-'96 |
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The series 3 were known as the 'big bumper' models, the gorgeous
convertible being the pick of the bunch. There was a time when even good ones could be picked up for little more than peanuts, but today they have started to appreciate in value for collectors and can only get more expensive as the years roll by. |
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XJ-S R Coupe '88-'89 |
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Awesomely quick... wouldn't care to pick up the bill for a service though. |
