Registration No: H17 XJS
Chassis No: SAJJNADW3DB168570
MOT: None

• Just 5 keepers from new
• Only 71,714 on the odometer
• Recent expenditure of over £26,000
• In exceptional condition

Launched in 1975, Jaguar's XJS was never envisaged as a direct replacement for the E-Type. More of a soporific grand tourer than an out-and-out sports car, it was designed to seamlessly blur borders rather than blast down back roads. To this end, it was equipped with automatic transmission as standard. Although, when fed the quoted 295bhp and 318lbft of torque developed by a post-1981 H.E. (high efficiency) 5.3 litre V12 engine, this still resulted in a claimed top speed of 150mph and 0-60mph in less than eight seconds. Introduced at the 1988 Geneva Motor Show, the long-awaited full convertible version featured a reinforced floorpan, frameless doors and sophisticated electric hood (complete with heated glass rear window). Underpinned by the same all-round independent coil-sprung suspension and power-assisted rack and pinion steering as its Fixed Head Coupe siblings, the soft-top came with anti-lock brakes as standard. Priced at some £40,000, a waiting list was quick to form.

This stunning Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible was first registered on the 16^th of August 1990 and delivered through Jaguar main dealer Appleyard of Edinburgh to its first owner, RTR (Estates) Ltd of Glasgow. It was specified in Gunmetal Mica Metallic with a Magnolia Connolly leather interior and a Black mohair hood. While the second and third owners are unknown the fourth keeper, a Mr B.D. Cain from Bishops Stortford, owned the Jaguar from the 20^th of December 1996 until it passed into the hands of the current vendor on the 13^th of September 2016. Since then, a staggering £26,000 has been spent with specialists to strip the car back to bare metal, address all corrosion issues and minor dents and fully repaint it to factory specifications including coachlines. While in the current vendor’s care, the car has been well looked after and, with its odometer showing only 71,714 miles from new, it is now ready for a new enthusiastic owner who is looking for an outstanding example of this most British of Convertibles. Offered with a history file detailing recent expenditure and containing a full owner’s pack as well as a current V5.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904