Phil is right.
The XJS coupes are far too common. I was thinking of the XJ6C & XJ12C
coupes of 1974 - 1977. According to Standard Catalog of Imported Cars
1946 - 1990, about 2,000 were made. I've looked at a few & most were as
rusty as BMW CS's can be. Both beautiful fast cars, but...
Norm Sippel
'66 MGB
'59 Turner - finally with front end almost together.
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil <jello@ida.net>
Subject: Re: Future Classics - Focus on Jaguars
> I think there is a miscommunication on the Jaguar portion of this. It
reads
> Jaguar XJS. The future classic XJS's are cabriolets - XJ-SC's -
(especially the
> manual transmission 6-cylinder cabriolet - of which there are about 50 in
the
> US), and the convertibles (almost all of which are V-12's). The XJS
coupes are
> so valueless that I picked one up for free (well, as long as I would
remove from
> the guys property) and sent it to a breaker about 2 years ago - it had
been
> wrecked, but the repair would not have cost all that much. The only XJS
coupe of
> value is a '76 with a manual four speed and V-12 engine (and vinyl top),
and
> they're rare as hens teeth in the US. There are people that really like
the XJS
> coupes, but they are pretty common, and not worth much, and due to their
> abundance it will be a long time before they are valuable.
>
> Here's where I think the communication error seems to have occured - the
XJ
> sedans (XJ's) are also virtually valueless with the exception of series I
XJ's
> that rust badly (1968 - 1973 cars, the 1973 V-12 short wheelbase car being
the
> most valuable and nicest of the whole XJ run), and XJC's (two door
pillarless
> coupe that looks like an XJ sedan) in either 6 cylindar or V-12 form. If
you've
> seen a rusty BMW CS, try finding an XJC to compare what bad is. I own an
XJC
> V-12, that needs restoration (but it runs, and it is fast and rust free),
and if
> you want to figure out how you can spend an inordinate amount of money
with
> little return, just try restoring one of these. Don't get me wrong, I
like the
> car a lot and want to keep and restore it, but it is going to cost me
plenty by
> the time it is done, and because of the cost for each part of the job, it
will
> probably be 3 years before I can save up enough to do anything with it
(and I
> said that 7 years ago when I purchased it). Of course, almost all jags
before
> the XJ era (and including the XKE) are valuable - probably the least
recognized
> are the Mark X and 420G models.
>
> Also, if you just want a large pretty car that is reliable - a well sorted
> 1984-1986 Jaguar is about a cheap as they come.
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