This California supplied XJS V12 HE has stayed in California all of its life prior to travelling to the UK. It has excellent Jet black paint with black leather interior. It sits on newly refurbished kent alloys and looks a million dollars.
It comes with extensive service history from new and has been well looked after by enthusiast owners. It shows 60, 700 miles and there are extensive records to support this as the genuine mileage.
Coming from California, the body is excellent The under bonnet areas is spotless and amongst the best I have seen on an XJS. The interior is very clean, with only one small area of wear on the drivers seat.
There are 4 owners prior to me which includes a mother and son. Now UK registered it be sold with 12 months MOT
It sits on newly refurbished Kent alloys & Falken tyres.
Service history as follows:
Oct 1986 1, 032 Newport Imports Inc, Newport Beach California.
April 1987 2, 443 As above
Sep 1987 4, 146 As above
Aug 1988 8, 015 Hornburg Jaguar Orange Drive Hollywood
July 1989 12, 464
Aug 1989 13, 359 (15k service) British Motor Car Distributors, San Fran, Cal.
Aug 1989 13, 729 (Auto Trends Inc, g/ box leaks.
Sep 1989 14, 204 British Motor Car Distributors, San Fran, Cal. USD
Oct 1989 14, 390 British Motor Car Distributors, San Fran, Cal. USD
Oct 1989 14, 396 as above
June 1991 19, 673 as above
Nov 1992 27, 420 British European Motors, California
May 1993 30, 286 British Motor Car Distributors, San Fran, Cal.
Nov 1993 32, 303 Owner self-service oil and filter
Dec 1996 37, 486 Britalia Ltd, Berkely California
Apr 1997 40, 630 Allied Radiator Berkeley California ( aircon)
May 1997 41, 289 Britalia Ltd Berkeley California
Aug 1997 42, 884 Britalia Ltd Berkeley California
April 2001 52, 767 Contintental Imports Oakland California
Oct 2001 53, 844 As above
May 2001 54, 716 as above

The car was dry stored in California in 2001 and subsequently resurrected by the son of the owner in 2019. I purchased the car in 2020 and imported it into the UK where extensive servicing was performed by Jaguar specialist P&K Thornton in Northampton. The focus was to ensure the car was reliable and roadworthy. Work included suspension and braking overhauls and i have bills to support the expenditure. At this stage the mileage shows as 60, 000.

Work carried out includes:

Cooling:
New radiator, water pump, Evans Waterless Lifetime Coolant, water hoses, Tefba coolant filters, thermostats, stainless air bleed pipes, coolant temp senders, header tank, stainless steel water rails, coolant crossover pipe, belts, electric fan, temp controller, heater core, heater valve, front main seal, AC compressor with ceramic seals, AC hoses, dryer, expansion valve,
Cooling system upgraded with two coolant temp senders: one on each water manifold. A new threaded hole was drilled on an existing boss and an addition sender installed to provide both left and right engine bank temps. A switch is fitted just above the brake booster to select either side.

Suspension and brakes:
upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, all brake discs, EBC pads, callipers, brake master cylinder, brake booster, brake fluid reservoir, brake lines, synthetic brake fluid,
Radius Arm bushes, anti-roll bar bushes,
Fuel system and ignition system
Fuel lines, injector seals top and bottom, entire fuel injection harness in high temp cable, HEI ignition module, vacuum advance module, plugs, wires, oxygen sensors, throttle micro-switch, fuel filter
Engine and transmission
trans downshift micro-switch, intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, powder coated valve cover, stainless steel air balance pipe, under bonnet insulation, exhaust intermediate pipes, exhaust manifold gaskets, rear transmission mount/ spring. trans filter gasket, trans oil change and new trans filter. differential oil w/ synthetic fluid,
Air filters
Electrical
alternator-110 amp, lighting fuse block, complete under-hood wiring harness,
Interior
Pioneer CD micro SD USB bluetooth remote control head unit with Crossfire 120w RMS, 4-channel amp, MB Quart reference rear, Infinity Kappa front, w/ MB Quart reference crossovers. refinished wood dash, new headliner. Factory sheepskin seat cover

The XJS has come of age. It stands out as one of the great Grand Tourers produced and a worthy successor to the E type. Contemporary road tests praise the XJS for its performance and handling and having owned 7, I agree! I'm fortunate to own an E type and the XJS is a much more comfortable and relaxing drive. I’m selling as I’m getting older, have retired and am realising I can’t drive them all. Since I completed the work I have not had the time to use it. Am open to offers.

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