Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 20th May from 12pm
Auction: Wed 21st May from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1988 Jaguar XJ-S Convertible
Estimate
£8, 000 - £10, 000
Registration No: B3 BGG
Chassis No: SAJJNADW4DC154270
MOT: None
Offered from long-term ownership with just c. 21, 000 miles
Supplied with current V5C document and a collection of MOTs and invoices
Imported into the UK from Oman in 1999 by the deceased owner
Will require recommissioning due to being dry stored for many years
Launched in 1975, Jaguar's XJ-S was designed to seamlessly blur borders rather than blast down back roads and so came with automatic transmission as standard. Although, when fed the quoted 295bhp and 318lb-ft 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 a sophisticated electric hood. 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.
Built in 1988 configured as a left-hand drive market car, in Red with a Beige interior, the V12, 5. 3 litre XJ-S was shipped to the Middle East and its first owner, the Oman government, Oman being on the Arabian Peninsula of Western Asia, sharing its northwestern border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After 11 years in the Middle East, the XJ-S was purchased by the vendor's father, who lived and worked out there for many years, it was he who shipped the car back to the UK and registered it on 4th September 1999. Used by the owner until 2015, sadly, his custodianship came to an end when he passed away a couple of years ago, and since left in a garage, effectively dry stored until now and displaying a mere c. 21, 000 credible miles from new. Now being sold by the late owner's family, this low mileage V12 Convertible is being offered with a history file which includes the current V5C, a collection of invoices and old MOT paperwork.
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