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C L A S S I C B I D Auction at the RETRO CLASSICS on 24 March 2018, Stuttgart, Germany
Auction catalogue: - details above
1990 Jaguar XJS Cabrio
Body colour: Beige
Trim colour: Beige
Mileage: MLS 57, 100
Estimate: EUR 16. 500 - 19. 000
- Jaguar XJS Convertible
- originally delivered to the US, used to run in California
- imported to Germany in 2014
- beautiful colour combination of platinum metallic paintwork and beige leather interior
- well-maintained car inside and out
- only minor traces of use
- electrically actuated dark brown soft top and matching tarpaulin
- automatic GM Turbo Hydramatic gearbox
- heated seats, cruise control and trip computer
- original cassette radio on board
One of the 1980/ 90s Top Trumps winners!
With "Cylinders: V12", it beat them all, or almost. A winning type therefore - despite being eyed with rather a lot of suspicion at its presentation - hardly surprising, after all, being the heir to an undisputed cult object such as the Jaguar E-Type is certainly no easy game to play.
And yet it has managed, in its very own way. Precisely by being different: Massive, dignified, courageous, athletic only at second glance - a bit quirky even, a car for individualists. And they honored it, kept buying the distinctive upper-class coupé for over two decades. During this period, the modifications took place almost exclusively underneath the sheets: Never change a winning, er, cat. A convertible variant only became available in 1988, when the XJS had already been on the market for 13 years.
Even with the straight 6 engines, the big cat was far from underpowered, and owing to its innovative chassis, sports car connoisseurs can still feel like winners today.
Auction catalogue: - details above
See you in Stuttgart!
