Highlights
- Very low documented mileage of 50,000 miles
- Well-kept V12 in desirable Cranberry Red Mica with Doeskin leather
- 18 service stamps from delivery to 2023
- Current MOT valid to May 2026 with no advisories
- Eligible for Historic Vehicle status from April 2027
The Appeal
Pininfarina’s clever reworking of William Lyons’ beautiful XJ made it more modern and practical and delivered many more years of showroom service. These final Series 3 cars benefitted from Jaguar CEO John Egan’s quality drive and are the most usable of Jaguar’s long lived saloon.
The V12-engined cars lived on long after the six cylinders because nothing on the market quite delivered the same unruffled serenity. This 1986 car is a plush Daimler model with upgraded leather and veneers and extra chrome. It is a really fetching example in the desirable combination of Cranberry Red Mica with Doeskin leather. It also features useful options like a big electric steel sliding sunroof.
The history file supports the low displayed mileage of 50,000 miles. For much of its life, the car was serviced more than once a year, generally always by main dealers or specialists. There is a gap in service stamps when the car was little used, with the most recent service by a specialist in 2023 less than 400 miles ago. The current MOT adds reassurance - it runs to May 2026 with no advisories. The car is eligible for Historic Vehicle tax and MOT-free status from April 2027 based on its age.
The Double Six offers the luxury and style of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley, without the ostentation. This is a really tidy example that would be ideal for shows or touring.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st October 1986
- Three former registered keepers
- Current registered keeper since June 2019
- 18 service stamps from delivery to 19th May 2023
- Gap in service history between 1996 and 2012 when the car was reportedly little used
- Latest service carried out at 48,410 miles with approximately 400 miles covered since
- Invoice for trim repairs dated May 2023
- Full set of handbooks in very good condition
- MOT valid to 14th May 2026 with no advisories
- The vendor describes the MOT history as having few and only minor advisories
Service history (further details in photos):
05/23 - 48,410 miles - Stephen Heywood Engineer
06/12 - 40,244 miles - Robert Hughes
05/96 - 39,108 miles - Hollingdale
11/95 - 38,451 miles - as above
11/94 - 37,348 miles - Drabble Jaguar
05/94 - 36,386 miles - as above
11/92 - 33,171 miles - as above
05/92 - 30,492 miles - as above
10/91 - 29,035 miles - as above
05/91 - 27,471 miles - as above
05/91 - 27,471 miles - as above
11/90 - 26,379 miles - Mead of Bolton
05/90 - 24,934 miles - as above
10/89 - 25,093 miles - as above
04/89 - 20,118 miles - as above
10/88 - 17,441 miles - as above
04/88 - unknown - Drabble Jaguar
07/87 - 8,744 miles - as above
10/86 - 1,016 miles - as above
The Condition
- Attractive Cranberry Red Mica paintwork in very good condition
- Bodywork presents well with few indications of age as shown
- Light bubbling to note the front offside wing base
- Light pitting to door handles, but not unsightly
- Fitted with factory ‘Pepperpot’ aloys in very good condition
- Matching Falken tyres fitted
- Underside as shown with light surface ageing but no structural advisories on MOT
- Steel sunroof fitted
- Full tool kit in the boot in a hard plastic box
- Interior in good order with Doeskin leather, grey carpets and wood veneers
- Some minimal delamination to dash veneers as shown
- Some cracks to the centre console veneers
- Headlining in good order with no visible sagging or damage
- Switchgear and fittings in good order, including door cards and trim
- Original factory radio cassette system fitted
The Mechanics
- 5.3-litre (5,343cc) fuel-injected V12 engine developing approximately 285bhp
- Three-speed GM automatic gearbox
- Well-maintained as detailed above
- No advisories on current MOT
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