Highlights
- Documented 30,587 miles from new
- Full service history with recent oil and filter change
- Extensive and carefully documented history file
- Jaguar show Concours winner
- Elevated example in classic Signal Red with Magnolia hire
- Collector quality example of the pre-facelift V12 HE
- MOT valid until April 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
What contemporary 1970s buyers shunned, modern enthusiasts adore. And with good reason: the XJS delivers a serenity, smoothness and sheer effortlessness that is properly Jaguar and achieved by few classics.
These cars make excellent tourers but the best are also becoming sought-after by collectors, we suspect this car will appeal to the latter because it is an elevated example that has covered just 30,587 miles in its 35 years. It comes as no surprise that the car is a former concours winner at the Royal Windsor Jaguar Festival and came runner up as ‘best car’ in an earlier event.
Classically finished in Signal Red with a well-preserved Magnolia hide interior, this is a very good example of the mid-period XJS, the one that got the chrome bumpers and wood yet retained the classic aesthetics. It has been maintained very well by its long term current keeper and arrives on the market with a recent oil and filter change. He has carefully documented the car’s history in a thick folder and annotated Excel spreadsheet.
This is a very fine example of Jaguar’s V12 coupe and its long, advisory-free MOT to April 2026 underlines that point.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 8th January 1990
- Seven registered keepers
- Current keeper since November 2013
- Acquired with 26,850 miles according to seller
- This is verified by paperwork provided with the car
- Copy of 2013 sales document included
- Extensive service history including recent oil and filter change
- Maintained by specialists Clarks Jaguar and XJK during current keeper’s tenure
- Service and maintenance history documented in Excel spreadsheet supplied with car
- Well organised history file as shown in photos
- JDHT heritage certificate included as shown in photos
- Stored in a large heated and dehumidified garage with seller’s other classic cars
- Supplied with fire extinguisher and Jaguar first aid kit as shown
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Old paperwork and MOTs as shown
- Trophies from car’s award wins detailed below
- Runner Up ‘Best Car’ 2016 Ken Thomas Sports Car Trophy
- Concours Winner Royal Windsor Jaguar Festival 2017
- MOT valid until April 2026 with no advisories
- Vendor is only selling as he has acquired a XJS project car
- CTEC battery condition charger included
The Condition
- Signal Red paintwork in very good condition with bright, lustrous finish as shown
- Signs of use are exceptionally minor as shown in photos
- Fitted with factory rear spoiler as shown
- These include a small edge chip to driver’s door
- Rust-free bodywork according to seller which can be viewed on hoist photos
- Professionally rustproofed by Rustbuster
- Underside presents well with no structural advisories on MOT
- 4 Pirelli P600 tyres with less than 3,000 miles covered
- Factory standard car with lattice alloys and matching spare in very good order
- Headlights are clear with good reflectors and tail lights similarly undamaged
- Chrome front and rear bumpers with bright finish and no obvious damage
- Magnolia leather seats with red piping in very good condition as shown
- Seats show some light wear such as creasing to driver’s seat
- Red carpets to cabin present well with red overmats with Jaguar branding
- Walnut veneers in good order with minor cracks to note in photos
- Fitted with Alpine stereo and Kenwood speakers as shown
- Headlining in beige which is in good order with no reported sagging
- Boot area is very tidy with no obvious stains or damage to carpets
- Switchgear, dials, door cards and trim all in good order with light age
- We have no reports of electrical, switchgear, dial or lighting faults
- No dashboard warning lights advised
The Mechanics
- 5,343cc V12 fuel injected ‘HE’ engine
- 3spd automatic gearbox
- Factory tool kit as shown
- Well maintained including recent oil and filter change
- Detailed history file provided with car as explained above
- Slight oil drip from the engine, typical for a vehicle of this age
- Supplied with a Ctec conditioning battery charger
- Clean engine bay as shown in photos
- No advisories on current MOT
- No reported running or driving issues
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