Highlights
- Early facelift car with galvanised body
- Classic BRG with Oatmeal part-leather interior
- Spent its life on salt-free Japanese roads to 2015
- Recent £1,300 service in 2024 with few miles since
- Headlining replaced by a UK specialist in 2023
The Appeal
The cancellation of the F-Type replacement project, combined with new Ford money in the early 1990s gave Jaguar the chance to make the long-lived XJS better. The result was the ‘facelift’ car with updated styling, a 4L version of the reliable AJ6 straight six engine and, crucially for modern enthusiasts, galvanised bodies.
Before the firm introduced the fill facelift model, it briefly offered a car that mixed existing and new styling. These chrome-trimmed cars are popular with buyers and this British Racing Green car is one of them, first registered in 1993, it spent its life on Japan’s salt-free road before arriving back here in 2015. It has had just three registered keepers since.
The eagle-eyed will spot that the car presents well in the usual XJS check areas such as floors, arches and screen bases. It has been sparingly used since a £1,300 service in mid-2024. The car will require a fresh MOT before hitting the road. Once done, you get a seriously smooth grand tourer that is understandably garnering increasing enthusiast interest.
History and Paperwork
- Built in 1993 for the Japanese market
- Imported to the UK and registered here in June 2015
- Three registered keepers in UK
- Current registered keeper since June 2016
- Original odometer shows 95,887km as can be seen in photos
- Odometer swapped for a miles-reading unit upon import
- Currently displayed reading of 13,182 miles does not represent the car's total mileage from new
- Original odometer included in the sale
- Recent service in mid 2024 costing £1,300
- Last MOT expired May 2024 with advisories to note but will come with a fresh MOT
- V5C present
- Some MOT certificates
- A small selection of invoices
- Numberplate authorisation certificate
- No Japanese paperwork is available
The Condition
- Classic British Racing Green paintwork with factory coachline in good overall condition
- Well-aligned shut lines with no unusual gaps
- Small area of micro blistering on the boot
- Some light scratches and scuffs
- Bodywork presents well for a car of this age, likely due to Japanese history
- Factory lattice wheelset shod in Michelin tyres with tyre advisories to note on MOT
- Underside in generally good order with only light surface corrosion
- Interior in very good overall condition
- Oatmeal part leather/fabric seats in good order with no rips or tears
- Some light cracking to the leather, commensurate with age
- Burr walnut trims in good order
- Period-look DAB radio installed
- All instruments reportedly working well
- Some wear in the foot wells
- Headlining replaced by a UK specialist in March 2023
The Mechanics
- 3,980cc Jaguar AJ6 inline-6
- 4-speed ZF HP24 automatic transmission
- Recent brake work including new pads and hoses
- Engine bay in good order with age-commensurate wear
- The vendor informs us that the car is driving beautifully
- LED rear lights fitted
- Advisories to note on last MOT in May 2023
- Serviced in mid 2024 with few miles since
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