Highlights
- One of the first revised 5.3L V12 cars built
- Beautifully presented and highly preserved car
- Huge history by main dealer and marque specialists
- Full service history from new to 600 miles ago
- Recent work to suspension, brakes, electrics and paintwork
- Recent professional detail and £1,000 ceramic paint protection
- MOT valid until March 2025
The Appeal
This magnificent 1992 XJS is a very early facelift V12 with the revised V12 5.3L engine and one of the small number of cars built before the introduction of the full facelift cars with plastic bumpers. These rare cars are popular with collectors because they blend the old and new eras.
It is a great example, beautifully presented in Signal Red with Magnolia leather interior and having covered less than 68,000 miles for new. The condition is as you would expect of a clearly cherished and sparingly used classic coupe. A recent professional detail, paint refresh and £1,000 ceramic coating take the condition to another level.
The history file is similarly impressive. The bulging folder, helpfully summarised by a typed record from the current keeper which is shown in the photographs, shows full service history from new to 600 miles go. All work has been undertaken by Jaguar main dealers and specialists. The current MOT runs to March 2025.
There has been recent attention to the suspension, shock absorbers, brakes and electrics so that this car rides and drives exactly as a silky smooth V12 XJS should.
This is one of the best XJS V12s we’ve seen in a long while. Its tantalising history merely adds to the intrinsic appeal of Jaguar’s beguiling GT car.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 12th March 1992
- JDHT certificate shows build date of May 1991
- Chassis records indicate it is one of the first of the revised V12 5.3L cars
- Eight registered keepers
- Current keeper since May 2022
- Huge service history from the main dealer and marque specialists
- Typed two-page summary of service and MOT records as shown
- Comprehensive service history from new to 600 miles ago
- Last service by independent garage in October 2022 at 67,129 miles
- Old tax discs and MOTs included
- 1 key set and one Jaguar ‘green’ key
- Factory handbooks and wallet in very good order
- MOT valid until 12th March 2025 with minor advisories to note
- 67,496 miles showing on MOT test and now on 67,739 miles
The Condition
- Very well kept and largely original Signal Red paintwork in excellent order
- Recent paintwork detail and treated to £1,000 ceramic protective coating
- Paintwork is in very good order indeed with barely any indications of age across finish
- Bodywork presents to same standard with flush panel fit and no reported accident damage
- Usual XJS check points of panel edges, sills, arches and screen surrounds all present well
- Desirable ‘interim’ facelift car with updated features but original chrome bumpers
- Exterior features including glasswork, chrome, lights and badging all very well kept
- Sits on factory correct lattice alloy wheels with matching spare, all in excellent order
- Quality Pirelli tyres fitted all round with one advisory to note on current MOT
- Underside reported to be in ‘excellent’ condition with no advisories on current MOT
- Boot floor and engine bay also present well as shown in photographs
- Very smart magnolia leather interior showing only light signs of wear in common areas
- These include light deterioration of driver’s bolster
- Remaining leather in very good, barely used order as shown in photographs
- Interior fittings including door cards and headlining in very good order
- Carpets in very good condition through cabin and boot areas
- Veneers similarly well kept across doors, dashboard and console
- Switchgear presents well and is reported to be in full working order
- There are a few marks on the driver's side carpet, as expected from a 32-year-old car
The Mechanics
- 5,343cc V12 specification fuel-injected Jaguar engine
- 3spd automatic GM400 gearbox
- Full service history to October 2022 and just 600 miles since
- Thick history file of maintenance as shown in photographs
- Completely standard and recently overhauled as detailed above and below
- Expenditure since 2022 includes suspension, braking, electrical, and paintwork
- No unwanted knocks or clonks and reported to have smooth gear change
- No reported running or driving issues
- One of the very last V12 HE models built
- Minor advisories to note on current MOT
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