Highlights

• Very rare targa-convertible model
• Extensive history file, including heritage certificate 
• Original Buckskin interior and Antelope paintwork
  
  

The Appeal

So if you’re looking for something rare and appealing, this XJ-SC is certainly going to pique your interest. They look fantastic and rarely come onto the market, so don’t hesitate to put this one on your driveway.

The History and Paperwork

• First registered in 1984
• MOT valid until March 2024
• No MOT advisories
• Only 79,000 miles recorded 
• Hand written maintenance record of work carried out between 2004 and 2021
• Extensive original owner’s literature on file, including Service Manual, Maintenance Record, Owner’s Handbook, Electrical Data Chart and stereo Owner’s Guide
• The Maintenance Record is very well stamped, mostly by Jaguar main dealers
• Four previous registered keepers
• Heritage certificate from the Jaguar Heritage Trust
• The car retains its original registration number: A300 FAU
• Sold new via Mann Egerton in Nottingham 
• Extensive invoices on file for parts and servicing 
  
  

The Interior

• Original ‘Buckskin’ interior in very good condition throughout 
• The upholstery is very well preserved, with no rips, tears, or loose stitching
• There is a little creasing to the leather of the driver’s seat, commensurate with its age and mileage
• Slight wear to the driver’s seat bolster
• The carpets remain clean and tidy, with little sign of wear
• Excellent veneers on the dashboard and door cards, with only a few insignificant chips and cracks to be found 
• We’re informed that all the instruments, buttons and switches function as they should however the air con and the heater fan doesn't work but the heater does
• Large, thin rimmed leather steering wheel 
• The dashboard top appears to be free from cracks and UV damage
• Luggage storage space behind the seats 
• There is some wear to the trim where the convertible hood fits 
• Spacious, fully carpeted boot to the rear
• Full size spare wheel, with fitted cover
• Tonneau covers stored in the boot 
  
  

The Exterior 

• ‘Antelope’ paintwork very well presented 
• The roof features a ‘Targa’ front section and a convertible rear
• This allows for open air motoring, or a closed cabin, or half way between the two
• The hood is in good smart condition condition, with new seals recently fitted
• It can be neatly stowed under a tonneau cover when lowered
• The car is generally very well preserved
• We could find very few scratches or blemishes
• The vendor reports that there is a little superficial corrosion 
• The underside looks great, with no damage that we could see
• It has been undersealed for protection 
• Alloy wheels very well presented, with no scuffs or damage
• The chrome trim is all present and correct 
• Lamp lenses clear and bright
  
  

The Mechanics 

• 3.6-litre straight-six engine
• Manual transmission
• The vendor tells us that the car always starts first time, if a little slowly
• As far as we know, the car is mechanically original
• The only reported issue is that the air conditioning is not working
• Said to drive well, steer and stop as it should
• The accompanying paperwork sets out the work which has been completed recently 
• This has included work on the suspension and running gear, heating system and more
• The engine bay looks very clean and tidy 
• A handwritten service record was started by the previous owner in 2004
  
  

Summary