Highlights
- Rare SWB Series 2 XJ6
- Attractive Regency Red with vinyl roof and Biscuit leather
- Featured on the cover of Jaguar World magazine
- Replacement engine professionally upgraded to fuel injection at a cost of £9,000
- Extensive recent maintenance since 2023, totalling £9,000
- New front and rear screen seals, servicing and speedo drive
- Gearbox replaced with recon unit and electrics overhaul in 2024
- Voluntary MOT valid to February 2027 with no advisories
The Appeal
The limousine-like LWB XJ may be more common, but it was the carefully-proportioned SWB car that Sir William Lyons envisioned and then endlessly refined from its original concept as a four-door E-Type.
This Regency Red car is one of the last SWB XJs built, a Series 2 car built in 1974, the final year of SWB production. It is a really tidy example, the paintwork matched with a ultra 70s vinyl roof and a light Biscuit leather interior. It is in good order, a sense supported by the usual voluntary MOT that runs to February 2027 with no advisories.
It is also a car that hides some interesting upgrades. The electric mirrors, from an XJS but fitted as standard to later XJs, are easy to spot, but the fuel injection upgrade is less so. It was part of a comprehensive £9,000 project in 2016 by engine specialist Tom Lenhall. More recent work includes fitting a reconditioned gearbox in 2023 and an overhaul of the electrics in 2024. That work has been part of a £9,000 spend since 2023 that also featured new front and rear screen seals, speedo driver overhaul, oil sender and pressure switch and servicing.
The Series 2 XJ is one of Jaguar’s best ever cars, and the SWB version arguably one of the prettiest saloons made. This much-loved car, with its recent work and upgrades, looks tempting.
The vendor says:
“This vehicle purrs. It is smooth and unbelievably comfortable - a low-mileage crowd pleaser. It has appeared at classic car shows and has featured on the front cover of Jaguar World (magazine comes with the car). A beautiful classic that really stands out from others in its class.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 5th March 1974
- Seven registered keepers
- Current keeper since October 2022
- Voluntary MOT valid to 6th February 2027 with no advisories
- Large history file as shown in photos
- Featured on the front cover of Jaguar World magazine in October 2008
- Copy of magazine included
- Full documentation for engine swap and fuel injection conversion by Tom Lenthall Jaguar specialist
- Fuel injection work cost £9,000 in 2016 as shown in photos
- Original carburettors and door mirrors included
Summary of recent maintenance:
- 03/24 - £464 - Oilwell Garage - speedo drive repairs
- 02/24 - £4,126 - Oilwell Garage - screen seals, servicing, all fluids etc
- 02/24 - £1,977 - Oilwell Garage - battery, oil sender and pressure switch etc
- 04/23 - £602 - Vince Gibbs Classic Cars - electrical repairs
- 01/23 - £2,466 - Vince Gibbs Classic Cars - reconditioned gearbox, electrics etc
The Condition
- Finished in Regency Red with thin gold trim line down the side and black vinyl roof
- Paintwork presents well in photos with few indications of use
- Bodywork in good order for age but with minor deterioration to note in photos
- This includes bubbling to base of doors, front arches and around headlights
- Chromework in good order with minor age to note to bumpers
- Chromed steel wheels with light tarnish to finish
- Recently fitted with new tyres we are told
- Front and rear window seals replaced in 2025 to prevent rainwater leaks
- No structural advisories on MOT
- Biscuit leather interior in good general condition with some age to some items
- These include door cards that are worn at the top
- Wing mirrors upgraded to electric XJS units
- Original mirrors included with the vehicle
- Fitted with front and rear seatbelts
The Mechanics
- 4.2-litre replacement straight six XK engine with fuel injection
- Three-speed automatic transmission
- Auto box replaced 2024 with a reconditioned Borg Warner unit to original specification
- Converted to fuel injection by Tom Lenthall Jaguar specialist in Reading in 2016
- Full documentation for fuel injection conversion available
- Original carburettors included with the vehicle
- Electrics overhauled in 2024 as detailed above and in photos
- Regularly serviced with other remedial work detailed in photos and above
- Maintained by classic car specialists with last service in 2024
- No advisories on MOT
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Comments
eyrenig••••
I don't see anything about a replacement engine being mentioned what is the story with this, and what sort of replacement engine was it, reconditioned etc? Please advise, thank you.
david-f••••
SellerPhoto 288. Invoice for second hand engine which was then rebuilt by Tom Lenthall, Jaguar specialist, from Reading. Also mentioned in initial blurb on this page.
david-f••••
SellerYou should note that the replacment engine was fitted tthe year AFTER it was converted to fuel injection