2017-04-10 09:57:06 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 4/10/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Jaguar-XJS-HESS-EISENHARDT-/282427099838
Car has a buy it now price of $25,000 for 6 days, seller ezautobuyers, 35k miles.

Sellers description:
RARE, 1988 JAGUAR XJS V12 HESS & EISENHARDT EDITION CONVERTIBLE WITH ONLY 35K ORIGINAL MILES! WE DARE YOU TO FIND ANOTHER IN THIS CONDITION ANYWHERE! THIS JAGUAR, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BOTH IN AND OUT, VERY WELL MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS, ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT, PURE STOCK, NO AFTERMARKET PARTS ANYWHERE, SUPER CLEAN CAR. VERY NICELY EQUIPPED WITH THE SUPER POWERFULL V12 MOTOR, HEATED LEATHER SEATS, POWER CLOTH TOP, ALLOY WHEELS, POWER WINDOWS, STEERING, BRAKES AND MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, AM/FM/CASSETTE RADIO, OWNERS MANUAL, FULL SPARE, AND MORE... MUST SEE AND DRIVE THIS CAR.
HERES ALL THE INFO ON WHY THIS HESS AND EISENHARDT EDITION.

From 1986 a full convertible version was available through some dealers, modified by Hess & Eisenhardt in the USA. The Hess & Eisenhardt coachbuilding firm was located in Ohio, USA, and built about 893 of these cars under contract from Jaguar before the official Jaguar-built XJS full convertible appeared in 1988.

The Hess & Eisenhardt convertible differed from the later Jaguar convertible XJS as its unpadded top folded down deeper into the body structure of the car resulting in a cleaner rear profile when the roof was lowered. To accommodate this design element, the Hess & Eisenhardt convertibles have two separate fuel tanks, positioned to allow for the roof to fully retract. The process of converting the stock Jaguar XJS coupe into the H&E Convertible included the post-production removal of the roof, cutting the body in several sections, the addition of steel reinforcements behind the driver's seat, and 20 lb (9.1 kg) weights placed just behind the headlights to eliminate harmonic resonance caused by the significant modifications to the car. H&E XJS convertibles are easily identified by the lower folding top, as well as two small badges located just behind the front wheels. The later Jaguar full convertible had a heavier padded top that did not fold into as small a bundle when in the lowered position, but retained nearly all of the original components of the coupe.

The number of H&E Jaguar XJS produced is unknown, partly because a fire at the Hess & Eisenhardt factory destroyed most of the records pertaining to the Jaguar XJS conversions.

2017-04-27 13:15:12 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 4/27/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Jaguar-XJS-HESS-EISENHARDT-/282448832222
Opening bid US $1,000 reserve not met no bids 6 days left in auction buy it now price $18,975, same seller.

2017-05-11 14:03:02 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 5/11/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Jaguar-XJS-HESS-EISENHARDT-/282470986183
Car has a buy it now price of $18,975 for 6 days, same seller.

Previous auction ended at $4,550 after 16 bids.

2017-05-28 14:12:05 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 5/28/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Jaguar-XJS-HESS-EISENHARDT-/282496362848
Current bid US $3,050 reserve not met 35 bids 6 days left in auction, same seller.