2025-07-30 17:28:03 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 7/25
www.ebay.com/itm/127273051662
Classified ad price $12,000, seller classicautomall, 95k miles

Seller's description:
For consignment, a 1990 Jaguar XJS V12 convertible showing 95,999 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This garage kept Jag is to many, one of the most beautiful cars ever produced for the street and in red, it has astounding curb appeal.

Exterior
Bathed in two stage Signal Red, the key to this car's design is a sleek body style with a trim body, yet a muscular stance which is often seen on expensive European cars that are capable of high speeds. Within this thin body style are straight panels and good gaps as well as a set of dual headlamps upfront, bordered on the bottom by an integrated chrome bumper with a black 5 MPH crash bumper inserted. This holds true on the rear of the car too, and the chrome is excellently preserved. Around the corner design tail/turn signal rear lights frame the rear panel and trunk rear deck, incredibly unique and distinctive and in two years they would be completely redesigned. Aluminum 15-inch lace honeycomb wheels are all around. On top is a black canvas power convertible top with a glass rear window that is in great condition. Imperfections are limited to some surface rust where the front air dam, included with the car, was mounted and some curb rash.

Interior
A swing of the doors reveals Barley colored leather on the door panels with a wood veneer strip near the upper sill of each door, yes real wood, and it looks fantastic. Some of the carpet area around the speaker is peeling on the driver's side, but the handsome doors present cleanly otherwise. Honey colored burlwood covers other parts of the dash nicely and mixes well with the medium brown leather. The front leather bucket seats are in good shape with a tear on the driver's side while behind them, a carpeted package shelf presents cleanly. Up front, the black instrument cluster includes standard dial gauges and barrel type rolling gauges under a row of idiot light. In the center stack, a trip and gas computer is mounted over the Jaguar branded AM/FM/Cassette radio and the mid panel shines with coated burlwood. A modest shifter resides in the center console, also framed in wood, and a number of toggles accompanying. Low pile gray carpet covers the floor matched by the Jaguar mats and the finished trunk lined with gray cloth panels.

Drivetrain
The crowded engine bay is home to the 5.3 liter V12, fed electronic fuel injection and mated to a TH400 3-speed automatic transmission sending power to the 2.89 gears in back. We note stainless air intake tubes and K&N type open filter elements. Four wheel power disc brakes are supplied to this sport touring roadster.

Undercarriage
We're greeted with minimal surface rust and just a film of oil on the pan, but otherwise clean driver quality conditions. Independent suspension is front and rear with coil springs serving as the buffer. Dual exhaust handles the exhale and connects to stock style mufflers, eventually leading to polished tips tucked neatly under the rear bumper.

Drive-Ability
This car started right up, and we were off to the test loop. We're on tires that are less than five years old, so handling and grip are on par and the car demonstrates nice acceleration. The cabin is a comfortable place to be and we note the oil pressure gauge is not working and the radio will need a code to unlock. During our drive, we note an occasional clunk in the front. Beyond these things, all other functions operate as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Nothing says power, prestige and prominence quite like a Jaguar, especially a convertible and this one hits all 3 marks. This one is in very good condition and still has lots of life left to go find the nearest country road and play! Most XJ's we see are in more modest colors, but the red really pops on this body design and this cat is an absolute stand out!