2022-07-29 09:26:11 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 7/22

www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1985-jaguar-xj-s-36-nQQGvn_aaid=a5ce63ed-6419-48b8-adb6-8692f74daf04&bsft_eid=ee8e3c0f-2b57-4444-84a ...

Auction description:

1985 Jaguar XJS (3.6 Manual Coupe)

Colour Grey

Odometer 32,734 Miles

Engine size 3590

Auction DetailsSeller Type Private

Location London

Country United Kingdom

Launch-spec six-cylinder

Under 33k miles from new

Ultra-rare manual gearbox

Comprehensive history

Over £5,000 recently spent

Incredible condition

Amazing history file

Full service history

Old MOTs

Jaguar document wallet

UK V5C 

Owners’ manuals and books

The vendor of the XJ-S is selling it reluctantly having moved from the Midlands to East London, as although he doesn’t live within the ULEZ zone he’s on the border of it. 

The XJ-S is going to fund a tax-exempt Porsche 928 that can enter the zone with impunity, as will the Jaguar in three years’ time. 

It has a substantial service history – a book stamped all the way to 32,369 miles in 2021, its original handbooks and manuals, even a Jaguar-branded road map of the British Isles. There are also some old tax discs and a UK V5C.

The vendor bought the car at the start of the 2020 lockdown as a project and has spent a lot of money bringing it up to the standard you see today.

THE INTERIOR

Magnolia leather

Original ‘rotunda’ dials

OEM Jaguar Clarion stereo

Trip computer

Air conditioning

The interior of any XJ-S is special but this one is a particularly pleasant example, with barely any wear whatsoever. 

The condition of the seats, veneers, carpets, even the gear knob leave you in absolutely no doubt at all that the mileage is genuine. It has its original Jaguar/Clarion radio-cassette player and air conditioning, along with a fully functioning LCD trip computer. 

The boot area is clean and contains the original spare wheel and toolkit.

THE EXTERIOR 

Excellent wheels and tyres

Superb paintwork

Mostly original and in fine order

Finished in Regent Grey with smart ‘pepperpot’ alloy wheels, the XJ-S looks terrific. It’s a subtle colour that really suits the model’s imposing, low-slung lines. 

Bodily, it’s in excellent order. The vendor describes it as ‘superb’ underneath having had the car thoroughly checked over by a specialist at the same time as the bodywork was tidied up.

The upper body is all original and superbly presented, with no notable mark or damage.

THE MECHANICS 

3.6-litre straight-six

Five-speed manual

Starts and drives well 

Jaguar’s 220bhp AJ-6 engine is renowned for its reliability and durability, so it comes as no surprise at all to find that this low-mileage example is in fine order – the vendor reports that it runs beautifully, holds a steady temperature, good oil pressure and has no leaks or rattles. 

The manual gearshift gives the XJ-S a very different appeal to the automatic models, with a far more muscular feel to its entire character.

It’s more of a performance car, hence why it’s actively sought-after by fans of the model.