British Leyland start selling JaguarXJ in 1968 and production continued across generations of platforms (and company owners) until a few years ago. Original XJ was upgraded twice, in 1973 and 1979, with sales of the six-cylinder version extending through 1987 (3 series cars with V12 engines are built until 1992). Production numbers were never high, but these cars became popular in the United States and I still find them so often in time my scrap yard tour. Here’s an XJ6 Series 2 saloon that popped up in a self-service yard in the Denver area last winter.
Jaguar introduced a long-wheelbase version of the XJ saloon in 1972, giving it an extra 4 inches to better compete with Plan Rover P8. Since Rover is a British Leyland brand, this is like Buick pour great resources to crush a threat from Oldsmobile, to the detriment of the company as a whole. In any case, the long-wheelbase saloons proved so successful that the short-wheelbase four-doors were scrapped a few years later (coupes still using shorter chassis). ). Jaguar continued to add “L” badges to pubs for a while after that, perhaps because it looked classy.
The paint on all upper body surfaces has been worn down to steel by the merciless High Plains sun, so we can assume this car has spent a decade or three parked outside.
It may have started in Arizona, one of the few places where sunlight is more intense than eastern Colorado.
Is it possible that it really only turned 46,630 miles in its lifetime? With most of these classic cars, I assume the five-digit odometer has flipped once or twice. With a Jaguar and troublesome electrical components created by the Dark Prince, however, that’s not such a sure bet. To own a car like this, you need to be willing and able to spend the money and work it requires to stay on the road; Not many people are suitable for this responsibility.
The interior appeared to be in very good condition before the car was parked somewhere in a field.
Wooden interior decoration has seen better days.
Back in the 1970s, Mercedes-Benz has a big advantage over Jaguar in terms of mechanical complexity and build quality, but Jaguar beats those Stuttgarters when it comes to turning car interiors like a billionaire’s library.
The engine is an XK6 4.2-liter inline-six that makes 162 horsepower and 225 pound-feet. That was respectable power in 1977, when the 425-inch (7.0-liter) V8 in the most powerful new Cadillacs produces only 180 horses (and 320 pound-feet).
The only transmission available is a three-speed Borg-Warner automatic.
The price tag for this car is an amazing $15,000, or about $76,335 in 2022 dollars. The twelve-door XJ12L saloon cost $17,250 that year ($87,785 today). a new one Mercedes-Benz 280E 1977 model price $16,467 ($84,800 today); it’s more solid but sturdier, and it only has 142 horses under the hood in the US market. In any case, you want the 280ES to have a longer wheelbase if you need space for the Jag’s rear seats (which you already do, if you’re planning to impress everyone at the disco with high quality materials). his recreational drugs) and the car was listed at $19,217 ($97,795 in 2022).
Detroit can put you on even flashier wheels in 1977, and it won’t cost you as much as an XJ. What do you think about Lincoln Mark DRAWpriced at just $11,396 (plus $2,100 for Givenchy version with Interior Majestic Velour)?
However, there is nothing like a genuine Jaguar.
It might have been fixed, but that wouldn’t mean much to good examples will earn less than ten thousand.
“This car was bought the year we won the World Cup!”
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