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Year:1978 Mileage:58446
Location:

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Very little is known about the history of this vehicle but the vehicle is currently in my name and I have the ICBC paperwork.  I bought the car in BC, Canada.  I have a suspicion that it may have originally been sold in Winnipeg, but I only deduce this from the faded sticker in the back window, so I could be completely wrong. 

It did run, but very poorly.  As mentioned in the condition description, I believe the last owner may have damaged the engine by allowing water into the intake whilst the engine was running.  I have had the vehicle at least five years, and I was told that it had sat in a barn for something like 13 years.  It has lived in my car port in Burnaby BC whilst in my ownership.  I had intended to perform the welding work on the vehicle and either locate a used XK motor or lump it (insert a V8).  I had located a refurbished XK motor some years ago for ~$1400 but passed it up.  Turns out the house, music, and other commitments take too much of my time to realistically take on repairs.

To summarize:

  • Engine: poor condition.  Possibly could be rebuilt, but you won't know until it's dismantled.  Fuel tanks have likely had it I would think and fuel injection setup needs some TLC.  Wiring is also suspect.
  • Interior: Not bad.  Drivers carpet is worn out but the rear seems OK.  Tan leather seats are all there and with some treatment may look reasonable.  All dials, buttons and controls are present.  Wood dash finish has cracked somewhat on the glove compartment side or the car.  Rust in drivers foot well and in places about the floor pan.
  • Body: It seems like the car has avoided the windshield pillar rot that afflicts many XJ6, and under the back seat seems solid.  Front fenders seem basically OK.  Rear wheel arches have bubbled with rust and the last owner did a poor job of filling.  Rust around the rear and underside of the car.  Bumpers show signs of parking lot abuse with a dent on the passenger rear quarter bumper.  Wheels are generally good but with some signs of rust, particularly drivers front.  Trunk is clean but with a bit of rust under the spare wheel, but not much by Jag standards.
  • Running gear (Wheels, axles, etc.): Many bushings and bearing are worn out.  The whole lot would have to be inspected and repaired as required.

 

This car could either be a project for the adventurous, or a parts car.  Everything looks like it is present and correct but mechanically, a lot is required.  Jaguar parts are expensive and XJ6 values are generally low...

Be aware: Selling locally - car in Burnaby BC.  Buyer picks up.  A tow vehicle, likely a flat bed or trailer will be required to remove the vehicle, at buyers cost.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

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Jaguar envisions future without V8 engines

Wed, 21 Aug 2013

With tighter emissions and fuel economy regulations looming, Jaguar may have to do more than make a small, fuel-efficient hatchback to lower its model range's consumption figures - it also might give up its venerable V8 power, Drive reports. But not anytime soon, says Steven de Ploey, Jaguar's product and marketing director, who recognizes that the V8 can be replaced only by something that offers the same, or better, performance. But he has a word of caution: "We are not wedded to V8s."
In the meantime, de Ploey says there are other ways to reduce emissions. One of the first steps Jaguar could take is to shift away from the use of superchargers, which aren't as good as turbochargers at maintaining efficiency and making power. But he adds that supercharging still is "at the heart of Jaguar's performance proposition," and that the company has addressed the current downsizing trend by "replacing our naturally aspirated V8 with a 3.0-liter supercharged V6."
Consider one of de Ploey's comments on the cancelled C-X75 supercar (pictured) for some clue about Jaguar's future: "Some of the stuff we have already exploited to the extreme in the C-X75 is the kind of thinking for us and is an essential test bed to see how we could evolve from today to something that is sustainable in the future."

Ian Callum, Brian Johnson and Lord March pick 10 top Jaguars

Thu, 11 Sep 2014

An automaker with as rich a heritage as Jaguar is bound to create a few experts along the way... and some divergent opinions, too. So on the eve of the debut of the new XE, Jaguar brought together three experts to whittle down the long list of classic Leaping Cats to just ten.
For this gargantuan task, it brought in Ian Callum (who, as the company's chief designer, knows a thing or two about Jaguars), Lord Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (the Earl of March and founder of the Goodwood Revival) and Brian Johnson - who may be better known as the frontman of AC/DC, but also a classic car enthusiast, collector and racer in his own right.
So what did the designer, the nobleman and the celebrity choose? The SS100, XK120 (namely number NUB 120), the C-Type that competed at the 1953 Mille Miglia, the D-Type that won at Reims, the Mk II sedan, the E-Type that served as the Geneva show car, the one and only XJ13, company founder Sir William Lyons' personal XJ6 S1, the TWR XJS touring car and the 1988 Le Mans-winning XJR-9.

Has the Jaguar XKR-S Sportbrake leaked out early?

Sun, 23 Feb 2014

Want to haul ass down the Autobahn with the whole family and all their gear in tow? Forget that Porsche Cayenne or Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 - what you'll want is a power wagon: something like an Audi RS6 Avant or Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate. Unfortunately there are precious few of these performance station wagons on the market anywhere, especially with American offerings like the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon on its way out and the Dodge Magnum SRT8 long gone. But there's a new challenger emerging.
That'd be the Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake, a hi-po estate from Coventry that's been a long time in the making. And now it's apparently almost here. (Only by "here," we mean "there," as it's not likely ever to come to the United States.)
Apparently set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show is a Frankenstein-style cross between a Jaguar XF Sportbrake and XFR-S performance sedan, taking the best elements from both. From the former, that means the extended roofline that gives it the cargo capacity of a small crossover. From the former, that means a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 producing 542 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque, driving the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.