1987 Jaguar XJ-SC 5.3

Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire 12000 - 14000 Registration No: T.B.A Chassis No: SAJJNACW3CC137781 MOT: May 2025 � Delightfully original and displaying a highly credible c.46,000 miles from new and one former keeper � Recently subject to cosmetic attention including refurbished alloy wheels � Finished in the attractive combination of Champagne Gold over a Tan leather interior with Black mohair roof PLEASE NOTE: This XJS-C is not supplied with the private registration number displayed in the photographs. Launched in 1975, Jaguar's XJS was never envisaged as a direct replacement for the E-Type. More of a soporific grand tourer than an out-and-out sports car, it was designed to seamlessly blur borders rather than blast down back roads. To this end, it was equipped with automatic transmission as standard. Although, when fed the quoted 295bhp and 318lbft of torque developed by a post-1981 H.E. (high efficiency) 5.3 litre V12 engine, this still resulted in a claimed top speed of 150mph and 0-60mph in less than eight seconds. Fitted with nicely damped coil-sprung suspension, power-assisted rack and pinion steering and potent four-wheel disc brakes, elements of its design were bequeathed to both the Jaguar XK8 and Aston Martin DB7. Though, sadly neither inherited the legendary 5343cc V12 engine. A versatile design that combined lift-out targa panels with a folding rear hood, the XJS-C (C for Cabriolet) proved rarer than the full Convertible that succeeded it. Delivered to the first owner on 30th January 1987 by HR Owen Ltd of Greenford, Middlesex, chassis SAJJNACW3CC137781 was first owned by Baron Willem van Dedem, a renowned Art Historian and Collector who was at one time President of The European Fine Art Fair. Van Dedem kept the XJS-C for only two years before the car was sold on to the current and only other keeper in 1989. The car is supplied with the original Jaguar bookpack including handbooks and the all-important service record and warranty book, for which there is five stamps in the history file to 29,805 miles. Understood to have been laid up for a number of years due to the passing of the current keeper, the Jaguar has recently been recommissioned with new fuel senders, a new rear brake calliper and ball joints plus an extensive service to get the mighty 5.3 Litre V12 running smoothly again. The vendor has also reconditioned the wheels and fitted a vinyl headlining in place of the original wool type that was prone to sagging. Now offered for sale as a very clean, original example, the vendor describes the car as being an 'excellent' original example for the age, with the sumptuous Champagne Gold paintwork benefitted from a recent polish and the Beige Leather interior showing only minimal aging with no signs of recolouring previously. Displaying a highly credible 46,029 miles at the time of consignment, this fine Jaguar is offered with a fresh MOT valid until May 2025 and would be a fine addition to any Jaguar collection.