1989 Jaguar XJ-S V12 £40,000 restoration For Sale

A £40, 000 restoration in rare solent blue with saville grey interior and sensitive upgrades.

The last of the original shape XJ-S (before the Ford era XJS) is often thought to be one of the most desirable evolutions of this increasingly popular classic. The previous owner of this car has spent close to £40, 000 at top specialists to create what must be one of the best examples of its type.

• 65, 000 miles with impressive history
• £14, 000 mechanical refresh with Hollygrove Jaguar at 61, 000 miles
• £10, 000 mechanical refresh at top XJ-S specialist KWE at 64, 800 miles
• £12, 000 glass-out body restoration by MV Classics with photographic record
• Fastidiously maintained, previous enthusiast owner 2010-2020

The bodywork and paint are superb. In 2018 the car was sent to MV Classics for a full glass-out body restoration, including 28 hours of welding to fabricate and install new panels, leading to invoices for around £12, 000. A new Jaguar Heritage bootlid had already been fitted. The overall effect is stunning. Photographs of the restoration are included on a USB memory stick.

The interior was renovated in 2017 and looks wonderful. There is a new headlining in a significantly better quality material than was used by the factory and this is continued onto the A- and B-pillars, giving a more luxurious feel than the standard vinyl and nicely complemented by an E-Type style steering wheel (I have the original wheel). The ski slope is new, as are some of the switches to ensure their graphics are fresh. The radio casette is the original Jaguar-branded unit (complete with the Jaguar Radio Cassette Owners Guide audio cassette in its original box) and the carpets are in first-rate condition.

In the boot, the original Jaguar jack pouch is in excellent condition and the car comes with the original Jaguar tool case with all the correct tools (even the touch-up paint), beautifully Jaguar branded and looking unused.

Although the previous owner lives in Scotland, he had the car transported to KWE for engine and mechanical work (twice) because they have such a strong reputation with this model. The fuel injectors have been overhauled, the engine wiring loom replaced, the cam cover gasket replaced and several ancillaries were replaced to improve performance and reliability including ancillary wiring. Invoices from KWE detail a vast range of preventative maintenance, in total exceeding £10, 000.

Other powertrain work includes a full cooling system renovation at 61, 000 miles as part of a £14, 000 package of work at Hollygrove Jaguar, and the car is fitted with an AJ6 Engineering Stainless TT exhaust system and ‘super enhanced’ ECU. The sump gasket was replaced in April 2020 and the sump pan repainted, with a detailed photographic record of the work and the superb condition of the surrounding areas.

A refurbished automatic transmission, supplied by jaguar, has been fitted together with a new Bosch S5A08 70Ah 760A battery.

The majority of the £14, 000 spent at Holygrove Jaguar (at 61, 000 miles) covered mechanical work including a full suspension system and brake renewal (front and rear) with new, upgraded bushing, the removal and powder coating of the front subrame, new wheel bearings and a replacement steering rack. A photographic record of this impressive work is included on the USB memory stick. Vehicle dynamics are now excellent without significantly compromising ride quality.

So why isn’t this a £30, 000 car? Only because the previous owner moved his attention to a new project before finishing a few of the less important details, so the car is almost perfect, but not quite. The rear bumper top has had a small patch of chrome worn through by years of polishing and the off-side rear corner bumper top is very slightly pitted, as are both door mirror casings. A tiny tear in one of the seats has been professionally repaired by Aldridge Trimming, who also refinished (not re-leathered) the end of the grab handles where they are worn. The radio sounds as though it has lost connection with the electric aerial, the central locking is currently disconected as one of the door locks would not stay closed but it works well manually, the nearside door mirror adjusts side-to-side but not up-and-down and the passenger electric window motor needs attention as it was working well before winter storage but having been unused for a few months, now only lowers the window a few inches. These are all minor items that will be easy to fix.

The amount of money spent shows the potential for huge expenditure on these cars, even ones that look really nice. This one has had all the money spent and more and is ready for the final details that will make it one of the best in the country.

The car retains its original registration number, giving a continuous history and comes with a rare enamel Jaguar keyfob emblem, recently restored on a new mulberry leather fob.

Located just off junction 15 of the M40.

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