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88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: April 06, 2018 05:04AM

Yes, the rare coupe, only 9,145 made in all variants including the Daimlers.

XJ6 coupe smaller.jpg

Here's a 76 that looks superb, assuming one likes the colour which I think I do.
And very cheap at $12,990, at least by UK standards although it is modded of course and over here Jag owners are sniffy about modified cars. The 'wrong' sort of mods that is.

Said to be a period Interjag conversion, so not a back-yard job. Shame that the engine pics are so poor. I asked the seller which auto box it has and the engine capacity, but they can't be bothered to reply and tbh it's a bit, dunno, I suppose it's a bit modern looking isn't it, and I'd want to do an rhd conversion, anyway the enthusiasm's not there so I've decided to give it a miss.
But the interior's like new, usually the leather's knackered and it's all rather tired, but this has really been looked after.

XJ6 interior smaller.jpg

So here it is in SoCal, a rare and beautiful car.
[www.stareuropean.com]

Ivor



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/06/2018 06:07PM by 88v8.


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: April 07, 2018 04:49AM

And just to highlight what a bargain this is, here's a common or garden saloon, OK it has a 383 with 6-pack, but it's still a saloon, and at $29,995 that's more than twice the price
[www.ebay.co.uk]

Ivor


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: February 08, 2019 06:07PM

Amazingly, still for sale.
Now $10,990
[www.stareuropean.com]
Come on chaps.

Ivor


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: March 13, 2019 05:27AM

$8,990 !!!


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: March 13, 2019 11:55AM

According to Matt, the hot swap for an XJ6 is the Big Block Buick! (who knew) Easier than the SBC and more torque. Having lived with a XJ6/SBC in 350 and 383 trim I can speak with confidence when I say that the larger engine is the correct one. The 383 really woke that car up.

Jim


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4511 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Lovely XJ6 Coupe + sbc
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: March 15, 2019 09:48AM

No doubt, considering it is a 2 ton car.


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