Jaguar XJS 5.3 Series II Cabrio

Vehicle Description

1992 was described by Her Majesty, the Queen as an “Annus Horribilis” – a horrible year. Fergie and Andrew had split up, as had Diana and Charles. The image of the Royal family had been damaged by scandals – and her home, Windsor Castle, by a large fire.
Not all was bad in 1992 though. This stunning Jaguar XJS rolled off the assembly line in Coventry.
An impressive 12-cylinder convertible which comes in a beautiful colour combination of bordeaux paintwork with beige leather interior. It was delivered to the US and imported into Germany 23 years later, with only 61,700 unwarranted miles on the clock, and apparently mostly in its original paint apart from the bonnet. The Jag has abundant chrome, on the door sills, mirrors, wheel arches, rims, fuel cap and bumpers, all in good shape. The windscreen shows some stone chip damage and the convertible top has visible cracks on the outside. Otherwise the car is mostly free from noteworthy scratches. The leather interior is in good condition with some traces of use. The original cassette radio is on board, and so are cruise control, power steering, trip computer, power windows, electrically adjustable mirrors and heated seats. Owner’s manual, service booklet and repair receipts are available.
1990s’ elegance at its best.

With “Cylinders: V12”, it beat them all, or almost. A winning type therefore – despite being eyed with rather a lot of suspicion at its presentation – hardly surprising, after all, being the heir to an undisputed cult object such as the Jaguar E-Type is certainly no easy game to play.

And yet it has managed, in its very own way. Precisely by being different: Massive, dignified, courageous, athletic only at second glance – a bit quirky even, a car for individualists. And they honored it, kept buying the distinctive upper-class coupé for over two decades. During this period, the modifications took place almost exclusively underneath the sheets: Never change a winning, er, cat. The real convertible variant only became available in 1988.

Even with the straight 6 engines, the big cat was far from underpowered, and owing to its innovative chassis, sports car connoisseurs can still feel like winners today.

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