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Guys thought I'd post this from the XJS club in case we had any on here.
If anyone does have one post some pics
Dear Colleagues,
Owner Member Neil Shaw has asked us to circulate this message to all Owner Members. Neil owns one of the few and some believe mythical XJS Insignia cars and would like to get in touch with other Club Members who own one.
If you own an Insignia Model, please contact Neil at:
Hopefully there will be quite a few Insignia owners out there in the Club, we know of a couple but think there may be more lurking in those garages that people have near their houses. If you are not sure, go and take a look at your car...
Brief History of the Insignia
With the demise of the Daimler DS420 in 1992, Jaguar found themselves with an highly skilled and well experienced team of car builders who could apply that finishing touch by hand to a car. Rather than get rid of them, Jaguar realised that, with no replacement for the luxury Daimler model they could stretch a XJ40 and personalise it with this highly skilled workforce. The range was extended to the XJS until 1994 and these hand finished cars were truly built to the customers specifications. New colours and trim were added especially for the Insignia range, and at a time where money talked, the customer could have anything they wanted included with in the car if it were possible. Strangely enough, or maybe not so but in true Jaguar form, the Insignia cars had no set design and were truly bespoke. VIN numbers, which were standard ones, did not run consecutively and although the range was limited to mainly the upper price bracket, as expected, it is known that there was at least one basic 3.2 XJ6 built.
Tell tale signs of the brand were strange coloured interiors with matching/contrasting wood veneers, detailed stitching to dash/door cards, matching piping to boot trim, unique pleating to the seats, quite often in two tone leather and the biggest tell tale of all, an Insignia badge on the lower front wing behind the wheel arch.
So if you think you have one, please get in touch with Neil (not us) but beware, only 57 XJS' were built and they were all bespoke. There is even one with cloth trim and not all of the available options were taken up by the owner.
Hey mate I have a1994 Insignia I believe it to be the last one was built for Ron Walker in Australia. It is Black on Black car , My father purchased it direct from him and I from him , still a work in progress bern off road for a while but I have redone roof which was main problem the paint is in rough condition as is leather and interior spent time in Vanuatu and thst climate is brutal on interior materials the leather isn’t destroyed but cracking has started , the car was also polished incorrectly as didn’t have a clear coat anyway it’s alive to coin a phrase and can’t wait to sort her back out I drove it when he first got it and loved it
I am not an owner, but I have seen one in the UK, so they do exist. The owner told me (we were chatting in a tyre garage about 1990) that certain known special Jaguar customers were offered the chance to have a car interior and body-colour made to their specification. His car had green-tinged wood (a bit odd I thought) and very lovely soft green leather and carpets. It was a 6 litre coupé.
Nice car! Lose the leaper and the faux wire wheels that the PO had fitted and it will.increase the value!
Insignias are all about the bespoke colours and veneer. So, I'm not sure why someone would choose black paint and seats for an Insignia when they were factory-available colours on an XJS, but, hey, each to their own.
I am not an owner, but I have seen one in the UK, so they do exist. The owner told me (we were chatting in a tyre garage about 1990) that certain known special Jaguar customers were offered the chance to have a car interior and body-colour made to their specification. His car had green-tinged wood (a bit odd I thought) and very lovely soft green leather and carpets. It was a 6 litre coupé.
I could go out to the shed but it’s raining here to show you the badge , mine is 6.0 litre V12 1994 it was one of only two XJS’s imported to Australia that year and the only insignia
With this car maybe the owner he operated first casino in Melbourne and chaired the Grand Prix there wealthy man , not sure but think it’s is one of the last insignia made . Seats moved back as he was very tall which works for me and older style head lights other than that have no idea would love to get paperwork from factory on order but wouldn’t know where to start . It was my fathers car that’s what makes it special for me , they ride nice and good cruiser
Thanks mate still trying to navigate this forum thing never used one before and ain’t computer savvy at all , do you know anything technical about the cars I want to improve performance, had looked at AJ6 throttle bodies and was thinking headers which they don’t recommend but I was going to follow their guidelines sort of and extend header by running pipes back further by removing catalytic converter and muffler if I have to to increase exhaust chamber from block kind of thing obviously do it once passed registration . If you’re going to put more in you gotta get it out kind of thing and liked that the mod was bolt on and off . Main problem I see is with ignition timing module and believe it can’t be chipped or tuned so any advice there be nice , aftermarket Gear etc thanks for including me in forum and your time
Nice car! Lose the leaper and the faux wire wheels that the PO had fitted and it will.increase the value!
Insignias are all about the bespoke colours and veneer. So, I'm not sure why someone would choose black paint and seats for an Insignia when they were factory-available colours on an XJS, but, hey, each to their own.
Enjoy the car!
Paul
Well, as long as someone else brought it up. Don't want to make anyone mad, just my personal opinion. The leaper looks great - on an XJ6. It looks really out of place on an XJS. It looks (and is) an after thought. When viwing in person, the first thing my eye is drawn to is the leaper, instead of the overall good looks of the vehicle. To me, it's more of a distraction than an enhancement. Sort of the same idea as putting a leaper on an XKE, if you get my meaning.
Otherwise, great looking triple black XJS.
Well, as long as someone else brought it up. Don't want to make anyone mad, just my personal opinion. The leaper looks great - on an XJ6. It looks really out of place on an XJS. It looks (and is) an after thought. When viwing in person, the first thing my eye is drawn to is the leaper, instead of the overall good looks of the vehicle. To me, it's more of a distraction than an enhancement. Sort of the same idea as putting a leaper on an XKE, if you get my meaning.
Otherwise, great looking triple black XJS.
I didn’t put it there was my old mans he did Leaper walker did wheels which I am thinking of changing anyone have any idea what size rims can fit
The standard wheels on the car would have been 16" 5-spokes. If the VIN is pre-194774 then they are powder-coated and have a groove at the rim end of each spoke. If it's post-194774 then they are diamond-cut faced and don't have the groove. US cars originally would have had 225/60 ZR16 tyres, which are quite hard to find. If Sports supension was fitted then they would have had 225/55 ZR16 tyres which is what most owners tend to fit now anyway.
The standard wheels on the car would have been 16" 5-spokes. If the VIN is pre-194774 then they are powder-coated and have a groove at the rim end of each spoke. If it's post-194774 then they are diamond-cut faced and don't have the groove. US cars originally would have had 225/60 ZR16 tyres, which are quite hard to find. If Sports supension was fitted then they would have had 225/55 ZR16 tyres which is what most owners tend to fit now anyway.
Cheers
Paul
yes I have the factory wheels the spoke rims fitted by the original owner but date the vehicle I think it drive like a bit of a boat and was thinking larger rims lower profile tyres would help saw this and think looks good
07-23-2015, 03:48 PM
XJS Insignia
