Hi Everyone. My name is Dave, my son and myself own an early original 1984 XJS, TWR, 5.3Lt V12. When I've sussed out how to load a photo of the car, then I will.

All the best.
Dave

 

Welcome to the forum,

You have a V12 XJS and nothing to do on a Sunday? You're pulling our legs.
Post up that pic when you can.

 

Hope this works.

Hey Mod..!!!! Less of your cheek, I'm an old timer, and need to slow the adrenalin down after a run. lol

Dave

 

Looking good! I see a bit of that liquid Lancashire sunshine in the second pic!

 

Thanks for the welcome Norri. Yeh that bit of solid sunshine always appears when it's just been washed, every bl***y time without fail. Must go get my nightcap, goodnight.

Dave

 

Welcome Dave,

Seen the pics - that's a rare and wonderful beast but I wouldn't like to feed it

Graham

 

Hey there Dave, welcome aboard Jaguarforums.com, great to have you with us .........nice ride, thanks for the pics.

There really are some amazing and friendly guys here....you're in really good company to discuss anything Jag related or have a few laughs!

Any issues just post and the guys here will help you out no problems....

A really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun
I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features

Jump on in and enjoy

 

Thanks v/much Graham. Don't know how many there are left now, would be interesting to find out. This is the agreement with my son, I pay for repairs, he feeds it. Up to now I'm streets ahead. Just 10 registered with the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club but don't know if that is all XJS or mixture of both XJ's and XJS.

19.2 mpg is best we have done--8.8mpg is worse (right off the clock) but that won't happen often.

Dave

 

Dave,

I only had one very brief flirtation with the V12 in a 1973 XJ12. Couldn't get it to do more than 8 mpg which was still sufficiently expensive in 1978 to put me off after 2 months! However, that was in the days before the HE.

I remember the TWR XJS was built in very limited numbers. It looks in VG condition and also my favourite colour.

Graham

 

Hi Graham. Yes the car is in v/good condition mechanically and bodily. Colour is Cobalt Blue over Mazda Tender-blue which is correct because Tom Walkinshaw was still involved (I think) with Mazda. Paintwork was a bit faded in places. I knew about the tin-worm on the xjs so decided to see if there was any problems so had a respray, not the full monty job more of the preventive maintenance thing. Found three bits of rust the size of a 50p, so re-metaled them then sprayed. It was a great feeling finding it in such good condition but not to surprised has it had been garaged all it's life.

Dave

 

Welcome to the forum.

Nice to see you.

Great looking car, and from my neck of the woods.

 

Thanks for the welcome and your comment's on the car. If you mean your neck of the woods is from Rossendale, I'm from Bacup.

Dave

PS. On an earlier post I said there were 10 TWR's in the JEC club, I have checked and there are 12 XJS TWR's, but no breakdown of them.

 

Grew up in and around Healey Dell and spent years walking the moors up there

 

Hi Richard. I started work up in the quarries at Whitworth in 1960, I still walk the moor's whenever it stops raining
Grandad was on the railway, he said it was always scary going over the viaduct.

If you ever need anything from around here, (Info etc) PM me.

Regards Dave.

PS. Have put some more photo's in the photo section.