Ok , just took "delivery" of my 1st Jag.. a '86 s3 xj6 Sovereign. Car was saved from the hydraulic press and shredding machine by my son who is a plant mechanic at a metal recyclers .He coughed up $AU 350 to salvage the car to use as a daily drive because it was complete , running and had 4 months registration remaining. I "demanded" that he donate to Dads project list when the time came and now have it stashed in my garage . I give it 2.5 points out of 10 condition wise . 1 point as its complete and straight ,1 point cos it runs and a half point for the fact its roadworthy with rego still active ! Paint is crap( Burgundy ) ,as is the interior.....particularly the dashboard . Pleasing is the motor/driveline which purrs... done a round trip Sydney/Canberra (500+km) and the Cat performed admirably. So now its time to start dismantling British Leylands flagship in a 2yr rebuild/restore .I will post pics and I'm looking forward to any input and advice the Jag Forums members can offer .

 

Welcome to the forum wynr,

Good to you here with us at Jaguar forums.

I'm surprised a running XJ would be sent for scrapping as I often read posts from Australian members about the high values of older Jaguars. Best of luck with the project.

Follow this link XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ6 Series I, II & III forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

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Graham

 

Thank you Graham. I was also surprised that this Jag was discarded, all because of asthetic deterioation. Previous owner picked this car up in 1988, used it till 2013 then stored it in a factory yard. I've got all the the service records and BL "Mastercare" documents along with a tape cassette from Jaguar Cars that were stuffed inside the glove box. A crying shame to wreck such a car. One mans trash can be anothers treasure I suppose

 

Welcome to the forum, we are 1 less Jaguar from extinction. Cheers

 

welcome to the forum - plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Graham has provided - enjoy

 

welcome and enjoy the board

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums wynr,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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Hi and welcome aboard, its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums

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In the meantime, any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, using the
search facility etc, can be found here within the following link Helpful_information

There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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