I swear I saw one for sale online. And I’m talking about the 95-97 years.

 

X300 XJ6R was produced in those years I believe, but I doubt it would have been badged VP

 

There was a later Super VDP with basically all the VDP stuff and an XJR engine and chassis.


Review.....$83000!! Hard to believe my little 95 VDP was $62K.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jagua...r-vanden-plas/

 

The V8 powered cars from 98 on had a Vanden Plas Supercharged. Or Daimler Super V8 in Europe. None of the 6 cylinder VDP cars were supercharged.

 

It was on the 98-2003 body style and It was called a Super V-8. Had all the VDP trimmings. Spectactular vehicle. We sold everyone we got and bought several from other dealers who didn't want them. I'm looking for one now.

I also believe there was a Supercharged VDP 95-97

 

I don't believe there was a factory X300 supercharged VDP from 95-97. Someone could have potentially created one though since the VDP is just all trim and badges.

As mentioned, there was a supercharged V8 VDP in X308 form starting in 98. It was called VDP Supercharged at first, then Super V8 towards the end of the X308 model run. They are somewhat rare, but not unobtanium. I see them pop up every so often, usually with low mileage.

 

I believe Al is mostly correct. I believe he errs in claiming VDP is all trim and badges. Perhaps not. I have only VDP's, but from photos others have posted, of non-VDP's, vs. visual inspection under the skirts and such of my VDP's, the VDP seems to also include significantly more sound-deadening insulation.

One could create a supercharged VDP by moving the VDP-Specific items from a 1995 Donor VDP to any 95-97 XJR. The donor would need be a '95 because those are the SWB VDP's and the supercharged car was not offered in LWB form during the X300 run.

I've contemplated going the other direction for one of the 96 VDP's; creating a "Super I-6" as it were, in LWB trim. But have concluded it would require a complete donor XJR plus likely a number of other scrap-yard parts, depending on "why" the XJR has become a donor car. The "stuff" you'd need at-a-glance: Engine, CAC, ECM, Gearbox, TCM, Fuel Tank (Possibly could work-around this as provision for mounting the 2nd fuel pump seems resident in NA tanks, but I'm not sure if the ECM alone is enough to effect the proper control of the aux pump) Fuel pump relay. That is not to mention the springs/dampers etc, if you wanted to be truly authentic.

In retrospect, it may be easier to fit a scrapyard supercharger and CAC to the existing NA engine, contact Andy for some ECM magic, and figure out a way to limit the boost to a modest amount.

 

My 95 SWB VDP is basically getting a slow conversion to XJR suspension spec. For now all I have done is mono strut, rear sway bar and some poly bushings. I put new bilsteins in place and they are too soft. I am not sure why manufacturers are so averse to rebound damping. So will likely end up swapping in the XJR springs and shocks or a good set of aftermarket that doesn't slam the car.

Engine is enough as it sits today....but if I ran across an XJR that had been wrecked I would do the swap. Fat Chance....

Of course a manual swap would really make me happy.....

 

The parts book shows the same sound insulation for everything. Only difference is for size specific items for SWB/LWB, but no differentiation between VDP and XJ6 variants.

 

This says Vanden Plas on the back. It's a '95. Everything else though shows it to be an XJR.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=166218672

 

I see XJR wheels and Mesh grill in a VDP frame but what else do you see that is XJR? Looks a lot like my 95 VDP.

 

I didn’t know there was a VDP frame. Or is it the long wheel base?

 

It's easy enough to change the inserts on the grills to mesh ones. I did that on my VDP. Coventry West used to (still does?) sell the mesh inserts.

 

I think he means the fluted grille surround, which is actually a Daimler item. Jaguar pulled some trim items from the European Daimler for the VDP.

 

Yeah referring to grills figured that was obvious. The fluted surround is all VDP and only VDP unless swapped.