I must be crazy to add another project, but this 1998 XJR was parts car money, and came with a heartbreaking story. The british gent who bought it in 2004, passed away in 2013, and the car sat untouched since 2016. There truly was 1/2 inch of Georgia pollen and gunk, all over it. Battery was long dead, all 4 tired cracked and flat - but I could tell it was well loved during its life.
Looking forward to going through it slowly, system by system before attempting to start. With new battery...it shows 76,251 miles. Have contacted Matheny Jaguar (now Fields) in Jacksonville, to see if they will provide service details. Carfax gives only intriging blurbs, like "Transmission replaced" 2002 and "Head Gasket replaced" 2004.

 

Jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I never seem to have too many Jaguars!!!!!!!

 

Maybe that's because having too many Jaguars is an oxymoron?

 

Lovely! And if you are lucky, it's actually a Jaguar Racing Green Metallic (colour code: HGZ) cat under that layer of gunk - that's the best colour!
Cleaning it with a water pressure cleaner (then a spongy rag with dishwashing detergent, and then pressure cleaner again) would be like unwrapping your present under the X-mas tree...

 

Count me jealous too! It's a low-mileage XJR, so definitely worth the TLC you are going to give it.

Can't wait for your progress reports!

Cheers,

Don

 

Congrats & good luck