Sorry. I didn't see the link.

 

I have a neighbour like that. They construct little fantasy worlds they really believe are true. Then they are amazed and/or offended when you dont buy into it.

I guess it only takes one bigger fool to buy it but I suspect it will wither on the vine.

 

just maybe we all are a little strange?

25yrs ago in USA you could buy them for anywhere from $50.dollars, an expensive one may go for $250.00 perfect condition!

i needed a rear subframe/cage assembly, at junkyard, guy wanted $50. for just the rear assembly.

i said to much give you $25. he said OK, take it!

so who makes the prices of old junk more valuable?,, the market is YOU guys ,you push prices up by your demands.

i have had a few old Jags, and three 3 of them have been given to me for NO charge costs!

 

I presume this car is listed at at $50,000 to assist in the sale of another nice car for a slightly excessive price. The seller can ask for $30,000 and point to this auction and claim "other examples are selling for $50,000."

 

Interesting conspiracy theory but I suppose it happens. If so, this guy just took it to a very cheeky level!

 

One things for certain. Unless he managed to find a rich & clueless fool, that car is still for sale, & will NEVER make that price, this side of 2030.

 

Yes, a total dreamer. The engine bay is weird - nothing like an original series 1 engine. If this car is worth $50K, then mine is worth $100K!

 

+1 to this price range. After our beautiful SII gold Daimler V12 VanDen Plas, I was not seeking an XJ6 . . . but trying to chase down a MY04 or later XJR. My preference for BRG colour quickly evaporated into any colour . . . but the many XJRs I saw were far short of perfect.

So . . . This immaculate SIII XJ6 efi fella is totally original except for (perhaps) bonnet leaper (checking with JRA) and wire wheels (7" rims confirmed by detailed invoice to original owner) but has full set of original steel wheels, original hub caps and tyres. Extensive road testing and workshop inspections have revealed only 2 faults - dicky AirCon and non working radio aerial. Unfortunately, bought an XJ-S project car at same time, so haven't tackled either task yet.

Inside, it looks and smells as an immaculate original. Came with full history; sheaf of service and parts receipts; and over $500 worth library of XJ books and consumables spares that PO had accumulated . . . asking price $8,000 . . . purchased at $7,500.

Cheers,

Ken

 

Nice pick up Ken. Even $10k for the condition you describe would have been reasonable today.

 

My Mechanic showed me an immaculate S2 that he picked up for $2900, & a very tidy 94 XJ Sport that he got for $1300. He is in the trade, & knows a bargain when he see's one. But they're out there. & for a long way south of $50K too! & I really need to take some pics the next time I'm at my Mechanics place. It really is a wonderland of old Jags & Rangies.

 

Nice pick up Ken.
As far as I know the 420G was the last Jaguar to roll out of Browns Lane sporting a leaper.
The series 1 had the holes marked for drilling, but no leaper supplied. It could be purchased from the dealer.

 

I've two theories on the 50K car.


1. My son thinks I should sell this place and downsize, a lot. Put, an asking price of 1 mil on it. High, definitely. But, other places, renovated, which this place is not, have pulled that!!! The "location" thing. It is decent and livable, although in realtor speak, "dated". Great upside, little downside. Nope, I still need a place to live and play with my toys.


2. A past tale. Man having issues with SWMBO over his "vintage" Jaguar. She wanted it gone. So, he "dutifully" placed an add for selling it. Price? You got it. "I am trying".


Carl

 

Carl, I guess #2 is the antithesis of the scorned wife, who after discovering her husband's affair advertised his late model Mercedes SL for $200. It sold quickly

Aside from crazy high asking prices, I'm often as wary of "immaculate" cars being sold too cheaply. Bargain priced cars that look enticingly pretty on the surface may be concealing a money pit. Spending time on due diligence, establishing provenance as well as the obvious crawl around inspection is essential. The spend on a $2-3k bargain Jaguar will usually double or triple (at least) to get it sorted.

A well known local Classic Jaguar dealer currently has two S3's for sale - XJ6 $12.9k, and a Sovereign $16.9k, each apparently with the provenance to justify the price. Genuinely excellent examples are now pulling these levels in this part of the world. Strangely, I feel less jittery about those than other propositions at low or high extremes!

 

An honest car, at an honest price. Is always a tempting proposition. But any car over five years old needs a through inspection (& quite a few under 5 too). One person's thorough rebuild might be another's "needs more work to bring it up to scratch" & that's only the bits one can see. Most of the expensive oily bits are hidden deep within their casings. & no Seller's going to let you pull them apart to have a gander inside. So any 2nd hand car you buy is something of an unknown quantity. & only time, & usage, will tell you whether you spent your money wisely, or not. & with $50K on the line. I would think the first few weeks of ownership of that car would be an absolute nightmare, listening hard for every knock or squeak, & wondering what it was, & how much it was going to cost to fix. Mind you, if you had that kind of disposable income to blow, I'm sure that the cost of repairs would be the furthest worry from your mind.

 

here is one that was given to me FREE of charge, with signed title!

wife said to owner get it out of backyard!

1975 XJ12C coupe, manual transmission.

got a truck loaded up and brought home.

 

Score of the century! It's even a manual V12 Coupe! They're rarer than rpockinghorse poo!

 

One of my school chums acquired more than a few interesting cars. Circa 1965, it was a Jag XK 120 and a BMW Isetta !! He, a pretty smart guy, an aero engineer at Douglas.


But, his "trophy wife", in his eyes, hated the Jag. she referred to it as the damnedJag, one word. Largely based on it's seeming hard to start in the AM. She had a solution?
Once it fired, keep cranking to make sure it stays started??? byebye, starter and ring gear teeth.


His solution, bye, bye Jag and trophy. Too much PITA!! But, ugh, hit another car in the "egg'. fortunately survived, but far from unscathed. Bye, bye egg. In a bit of familial tradition, chose a Plymouth. Slick new tail fin design. Ugh, not the same as his Dad's circa 47 or so Chryslers. Although Santa Monica not known for a lot of rain, he did wash it. Water leaking unresolved. As I recall, he solved it with a VW beetle cabrolet.


Carl