Hello all. I just bought a rare XJ. Its a1992 XJ12 Series III VDP. Its #19 of The Last 100 made. And only sold in Canada. I am so excited!

 

Congratulations! Those are fantastic cars.

Cheers
DD

 

Thanks Doug! I bought it from David Boger. Now I'm on a quest for info on them. And parts of course! LOL

 

Unfortunately the amount of rust in this one may be a major problem for you.The cost of the body work restoration can easily drain your financial resources.

When my#31 got seriously damaged in an accident, I considered transferring everything into a suitable rust free donor body that I had available in my garage. However after looking into how much work this would take I decided to drop the idea completely.

 

Yeah Bob that was a consideration for me with this car too..
I have an 84 that I would have transferred all the V12 VDP parts from, but our titling laws would have kept the body title, and not the 92 title. So essentially I'd have been building an 84 XJ12 VDP.
So the alternative to keep the 92 title is do what body work has to be done, which is replace the front wings, repair the rear wings, repair the front right jacking point, and some repair to the rear radius arm areas... I'm sure you and Mark have both seen the photos on Facebook.

It's rough, but it's selling for just a bit over recycle value, and way less than parts value.. And will be a good thing for Mark to tinker with on those cool Wyoming evenings...

I didn't want to kill it, but didn't have the time to save it. Marks definitely got the heart to do it.. Plus I'm pretty sure that neither of us have the type of restoration in mind that you generally pull off.. Your cars are amazing!

Cheers,
David

 

Thanks David that is really nice of you to say that.

 

I thank both you David and Bob. David, I thank for this opportunity. You are right about me. I do have the heart. and the time. My love for Jags is unequaled. I just wish that my bank account was as full as my heart! LOL And Bob, I thank you for your putting up with me in your life. And in advance for the parts that I will need to buy from you. And the info that I hope that you will share about these cars! Thank you both! And Bob, David is right. YOUR cars ARE amazing!!

 

Not so amazing when they end up like this. I just wanted to strangle the stupid woman that was responsible for this.




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