Some of you may remember I recently had trouble with the headlight main switch and got it replaced.
But you may not remember, as it's been a few months, that the blower fuse (50A) blew twice after the Left blower (of course it had to be the one on the driver side) made a terrible noise and quit. So I have been afraid to drive it in hot weather since that time.

After I got the headlights operational, as I felt that was most important, I started the car to move it and the blowers came on HI as usual, but then there was a rustling sound and a bunch of crap, looked like dry grass, got shot out of the center vent!

AHA!!

So something had indeed fallen down the outer grill after all!
I told husband and he said, "Cats sometimes just gotta hawk stuff up!"

So off to town we went today for lunch with my friend, and all other drivers treated her with due respect.

She looks tiny, doesn't she. That just makes her nimble!



So the Prettiest Car in Town is back on the road; terrorizing everything on the Passing Lanes!!

 

Looks fantastic

 

It always amazes me how small they seem compared to modern cars.

 

 

Small and LOW! I have to look up at everybody to return the thumbs up they always give.

 

The beautiful, elegant V12 VDP makes the bulky blob (AKA the MINI) look simply grotesque - and it is at the small end of the bizarrely huge-SUV-fetish.

 

All very nice cars and yes there is no doubt that the Series 1, 2, 3 XJ sedans are definitely better looking than most modern cars.
One interesting point I noticed in Kens post is that these North American cars have turn indicators on the rear of the fenders.
I have not seen these on Australian delivered cars. My S3 Daimler which was originally English delivered certainly doesn't have them.

 

Never noticed that before. My 83 S3 (delivered who knows where) doesnt have them either.

 

Steve
Jaguar did cater to different country requirements. And still does as far as I know.
One of the early ones I encountered was a requirement for flashing turn indicators on a Canadian delivered MK5 that I acquired out of a container delivered to Brisbane, Australia.
It got converted to RHD (quite easily) and sold on to an enthusiastic new owner.
Australian delivered MK5s and MK7s were still using the old Pommy semaphore indicators that popped out of the B pillar.
My first Jag was a 1952 Mk7 3.4 with 7:1 compression I acquired in 1964 and I did manage to get the semaphores working.

 

The side lights, front and rear on cars for Canada and the US are not flashers/turn signals. They are simply running lights, "markers".
These two photos show Canadian specification lamps, the same as used on the cars for the US market:




The units used on the Jaguar Series I-III cars were in fact the same units as those used on other cars - this is a 1974 MGB (Canadian specification). The only difference between these MGB units and those on the Jaguar is that the Jaguar lenses on the rear units were deeper, that is, protruded more from the metal surround:

 

I've never noticed that, but I now see it in photos of non-US cars, Hmmm... maybe a future "delete" if I ever do a repaint.

The sidelights became mandatory in the US in 1968, I believe.

 

In regards to the prettiest car : It's impossible to get across the parking lot without looking back and admiring your car sitting there.

 

The only people who do this are Jaguar owners. Every Jaguar owner…

 

That's because Jaguar owners Have the prettiest cars and we KNOW IT!

 

Derek - Sidelight delete

 

Ditto