XJS ( X27 ) 1975 - 1996 3.6 4.0 5.3 6.0

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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 02:59 PM
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I challenge anyone to find me a car with better lines than these XJS’s. I mean really you don’t get much sexier than these cars, IMHO



 
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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 03:36 PM
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Wow, gorgeous! "Mint condition" !

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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 03:42 PM
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Wow, gorgeous! "Mint condition" !

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Thank you!
 
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Yes they are beautiful. Anybody remember ????? XKE. Just saying.

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XK120, D type, DB5, DB7. Pininfarina catalog? It goes way back… lots of cars with better lines. But for a mass production vehicle, its not bad.
 

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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by brewtech
xk120, d type, db5, db7. Pininfarina catalog? It goes way back… lots of cars with better lines. But for a mass production vehicle, its not bad.
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 06:47 AM
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AGREED.

Of all the past and present Jags, the XJS's in my fleet are remembered the fondest, and missed the most.

Looks, a given, never took to the E, just the way it is.

The XJS as a highway cruiser, never found a better beast. The XJR-6 came close, but only close.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 07:58 AM
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While I do love the lines of the XJS convertible and feel it is one amazing looking car, I am on the opposite side of the fence regarding the coupes. I feel the buttresses look like an afterthought and ruin what could have been a beautiful car. Something tacked on the car purely for aerodynamics. But then again, I am not a fan of the E-Type either. It is all personal taste.

And I do not dispute your car is very clean.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 11:17 AM
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I agree, the OP's car is Very Nice, (for an XJS )

But as we're discussing the most beautiful of all production cars ever to hit the tarmac, in MY opinion (we Are dealing with opinions), None of them match the clean, pure, unadulterated, Perfectly proportioned lines of the Xj6 Series 2. (Without the "leaper" as Sir William intended!)

I also never liked the E-type (won't say what I really think of them in this Public forum), wouldn't have one if it was given to me. I'd probably flip it (sell it on) immediately. As other have also mentioned, I'm also not fond of the flying buttresses of the XJS either, nor especially the disproportionately HUGE quarter-round tail lights. (I was going to get really graphic here, but have thought better of it).

The Convertible XJS is the Only one I'd even consider owning as there are no flying buttresses; one of the later versions with horizontal tail lights, and in BLACK of course.

However, as the OP said in the beginning and others have repeated, it's all a matter of opinion and Personal Taste.

(Going back to my own room now)

 
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Tell us what you really think, don't hold back or anything. LOL! Personally I love the "Flying Buttresses" but I guess that's just me.

Jack

I do agree with the got to be Black idea.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 04:07 PM
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One can only feel sympathy for those who cannot recognse the perfection of the XJS Coupé.....
The followers of the Truth will hold all those poor souls in their hearts and hope for their entry from Darkness into Light.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 04:10 PM
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I'll just leave these here....I, for one, am not a fan. The buttresses are an absolute must for the XJS!
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 04:32 PM
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AGred Vee. I have seen this car at the Browns Lane factory. Dreadful in the metal!
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 89 Jacobra
Tell us what you really think, don't hold back or anything. LOL! Personally I love the "Flying Buttresses" but I guess that's just me.

Jack
Its not just you. I actually like them too. But then I have a 69 Corvette coupe that has some similar.

 
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A 72 Mustang Coupe also had them, several years before the XJS

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Originally Posted by WatchGuy
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MSGGrunt
While I do love the lines of the XJS convertible and feel it is one amazing looking car, I am on the opposite side of the fence regarding the coupes. I feel the buttresses look like an afterthought and ruin what could have been a beautiful car. Something tacked on the car purely for aerodynamics. But then again, I am not a fan of the E-Type either. It is all personal taste.

And I do not dispute your car is very clean.
Its the other way around. The convertible was an after thought. Buttress’ are not something to complain about. Non functional rear windows are though. Its coming… other than that, I like em both.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Brewtech
Silly newb… 😘
right back at ya 😘
 
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Originally Posted by Greg in France
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One can only feel sympathy for those who cannot recognse the perfection of the XJS Coupé.....
The followers of the Truth will hold all those poor souls in their hearts and hope for their entry from Darkness into Light.

Greg, you are Too Much!
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by WatchGuy
right back at ya 😘
Welcome to the club jackass. I mean it. That’s a real nice piece you have. Enjoy it. 🥰😘
 
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