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Someone Buy This One - PLEASE! (VIN #1844)

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Old Nov 5, 2017 | 08:37 PM
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Can someone please buy this 1976 Jaguar XJS RHD with Sunroof (VIN #1844)? My garage is full, my outbuilding is full and if I buy another Jag my spouse will absolutely positively kill me. So please someone buy this thing before I click 'Bid Now'.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Jaguar-XJS/322861361771

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/...351793524.html
 
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 11:57 AM
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sorry mate

do it do it do it do it
 
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 05:08 PM
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Still no bids.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 04:52 PM
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Two hours left. I can't believe nobody wants this cheap car. If I had any space I would buy it. Unfortunately it is way too cold here to figure out how to stack cars using pallet racks.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 07:14 PM
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Yes! Someone bought it. For $600. Lucky guy (or girl).
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 07:20 PM
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Looks like it went for $600. Reasonable value for its condition. I'm looking at a similar condition ( aesthetically ) 86 that runs sweetly. A bit more but not double. A very nice drive-it-home parts donor. Engine and tranny will come out for cleaning and evaluation, but probably not any tear down. A donor drivetrain so I can rebuild my originals without missing out.

I'm glad someone bid on this one. Would hate to see it not even draw interest.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 07:40 PM
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The sunroof and right hand drive and year make this one a good buy. Twenty years from now someone will pull it out of the garage and sell it for $5000+. The creepiest E-Type (much worse than this XJ-S) fetches $10,000 by now.

I am so lucky that my garage is already full of Jags. Otherwise it would have been mine.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 07:56 PM
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I turned down #1090 recently making it within the first 100 RHD cars made. Just wasn't enough originality left l'm afraid.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 08:05 PM
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1090? Is it still on the market? *drool*
 
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Andreas Schmieg
1090? Is it still on the market? *drool*
Not sure Andreas. It had suffered minor engine fire but all replacement parts were included but had a bit of rust and interior including seats had all been redone in velour.
Not sure where you are but that car is out here in Oz.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2017 | 06:20 AM
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I just looked at Australian XJS prices. WOW! Looks like the U.S. are bargain basement.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2017 | 09:27 PM
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Dengit. I should have bought this car. I just realized that U.K. RHD versions have a higher compression rate and more power than the emissions U.S. models. Could have had a V12!
 
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