1974 Jaguar XJ6 L [Series II]
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2019-02-26 14:13 |
NZ built XJ6 was exported to Aus from 1971. |
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◊ 2019-02-26 14:27 |
I don’t want to start the discussion again, but would be interested to know what built means in this case. Assembly of ckd kits? Pressings welded in a jig? Bodies in white fitted out and sprayed or what? A complex car like a Jaguar seems to ask more questions about factory procedures and how they decided what would be the most economical and efficient way of production and shipment. Or being Brileymoco maybe they just chucked everything in a ship and let it sort itself out. |
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◊ 2019-02-26 15:23 |
I think Aus decisions for local build were determined by government rulings rather than industry ambition - restrictions on imports and quotas, which were given loopholes for local build if certain %age of content was domestic sourced. So easy %ages could be met by tyres, glass, lights, other electrics, seats and interior trim etc. More difficult %ages would increase the degree of required localness - paint, exterior trim, pressings and so on. Maybe as well, government adjusted the stipulated %ages every so often, so the regime varied with time. Most Aus versions of UK stuff quickly deviated from the script with lots of cosmetic changes inside and out, and in some cases unique permutations of engine/model, all of which would have allowed greater %age compliance. NZ builds of UK stuff always stayed much closer to the UK scripts, suggesting different regime. The supply of NZ Leyland era stuff to Aus (Jags, Rover P6, Triumphs 2000 etc) may well have been opened up by political trade deals - it's probably not a coincidence that Holden (for instance) had NZ assembly in the 1970s. NZ also had phases of building Aus-spec Leyland Minis alongside UK-supplied assembly, and in return when there was a small burst of Aus-build Triumph 2000 range may have been NZ-supplied. And so on ... |
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◊ 2019-02-26 16:12 |
Thanks. Having been much involved with supply of kits of parts to convert vehicles I have knowledge of the pitfalls involved. Issue of large items with unique serial numbers more or less takes care of itself, things like engines and transmissions can be booked in or out and accounting done quite easily, but the mountings, pipes, hoses, bracketry and electrical components get damaged on the production line and robbed from subsequent deliveries. Arguments then arise about whether the items were delivered or not, and who pays for the missing items. We found that a witnessed inspection to ensure agreement about the completeness of the picked kits, then followed by shrink wrapping, was the most economical way of doing the job with minimum shortage complaints coming from the customer, whose argument was weakened if the wrapping was opened. The additional desirability of new parts for Jaguars over bits of military vehicles must have added to the difficulties of maintaining control. Happy days! -- Last edit: 2019-02-26 16:19:52 |
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◊ 2022-08-04 13:49 |
Episode 284 - not sure it's the same, but...![[Image: 284-jag.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/284-jag.jpg) ![[Image: 284-jagb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/284-jagb.jpg) |
