Advertising 1984 Jaguar XJ-SC [XJ27] Ep. 1.4Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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◊ 2011-05-24 18:58 |
XJ-SC: Much later than 1975. Eighties. |
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◊ 2011-05-24 19:10 |
SC cabriolet introduced July 85, stopped Feb 88; only ever made as 5.3. No detail of any external changes during its run - there were minor interior changes in Sept 87 shared with coupe (new seats, thicker steering wheel). Full factory convertible started Apr 88, though some earlier conversions may exist (eg Lynx??). |
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◊ 2011-05-28 00:15 |
I thought cabriolet was from 1983 and 3.6 engine was also available? |
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◊ 2011-05-28 00:25 |
far from my ordinary realm... but i recall once seeing one for sale with a 6 cylinder engine and a manual transmission. for certain VERY unusual... especially here. |
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◊ 2011-05-28 00:28 |
My info suggests V12 from late 85 but 3.6 from 83. This poster from 84/85 shows only the 3.6 SC: ![[Image: 306852-Jaguar_XJ-S_Advert_1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge30/306852-Jaguar_XJ-S_Advert_1.jpg) |
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◊ 2011-05-31 19:57 |
Oddly, manual outnumber autos - one would expect it other way around 3.6 manual: 1042 3.6 automatic: 106 |
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◊ 2011-05-31 21:12 |
Lots of SC info at http://www.xclusively-jaguar.co.uk/xjsc01_index.html . My comment above which denied the existence of a 3.6 was taken from a Glass's guide - first time I've found a definite error in their material as they completely omit all 3.6 XJS in some editions. Jag did not introduce an automatic with the 3.6 engine until the XJ40 launch in Oct 86, and an automatic 3.6 XJSC was only offered from Feb-Sept 87, which explains tali's figures. I don't know how technical we want to be but code for XJS 3.6 was [XJ57] and XJSC 3.6 [XJ58]; V12 XJSC was [XJ28] repeating earlier use of the code when a convertible was being developed alongside the original coupe [XJ27] in early 70s. Given that the 3.6 and V12 models were externally identical, I doubt if these codes are much use here, but stated for the record. And finally for trivia fans, a prototype Daimler XJS coupe was made without the clumsy flying buttresses - looks much better in photos at http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm - follow the XJS pages. -- Last edit: 2011-05-31 21:21:44 |
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◊ 2011-06-01 00:36 |
the specific oddity was that the car was in the U.S. we weren't officially offered an SC until late in 1986, and for the U.S. market only the V12 (mated to the automatic transmission) was ever offered... as far as i know. i can't recall if the 3.6 manual that i saw for sale was legally imported, or if it was very specially ordered for an initial U.S. purchase, but in all my years of following the used car market, coupled with a few years in an XJ-S H.E. of my own, that one car was the only XJ-S with a 3.6 and a manual transmission that i ever saw. |
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◊ 2011-06-01 00:56 |
The story seems to be that Jag wanted to put their new 3.6 engine quietly into the XJS for a few years to make sure it was OK for the XJ40 launch, so export sales to US were not a priority. When the XJ40 launched it had an improved 3.6 and was now worth mating to an automatic, and the improved 3.6 was dropped into the XJS as well. This was now worth exporting to US with a sorted engine and automatic. A US 3.6 manual seems a very unusual combination. |
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◊ 2011-06-07 23:41 |
The 3.6SC is in Glasses (lazily or incorrectly)under Convertible - i don't know if you saw or missed this www.glass.co.uk/SP/CAR/JAGUAR/XJS/CONVERTIBLE-2-DOORS-%28FROM_09-1975_TO_08-1996%29/XJS-36_3955001.html (link may not work) -- Last edit: 2011-06-07 23:43:15 |
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◊ 2011-06-08 00:15 |
Thanks - I was using the books and have sussed out to cross check a couple of different editions. |
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