U zoekt een Jaguar XJS? Dit staat er te koop

I got informed about this Dutch article. A nice quick and dirty overview about the XJS and some which are for sale on the current Dutch market, either very cheap or expensive. Some of these do happen to have been mentioned on my blog already.

https://www.autobahn.eu/7182/u-zoekt-een-jaguar-xjs-dit-staat-er-te-koop/

Ed Abbott - Jaguar XJS

I'm member of the closed Jaguar XJ-S Pre HE group on FB. Despite I don't own a pre HE I was allowed to join somehow.

So I'm not sure if non-members can view this link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/606923029511151/permalink/715174518686001/

In any case this triggered my attention as this person, Ed Abbott, got introduced and I sensed he was somehow special. And following the thread he was indeed. Yes, I'm a novice about Jaguar but apparently this is a very known name.

If you were unaware just like me, just visit his website and check out the XJS section, it provides a very nice insight about his background:

http://www.abbottjaguar.co.uk/index.html

The 5 soon-to-be classics to invest in this year

The XJS is an excellent period cruiser and the V12 will always be the one to have, whether it’s a 5.3 or the rare 6-litre. For years these cars have gone under the radar with many rotting away completely. They were built in large numbers but the opportunity to find low mileage, rust-free examples is increasingly difficult as prices for such cars are steadily creeping up. Coupe or Convertible, you’re on to a winner.

https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/5-soon-classics-invest-year/


Or just treat yourself as it's the car you always wanted to have ...

Limited Edition XJS Cannonball

On FB I noticed this specific posting about the Canonball XJS cars:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/606923029511151/permalink/715226648680788/

Apparently there are some Cannonball XJS limited editions created, something I was not aware off. So I need to learn a little more about that. The movie Cannonball run (not to be confused with the Gumball movie - although similar) was for me definately a trigger, see my blog:

http://erwinxjs.blogspot.nl/2016/09/why-xjs.html

ANWB Autokampioen Jaguar XJS test car

Perhaps a silly one but I like it. It's linked to this blog:

http://erwinxjs.blogspot.nl/2016/12/xjs-he-facebook-post-by-rens-biesma.html

Rens has posted a new FB update with other pictures about this car:

https://www.facebook.com/rens.biesma/posts/10211538500120548

TOPCAT 1983. Toen ik bij de ANWB werkte (1971-1986) waren er altijd auto's in huis die getest werden voor het blad Autokampioen en vaak was ik daardoor in de gelegenheid een paar dagen te rijden met iets leuks zoals deze 12 cylinder Jaguar XJS HE automatic. Ik herinner het me nog als de dag van gisteren. Een zijdezacht spinnende motor en als een echte jaguar op de snelweg Den Haag - Utrecht (A12) een snelle sprint van 250 km/hr. Ik heb daarna nooit meer zo hard gereden. Ben blij dat ik niet geflitst ben toen!  (foto's: Rens Biesma)

One of Rens followers responded he had also tested it for the Dutch KNAC and came up with this picture:

The Grand Tour: Jag Skiing - XJS

Just a few days ago I decided to go for the Amazon trial. The first month is free and then you can continue for a fixed fee or simply cancel it. Main reason was because of a small (Italian car) documentary I wanted to see. So I figured to take an Amazon account. Turned out the documentary was only available for the USA region (geographical licensing restriction - apparently this is based on your creditcard details). Bummer. But still this meant I now could watch the Grand Tour series. And earlier this week it had this Jaguar episode. As for the Grand Tour, its mostly the same as the old Top Gear episodes, meaning the same format (so not really refreshing). The filming of the specials are still of great quality with superb shots and sceneries. It was no different for the Jaguar special, very nicely done and actually quite spectucalar. I wanted to make some screenshots but apparently that's protected as when I pasted it I got a black screenshot. Never seen that before. So instead I just made a few pictures and some camera recordings. Just when I wanted to put something together I got notified they released some footage of it on YouTube. So here you go, enjoy:

https://youtu.be/84-VBQK8guQ