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Year:1973 Mileage:44444 Color: Silver /
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Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:saloon
Engine:4.2 litre, twin overhead cam
Vehicle Title:Clear
VIN: UD1L72563BW Year: 1973
Interior Color: Black
Make: Jaguar
Number of Cylinders: 6
Model: XJ6
Trim: Series 1 ** NO RESERVE**
Mileage: 44,444
Options: Leather Seats
Exterior Color: Silver
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Condition: Used

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I bought this XJ6 for my retirement a few years ago from a collector. I used it very sparingly, registered it for my business to drive a few clients, and always garaged it. It had been in storage for more than a year now and I have had it out to drive twice this spring. I have driven it 400 miles in 5 years. I just had it out and it is running great and shifting very smoothly.  It drives very nicely. The paint is good. and the body is straight . Very small bubbling on the top, over the drivers door from condensation but nothing extreme. Dunlop tires, and exhaust are good. All electrics and gauges work fine except that one of the two SU fuel pumps needs a tap or the points cleaned as it is not currently clicking. Interior  needs a good leather cleaning, the headliner is sagging down and should be replaced, as should the drivers seat pan diaphram, as the pan does sag. Chrome is good, no rust per say. Great oil pressure and a smooth engine. The dash wood is all very nice.

The negatives - there is a hole up at the very front of the drivers floor where the hoist lifts go and should have a piece of new metal fitted. This is a very common flaw with these cars and very common. It is not bad now and can be repaired with very little effort. I would also oil spray the bottom of the car to prevent any future rusting, as it is clean now and this will retain that. The floor boards are all solid.  The small bubbling on the top I mentioned prior. The headliner is falling down. It is the original material and not ripped. It can be glued back up. The air conditioning is not blowing cold. The fan cuts in but I would say it needs a Freon charge , as the compressor is not kicking in.

 

This was the first of the XJ series and the prettiest of them all!

I hate to part with this car but I am just not driving it enough and w2ant to pass it on to someone that will drive it and give it the tlc it deserves.

I am auctioning at no reserve, to the highest bidder.

Sir William Lyons, CEO of Jaguar, personally chose this as his choice for the best of all the Jag saloons.

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