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1988 Jaguar Xjsc --- Cabriolet Model ---real Headturner--- on 2040-cars

Year:1988 Mileage:97617 Color: Bordeaux Red /
 DOESKIN
Location:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:CABRIOLET (2 Seater)
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:12 cylinder 5.3L V12 MPI
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: SAJNA3845JC142440 Year: 1988
Number of Cylinders: 12
Make: Jaguar
Model: XJS
Trim: CABRIOLET
Options: Cassette Player, Leather Seats
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: HARD and SOFT TOP, WIRE WHEELS, ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL, WIND MUFFLER, Ttops with Storage Case in Trunk, SOFT TOP STORAGE CASE, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Mileage: 97,617
Exterior Color: Bordeaux Red
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: DOESKIN
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"This was my wife's car and has been in storage"

 

THIS CAR IS FAIRLY RARE

Cabriolet Model offers Ttops, Hard top or Soft top.  All come with car

ONLY 255 MADE IN THIS COLOR AND SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES

We purchased this car for my wife in 1997 from the local Jaguar dealer.

It had been traded in by original owner.  He was an elderly gentleman who owned a radio station here in St. Louis

Car has been in storage in my garage for the last couple of years and I need the space.

My insurance company values this car at over $12,000 but my reserve is much less.

 

Call me if you are interested.  Chris at 314/650-9839

As I said this car is fairly rare.  ONLY 255 MADE IN THIS COLOR AND SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES

Please note that one of the pics used shows a close up of the soft top down.  I "borrowed" this pic from the web.  In this photo you can see that the wheels are not WIRE WHEELS like are on mine

I did this just to give you a better idea of what car looks like with soft top installed and in the down position.

 Here are some facts from researching it's VIN number:

European VIN is SAJ-JNVC W4JP142440

 
The first three positions denote the Manufacturer, the SAJ stands for Jaguar, United Kingdom.
Position 4 denotes the Marque, the J stands for Jaguar (If you had a Daimler car that digit would be a D).
Position 5 denotes the Model, the N stands for the XJ-S.
Position 6 denotes the Class, the V stands for USA Spec with Manual Seat Belts.
Position 7 denotes the Body Type, the C stands for Cabriolet (You officially have one of the 5013 genuine Cabriolet cars built).
Position 8 denotes Engine Type, the W stands for 5.3 liter V-12 “B” engine.  (The 5.3 V-12 engines were coded with an A, B, C, D, E, or F depending on the model year or the market the car was made for).
Position 9 denotes the Transmission and Steering, the 4 stands for Automatic and Left-Hand Drive.
Position 10 denotes the Year of Build, the J stands for 1988.
Position 11 denotes the Manufacturing Plant, the C stands for the Browns Lane Plant in Coventry, England.
Positions 12-17 denote the Vehicles Unique Number    142440.
 
The Cabriolets were special as they all started out as a Coupe body first but then had the modifications made to them to become Cabriolets.
About every 4 or 5 cars coming down the line were designated to become Cabriolets.
 
This car was completed, or went what they call “off-trim” on June 08, 1987.  (Mine went “off trim” on Wednesday, March 19, 1986).
 
There were 8 Cabriolets finished on June 08, the same day as this one and this was the 6th one on that day.
 
142417 – 3.6,   6-Cylinder, RHD, Automatic, Solent Blue, UK Market
142422 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, LHD, Automatic, Arctic Blue, USA Market
142427 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, LHD, Automatic, Nimbus White, USA Market
142431 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, RHD, Automatic, Nimbus White, UK Market
142435 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, RHD, Automatic, Arctic Blue, UK Market
142440 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, LHD, Automatic, Bordeaux Red, USA Market
142444 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, LHD, Automatic, Nimbus White, Canadian Market
142449 – 5.3, 12-Cylinder, LHD, Automatic, Arctic Blue, Canadian Market
 
This car was shipped from the factory bound for the USA on Tuesday, August 18, 1987 and was sold and first registered on Friday, September 18, 1987.
 
Here are some other important numbers for  this car according to the factory records.
 
If you count from 1 to 5013, this car is number 3980 in the build sequence of the 5013 Cabriolets made  
Jaguar made 3865 XJ-SC’s with the V-12 engine and 1941of them were made for the USA Market.  This one  was the 1330th car to be delivered to the USA.
 
Jaguar made only a total of 342 Cabriolets in this preferred Bordeaux Red color and this one was the 238th one made.
14 Bordeaux Red cars went to Australia, 2 to Bahrain, 5 to Canada, 1 to the Canary Islands, 1 to France, 2 to Holland, 1 to Hong Kong, 1 to Kuwait, 6 to New Zealand, 1 to Paraguay, 1 to Singapore, 3 to South Africa, 1 to Andorra Spain, 1 to Switzerland, 47 to the UK, and 255 to the USA.

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