white130d
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 03:17 PM |
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What $500 will get you
So I just bought this, 1974 XJ12L Rust free, clean interior, 57K miles (documented) but the V12 has been swapped for a 5.7 ltr chevy V8. All for a
mere $500. That's 260 GBP at today's exchange rate....
 
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"There's only 2 things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatos" Guy Clark
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Staple balls
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 03:26 PM |
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i hope you're gonna tear it apart and make it into something nice  
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Cita
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 03:29 PM |
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nothing wrong with the lines of this car.
Anyhow a good buy i would say!
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nick205
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 04:09 PM |
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it might just be the angle of the photo and the colour of the paint, but it almost has an Allegro-esque look about it.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 04:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
it might just be the angle of the photo and the colour of the paint, but it almost has an Allegro-esque look about it.
How dare you sir ! 
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Mr G
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 05:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by protofj
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
it might just be the angle of the photo and the colour of the paint, but it almost has an Allegro-esque look about it.
How dare you sir !
Hear Hear protofj - that comment was well out of order - i'd say Maxi at least
Cheers
G
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marcyboy
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 06:40 PM |
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i like the chevy exchange idea but i bet its got a standard dodgy 3 speed auto box,
i met a bloke once who moved from york to the states and had two V12 xjs's cos he could afford to run em out there...but they had to have
general motors auto boxes cos of some law in the states...
dunno why
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 08:28 PM |
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Hehe Nick, I thought it was the Allegro Vanden Plas 
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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Browser
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 08:59 PM |
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WHAT?! ALLEGRO!? MAXI!? Are you all blind or summat, or to quote Tony Hancock "have you gone ravin' mad?". The series one XJs rank
as one of the best-looking large saloon cars ever produced, period!
When you consider that the 2-door version of that Jag was raced by Broadspeec in the 70s and looked like this
......I'd say you lot need some aesthetics upgrades in the grey matter!
[Edited on 17/12/04 by Browser]
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 10:29 PM |
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dunno about a law, but jag only sold about 250 manuals in the first three years of production and then deleted the manual in the case of the xj-s. the
auto box is i think more in tune to the nature of the american market - where 50% of the production went in those days.
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by marcyboy
i like the chevy exchange idea but i bet its got a standard dodgy 3 speed auto box,
i met a bloke once who moved from york to the states and had two V12 xjs's cos he could afford to run em out there...but they had to have
general motors auto boxes cos of some law in the states...
dunno why
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gazza285
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 11:13 PM |
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They might have been raced in the '70s by Broadspeed but they didn't exactly win a great deal. As for buying a rust free one, somebody
must have messed up at the factory when it was made.
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Mr G
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 11:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Browser
WHAT?! ALLEGRO!? MAXI!? Are you all blind or summat, or to quote Tony Hancock "have you gone ravin' mad?". The series one XJs rank
as one of the best-looking large saloon cars ever produced, period!
When you consider that the 2-door version of that Jag was raced by Broadspeec in the 70s and looked like this
......I'd say you lot need some aesthetics upgrades in the grey matter!
l'abito non fa il monaco
G
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gazza285
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| posted on 17/12/04 at 11:52 PM |
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quote:
l'abito non fa il monaco
G
According to my internet translation;
"the clothing does not do the monk"
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Cita
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 08:06 AM |
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i dunno if it's any good car but that series Jag is a damn good looking car!
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white130d
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 01:00 PM |
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I agree
Cita, I always liked the early XJ styling. As this one has the chebby engine and 4 speed GM auto box conversion and is rust free, seemed like a good
deal. The brakes had just been replaced (new discs and pads) And if all else failed I've got some great donor parts....
D.
"There's only 2 things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatos" Guy Clark
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Cita
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 04:12 PM |
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If you use it as a daily driver for only one year you have recuperated your investment fully i would say.
Good purchase:period
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/12/04 at 08:21 PM |
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l'abito non fa il monaco
The habit doesn't make the monk, or less literally clothes maketh not the man. Clothing related link
http://www.gadzillionthings.net/Think42.html
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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