2023-03-13 14:59:03 | pauls writes:

Car offered at:

www.carandclassic.com/auctions/no-reserve-1992-jaguar-xjs-40-coupe-gD3b98

Seller's description:

1992 Jaguar XJS 4.0 Coupe

Colour Gold

Odometer 129,927 Miles

Engine size 3980

Seller Type Private

Town Shoreham By Sea

Location Sussex

Country United Kingdom

Impressive red leather interior

Unmodified from factory spec

Unusual gold paintwork, repainted from its original beige in 1999

Excellent candidate for restoration as vendor reports good mechanical order

Purchased by current owner in 2020

MOT valid until May 2023

129,927 miles

Two sets of keys with original Jaguar fobs

Original Jaguar manuals and booklets

Impressive collection of invoices dating back to at least 1994

Multiple Servicesure warranty documents

Large stack of MOT certificates

Vendor reports that the car has been regularly serviced and well maintained, largely by Jaguar specialists

The Interior

Highly impressive red leather interior

Unmodified with all original factory options

Wooden veneered dashboard – all instruments clear and easy to read

Veneers look to be in good order with some cracking

Black plastic surround in good order

Some light wear to the steering wheel as you would expect of a car of this age

Light wear to the carpets, protected by Jaguar mats

Soft cracked patina to the seating

Headlining looks to be in good order with no major faults

Interior chromework has some gentle patina

Original period Sony sound system

No reports of any faults to the interior options or features

Fully carpeted boot is reportedly in fair condition

Original factory-fitted 9 CD multi charger, mounted in boot

Electrically adjusted lumbar support and height adjustable seats

Electric windows all working perfectly

The Exterior 

Paintwork is largely in fair condition, though suffering some extensive lacquer peel

Corrosion across the wheel arches and some bubbling to the sills

Pitting and wear to the chromework with some peel and corrosion

Headlight lenses are clean and free of fractures

Bodywork appears tightly knit and free of dents or dings

Car is sitting on the popular Jaguar ‘Lattice’ alloys

Shod in a full set of new Nankang tyres, which were recently installed

Corrosion and wear to the car’s underside, particularly the suspension sub-frame - however this is highlighted as "not seriously weakened" in the latest MOT

The Mechanics 

Powered by the Jaguar AJ6 4.0 6-cylinder engine

Four-speed ZF 4L80E automatic transmission

Recently fitted with a new fuel pump and distributor cap 

The current MOT reported:

Front brake pads are wearing thin

All six coil springs reportedly showing signs of corrosion

Small oil leak has been reported

Despite this, the vendor reports that the car is reliable and drives well

The vendor reports that the car has had no mechanical changes from factory-spec

Original toolkit and spare alloy wheel with Pirelli tyres