2017-02-07 23:20:09 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 3/17
www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2017-03-04/cars/ref-106-1979-jaguar-xjs-s-co ...

Auction description:
March 4, 2017 auction
1979 Jaguar XJS-S Convertible by Banham
Registration AYF 142T
Chassis Number JNAEW3AC101305
Engine Number 9DPAJA104177
Odometer reading 1,692 miles
Estimate No Reserve

Banham Conversions (Banmoco) was a maker of kit cars from the late 1970s until 2004. The company was founded by Paul Banham who started off building convertible conversions on commission. He made convertible versions of the Ferrari 400, Aston Martin DBS and V8, and the Rolls-Royce Corniche. By the 1980s, he was marketing a kit to rebody the Jaguar XJS. He also offered convertible conversions for the XJS and Jaguar XJ6. The company was eventually sold in 2004 to Rally Sport Replicas Ltd. who sought to create new chassis for the designs but they ceased trading in mid-2005.

This extremely rare Paul Banham XJS-S, 3.6 litre automatic convertible has photographic build history from the original owner who commissioned the conversion. Although in need of some cosmetic restoration, the car, we are informed, is more importantly mechanically extremely good, with this part of the restoration process having been completed. Offered with an owner's manual and described as driving perfectly, this Banham has a 12 month MoT test certificate and is potentially a real collector's item.