Jaguar used to make the most beautiful cars. Their engines were for crap, but the rest of the car was impeccable. I owned a ‘72 XJ6. Absolutely adored it. Constantly overheated though. We even installed a fan inside the hood to blow air on the battery. Didn’t help much. But was a dream car in every other respect.
**I owned a ‘72 XJ6.**
I bought a 74 XJ6 sedan in 1996. The previous owner also had 2 XKEs, a roadster and a coupe. He had converted the XJ to GM, radiator to the driveshaft. 350 v8, and 400 AT.
It looked nearly flawless, was wonderful to drive, and was reliable with very low maintenance.
In 2000 we moved from living next to a rural highway, to a mile and a half country gravel road. We simply weren’t going to drive that car on gravel, so we sold it.
If I remember correctly, Chevy 350ci were desirable convesions
Vehicular interior volume is the ultimate luxury in practice.
Jaguars are too tight.
‘68 G-reg 340 and ‘75 N-reg XJ3.4 here. Both over 10 years old when I got them. Not for the faint of heart or wallet.