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1988 Jaguar Xjs V12 Hess & Eisenhardt Convertible Low Miles! on 2040-cars

Year:1988 Mileage:35766
Location:

Ames, Iowa, United States

Ames, Iowa, United States
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1988 Jaguar XJS V12 with 35k original miles on it. Comes in a beautiful Navy Blue with Gray Leather interior. All service is up to date and the last service was just completed.  CarFax Certified with no accidents or paintwork. There is a small dent on the passenger front fender and an even smaller one on the driver's rear fender which was so small I couldn't get a good picture.  Previous owner put new brakes on the front and rear and replaced the front shocks and replaced the EGR Valve and has very new tires on it so this one is ready for Spring time for sure.

I bought the car with 31K miles and I have had a fuel hose and the right rear window motor gear replaced.  Car has always been completely dependable and everything works even the seat heaters.

This version is the special Hess & Eisenhardt convertible with were built by the armored car coachworks who created Jaguar convertibles out of the XJS.  The Hess & Eisenhardt convertible differed from the later Jaguar convertible XJS as its unpadded top folded down deeper into the body structure of the car resulting in a cleaner rear profile when the roof was lowered. In order to accommodate this design element, the Hess & Eisenhardt convertibles have two separate fuel tanks, positioned to allow for the roof to fully retract. The process of converting the stock Jaguar XJS coup? into the H&E Convertible included the post-production removal of the roof, cutting the body in several sections, the addition of steel reinforcements behind the driver's seat, and 20 lb (9.1 kg) weights placed just behind the headlights to eliminate harmonic resonance caused by the significant modifications to the car. H&E XJS convertibles are easily identified by the lower folding top, as well as two small badges located just behind the front wheels. The later Jaguar full convertible had a heavier padded top that did not fold into as small a bundle when in the lowered position, but retained nearly all of the original components of the coup?.

The best thing about this car is that convertible top will retract much further into the body than a standard XJS convertible and does not have the ugly hump in the rear with the top folded down.  With the top up it is nice to be able to retract just the rear windows to allow for some airflow.


 

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When Jaguar lifted the veil on its new XE sports sedan earlier this month, it only revealed details on one engine - that being the 3.0-liter supercharged V6 in the flagship XE S. But we already knew that the British automaker's new entry-level model will offer many other powertrain options, and now it has revealed a little more.
Jaguar has been developing a new family of 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines it calls Ingenium, which will be offered in a wide array of configurations and specifications. In advance of its debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, the Leaping Cat marque has announced the specifications of the two diesel versions. The first will offer 161 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque and some of the best environmental credentials on the market. There will also be a more potent version with 177 hp and 317 lb-ft, which Jaguar says is "one of the highest torque outputs in the class." Either way, both versions feature variable exhaust valve timing, cooled low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction technologies to help meet the stringent Euro 6 standards.
That's all well and fine, but considering that Jaguar doesn't offer diesels in North America, the chances of these oil-burners making their way Stateside seem slim. But if you watch the video below, you'll also find basic specs on their gasoline counterparts as well. Like the diesels, they're turbocharged and displace 2.0 liters, but in petrol form, they offer 197 hp and 206 lb-ft of torque, or 236 hp and 250 lb-ft.

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