1988 Jaguar XJS

XJS CONV Convertible

Automatic

SAJNV5849JC140318

Gasoline

SELLING FOR A FRIEND 1988 JAGUAR XJS CONV. THIS CAR WAS CELEB OWNED. AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.IS IS USED GENTLY ON WEEKENDS. GREAT SOUND SYSTEM. CAR IS IN GREAT ORIG SHAPE. THIS IS ONE OF THE JAGUAR COMMISSIONED HESS AND EISENHARDT CONVERSIONS. IT IS A MUCH BETTER LOOKING CAR AS THE TOP SITS LOWER WHEN TUCKED AWAY. I HAVE CUT AND PASTE A BIT OF INFO FROM THE NET ABOUT HESS AND EISENHARDT JAGUARS. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS I WILL ANSWER WHAT I CAN OR PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER. 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 Coupe 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 coupe.The true number of H&E Jaguar Xjs is not known, due in part to a fire at the Hess & Eisenhardt factory that destroyed most of the records pertaining to the Jaguar XJS conversions.THESE CARS ARE RARE IN THIS CONDITION