1996 Jaguar XJS

Convertible

4.0 litre 6 cylinder

4 speed automatic

SAJNX274XTC224340

Clear

Gasoline

September 1975, Jaguar introduced a completely new and radically different two door sports coupe'. A step away from the XKE from the 1960's, the XJ-S was introduced as a high performance luxury 4 place Grand Touring Coupe'. Through the 70's and 80's the XJ-S carried Jaguar's prestigious V12 engine at the front, although a fantastic driving car, the V12 was never known for its reliability. By the 1990's Jaguar had introduced the AJ6 4.0 liter straight 6 engine to the XJS line up that proved to be bullet proof for Jaguar and were used all through the 90's. For model year 1995 and 1996 Jaguar introduced a new and improved version of their 6 cylinder engine in the XJS, an all aluminum 4.0 litre DOHC straight six engine now producing 237hp to the rear wheels. 1996 model year XJS was known as the "Celebration" Convertible. It marked 60 glorious years of sports car prowess at Jaguar and 20 years of XJS production. Diamond turned 16" Aerosport alloy wheels were unique to the Celebration model as were, the finest Connolly leather interior including the center console with contrasting piping, embossed Jaguar leapers on the headrests, Sapwood veneer, half leather/half wood steering wheel and a wood shift knob. This is a stunning two owner Turquoise Metallic on beautiful original Ivory Connolly leather with contrasting coffee brown piping. This is a very rare special order color for the XJS Celebration and XJR Supercharged Sedan for 1996 model year only. This Celebration XJS left the Coventry Browns Lane factory in November of 1995 making this car one of the very last XJS' to come out of the factory. The car sold new at Royal Jaguar in Tucson AZ at a sticker price of $64,500 and has been in AZ its entire life, absolutely no rust or corrosion any where. The car was then traded in to Royal Jaguar in 1999 and sold to the second owner as a Select Edition Certified Pre-Owned Jaguar. This 2 owner meticulously maintained XJS has traveled only 66,160 original box A miles, clean title, never wrecked or salvaged. The car has all its maintenance records present, including the original owners manuals, original Jaguar cut key with the remote, spare tire, tool kit and jack. All of the power equipment work and operate as they should including the windows, power door locks, mirrors, full power soft top in outstanding condition including the headliner, power driver and passenger seats, with two position memory, heated driver and passenger seats and power lumbar. Jaguar factory alarm system with keyless entry remote. Both heated seats are working perfectly, the memory seats function correctly, The car does have the optional 6-disk Jaguar CD changer with premium sound and a working power antenna as well as the power headlight washers. The car has four brand new correct factory size Pirelli P6000 tires. The paint is absolutely gorgeous, still has a stunning shine to it with almost no flaws, one tiny door ding in the drivers door and one small rock chip. The interior is absolutely gorgeous, the leather shows almost no wear or stress cracks, the carpets are very nice without any stains, the wood is gorgeous without any cracks in the finish. The leather on the center console shows very little wear. All of the trim, the chrome and bright work look outstanding without any damage or cracks. The A/C blows ice cold and works on all the fan speeds with the temperature control, the compressor and condenser was just recently replaced at Jaguar. All of the electrics in the car are functioning properly, brake lights, tail lights, headlights, turn signals, side marker lights, reverse lights all work. Soft top works perfectly and the rear windows go up and down the top like it should. The brakes have over 50% front and rear pad life left. The automatic transmission shifts perfectly, runs through the gears so smoothly and has the sport mode which will change the shifting patterns. All the gauges work and read correctly. This XJS runs and drives perfectly, shifts smoothly, and feels so solid and tight. The steering feels incredible, no pulls or vibrations and the suspension feels excellent and tight without any rattles or creaks. The body is so solid and straight, two tiny door dings and one tiny rock chip on the drivers door and one tiny rock chip and door ding on the passenger door. A couple tiny rock chips just above the chrome grille on the hood. The lower air dam skirt is perfect, no cracking or scrapes. These make excellent top down luxury motoring cars and with the weather starting to cool down do not miss out on this outstanding Jaguar. The XJS makes and emotional statement, it shares DNA with the Jaguar E-Type one of the greatest cars ever made. Few of life's possessions can match the emotional surge when you take the wheel. One thing I just noticed after I took the pics is the passenger chrome headlight washer cover is missing. I have ordered a new one and will be on the car for the new owner Please call if you have any questions. 480-310-8814