Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional
and very rare and collectible example with an extremely desirable
factory 5 spd manual transmission and classic color combination of
an increasingly collectible of British classic car - a 1994 Jaguar
XJS 4.0L 6 cylinder 2+2 roadster with a 5 spd manual transmission
and only 72K original miles! Gorgeous and very rare and desirable
color combination of original factory 'Brooklands Green (Code HFB)
color paint (named after the legendary dark green international
racing color of the United Kingdom, aka British Racing Green, and
originally made famous by Bentley's hugely successful dark green
cars raced at the Le Mans 24hr in the 1920's and later by such
legendary British marques like Aston Martin, Cooper and Lotus in
Formula One in the 1950's and 60's and obviously with a nod here by
Jaguar to the renown 'Brooklands' racetrack in England, which
famously played host to the world's first 24 hour motor event in
1907 but which sadly closed to never reopen when WWII broke out in
1939!)Sources vary regarding how many XJSs were produced for the US
market with a factory 5-speed manual transmission, though all were
reportedly special order. Cars delivered with a 5-speed can be
identified by the number 8 in the eighth position in the VIN,
rather than a 4 as in automatic transmission cars.Apparently
according to the late, great Jaguar enthusiast, Karen Miller who
managed to elicit some sales data from Jaguar Cars/US (as it was at
that time). the XJS 5-speed manual sales breakdown
was:1993.1011994. 711995. 4 (perhaps left over 1994s?)For a total
of 176 such XJS variants. Apparently they were unable to provide to
her the data split between XJS coupes and convertibles. And
reportedly again, according to an archivist at Jaguar Land Rover
asking for 5 speed production numbers by body style for the US and
Canada, the archivist responded with the following:-1992 Coupe - 33
Canada only1993 Coupe - 37 US and 4 Can1993 Convertible - 62 US and
4 Can1993 2+2 - 2 US and 4 Can1994 Coupe - 19 US only1994 2+2 - 56
US and 2 CanThere was none in 1995 or 1996. There was approximately
70 Manual AJ16 engine XJSs and none were sold to the USA. It
doesn't mean none have been imported though. Remember these are
calendar year production figures, so some cars produced in 1992 may
be 1993 model years and some in 1993 may be 1994 model years.So it
would seem that only a total of approximately 176 5 spd manual cars
were built for the US and 47 for Canada. A manual AJ16 is a very
rare bird and 1992 thru 1994 were the only years the 6-cylinder
with 5-speed manual transmission Jaguar XJS was exported to the
United States. As stated it would seem that the exact production
figures are unknown, though it is likely there are fewer than ten.
Of the convertible model with the V12 engine, there were only known
to have 12 exported to North America.The car has its very striking
original Jaguar alloy wheels with matching Brooklands Green center
caps, a beautiful brand new Tan color factory canvas power soft top
which compliments its original and still quite stunning doeskin
'Barley color (Code AFW) leather interior and matching tonneau
cover! This particular car must be seen to be truly appreciated! A
real head-turner! Obviously always garaged with absolutely no signs
or history of any accident damage whatsoever with all original
parts - obviously never abused, babied all the way! The car has had
only two owners since new with the second owner purchasing the car
in 2004 from it's original owner with 61K original miles.The
original factory 'Brooklands Green' color paint is in beautiful
condition and it is probably one of the most desirable and striking
colors that these cars were ever built in. The original Barley
color leather seats are also in outstanding condition throughout.
The interior's matching color factory canvas soft top is brand new.
The interior is also completely original with it's 'Jaguar'
radio/cassette/CD Shuttle system and all the options and gauges are
working. The engine is extremely strong and smooth running with
excellent oil pressure and the temperature always remains cool and
the car drives exactly like such a well maintained Jaguar with low
miles should - no shakes or rattles - very smooth and powerful -
must drive the same as when it left the showroom floor over 16
years ago! The car was always serviced on schedule at primarily
always Jaguar dealerships or independent specialists. Originally at
the 'Hornburg Jaguar' dealership of Hollywood, CA and in recent
years at 'Exotic Motorcars', independent Jaguar specialists of
Upland, CA. From looking at these extensive service records it is
obvious that no expense has been spared on this particular car's
preventive maintenance history.This is one very fine example, and
an extremely rare one at that, of a 5 spd factory manual XJS, there
is simply no comparison in driving this sports car and an
automatic, and a very attractive example too of this increasingly
desirable and collectible penultimate year for the Jaguar XJS
convertibles - therefore proving a very collectible investment in
probably the last classically beautiful design built by Jaguar in
their long and famous history of classic lines - a sure-fire
classic car investment for the Jaguar enthusiast or simply 'pride
of place' in any astute classic car collector's collection!