Hi,

i have just taken ownership of a 1988 XJSC i presume its that anyway. its one of the first convertibles being an '88 and its in poor shape..... but not for long.

 

my last jag was a 1997 xj6 exec 3.2, previous to that in the jag world i have owned 2 XJS HE's.

 

i am a mechanic and own my own business. its a small place just me here. i specialised in the Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO but i am getting/have got fed up with them and want to get into classic car stuff..

 

this car i got is unregistered some politics about it had a private plate? anyway £25 sorts that out. but its tatty... real tattly and has around 75% of the body shell left. as long as there is good metal somewhere there is always a starting point. yes i am nuts! atleast the roof works and it runs to a fashion and gets around under its own steam.

 

roof is in VGC auto box is apparently recon or almost new.... probably a s/h one from a breaker.  all the tyres are good so really all i have to do is throw some steel at it and paint.

 

one thing i am having isues with is..... although it starts runs and drives (to a fashion), thats about every bit of electic that works.....except for the roof. there is no power going to the actual dash.... just answered my own question.

 

ok next question.......

when i get round to painting this. origial colour is solent blue i know this because my last xjs was the same colour.... i would like to bring it upto date with a more modern jag blue, would this knock any value from the car?

Welcome to the club, David.

 

Great to see some more expertise coming to the Club.

 

Some people think about original colours being de rigeur, but personally I think that certain cars look better in certain colours and a good respray can work wonders. I don't think value would be affected with the right colour.

 

Regards

 

Peter.