1984 Jaguar XJ-12 Sovereign, 60k miles, Beautiful Car, Must See!

Hey guys. I had this car listed a couple of months ago, nd decided not to sell it. Now something has come up where it's come a good idea to sell it (I never thought I'd be the guy selling a car because my wife is having a baby, ut here I am), o here we go. Iapologize for the car being listed as a 1980, Bay wouldn't accept a non-American VIN for a 1984. Also, s you can see from my 'best offer' listing, heres more than a little bit of wiggle room in that price...but I figured rather than start the bidding at $200, et's just get right down to it.This is a 1984 Jaguar XJ-12 Sovereign. Most of the Series 3 XJ12s you see in the States are VanDen Plas that have come over from Canada, his car is a Sovereign and it came over from Germany as a 'gray market' car in 1989 or so. My understanding is that the differences between the names is that you couldn't call a Sovereign a Sovereign in North America, o our cars were VDPs. However, 'm sure there's a Jaguar expert reading this who can fill me in on the real differences. The car has been garaged it's entire life, nd has no rust on it. The exterior is in very good condition, he only real defect I'd note there is a little bit of cracking in the older lacquer paint near the fuel fillers. No dents, o real scratches, he chrome is great, nd the glass is all excellent. Oh, nd the lights have been swapped...most of the US spec cars have the four small headlights rather than 2 big and 2 small, his one has had the outside lights changed to the large ones, hich looks much better. The lights all work except for the fog lights, hich seem to come and go...I'd assume it's a corroded or loose connection.Inside, he car has beautiful tan leather which is in fantastic shape as well, ot dried out, ot cracked. The veneernot the dashboard is cracking, ut it doesn't look bad...kinda of a neat patina if you want to look at it that way. The car has a Nardi steering wheel (original is included), s well as a wooden shift knob that matches the wheel and dashboard. The carpets are like new, o cracks in the dash pad, ll the interior lights seem to work. The air conditioning doesn't blow cold, ut the compressor seems to engage. The gauges work except for the fuel gauge, ut it does move a little when you switch between the tanks, o it might be an issue with the gauge itself rather than the sending unit.The car runs fantastic, oo. Starts up easy, uns smooth, o blue smoke from the exhaust. It's obscenely smooth when you drive it, ou barely feel the engine at all, ut it does put you back in your seat. The European-spec 5.3 is supposed to make a little more power than the US version (300hp vs 260 or so), hich is always nice to have as well.As far as issues, here are a couple of small ones. Most notably, he car needs a new voltage regulator, hich I have in hand. Right now the alternator is charging at about 16 volts, o this will definitely need to be replaced. The battery is a new Sears Diehard Gold AGM, he overcharging alternator had killed off the old battery that was in it, o the car has probably been run all of 45 seconds on the new battery to keep from overcharging it.In addition to that, he car needs a fuel tank changeover valve, hich I've also got around here somewhere. The car has two tanks, ut the valve is stuck on the left side tank. The returnvalves are working correctly, owever...when you switch to the right side tank, tstill draws from the left tank, ut returns to the right.I've got the original owner's manual, riginal shop manual, riginal tool kit, nd the original spare tire (the tire itself is junk, ut the wheel is good). The car has a clean title, ut RI doesn't title cars older than 2001, o it'll be sold with a bill of sale and a copy of the current RI registration.Back when my grandfather owned it, his car was a show winner basically every time out. It still looks great, nd I've won a few trophies with it myself. This is one of the nicer Jaguar XJs you'll see, nd I doubt you'll have another S3 Sovereign next to you at the next show.Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking.On Jun-22-15 at 17:44:59 PDT, eller added the following information:

Hey guys, ust a few things I remembered after writing the ad.

The power antenna is stuck up right now. The antenna motor works, ou can hear it when you turn on the radio, ut it won't retract.There's what I believe might be a charcoalcanister in the engine compartment, guess it was needed to federalize the car when it first came over. It developed a leak, o its bypassed, ut can be more fully removed.And on a side note, his is the best smelling car on this (or any other) planet. I don't know what it is about the inside of this car, ut itjust smells like old British car...not the least bit musty (the car is super dry inside, y the way), t just smells awesome. Like leather and wool carpeting and wood and stuff, can't explain it, ut I wish I could bottle it. Probably the only vehicle that could smell better than this would be like a mobile Cinnabon truck.I'llrevise the ad if I think of anything else.