1988 Jaguar XJS Base Coupe 2-Door 5.3L

1988 Jaguar XJ-Series Vin # SAJNA5844JC145213 Carfax Report: Vehicle Specifications The following information contained was compiled from thousands of local and national public record databases. bringing you the most comprehensive. accurate. and up-to-date information available. Make Jaguar Model XJ-series Year 1988 Trim xjs Vehicle Type car Body Type coupe Doors 2dr Drive Train Type rwd Wheelbase 102 Engine Configuration v12 Engine Displacement 5. 3L Engine Aspiration n/a Fuel Capacity 24 gal Fuel Type gasolene Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 0 Length 191 Height 47 Width 70 Plant Browns Lane: Coventry. England Country of Assembly England Safety Passive Belts Odometer This section lists Odometer readings at different times and reported problems. Date Reported Mileage State Problems Reported (1) 12/16/2014 (85. 19) AZ *Note-(MVD States 85. 19. car has 94. 44 actual miles) No problems found (2) 9/1/2011 (85. 19) AZ No problems found (3) 11/25/2009 (85. 19) AZ No problems found (4) 1/20/1998 (85. 19) AZ No problems found (5) 1/17/1998 (85. 00) CA No problems found What I've done on the car: replaced new inline fuel pump & filter. water pump. radiator. transmission fluid replaced. 50/50 antifreeze. starter relay switch. fuel relay switch-(have a extra one-new). brake lines bled. new headlamps-(& have two spare ones-new). What needs to be finished: replace air filters. turn signals not working-(flasher unit needs replaced?). horns work but un-hooked them due to horn button stuck on. AC not blowing cold. left rear brake caliper leaking fluid. ($35 to $50 on Ebay for replacement kit for Both Calipers on rear). and has no spare tire or wheel. right front fender has small dents. Engine runs smooth. no smoke. transmission works like new. power seats work. seat heaters work. has electric outside mirror adjustment-works good. all lights work good-(including brake lights). o cracked or broken glass. body has No Rust & good condition. interior has some seam splitting in front seats where sewn together. tires on car are like new condition. has built in telephone with a mini mic on dash for talking while driving hands free. has alarm system. "This was the last year of production for the XJS Car & for the 12cyl HE engine built by Jaguar". has original paint as well. history: The original company was established at Blackpool in Lancashire. on 4 September 1922. as a partnership between William Lyons (1901-1985. knighted 1956) and William Walmsley (1891-1960). trading as the Swallow Side Car Company. 1926. change of name to Swallow Side Car and Coach Building Company. 1928. moved from Blackpool to Foleshill. Coventry. Swallow Coachbuilding was registered as a limited company in 1930. SS Cars Limited was incorporated on 10 October 1933. with a public share issue in January 1934. Walmsley left the company at this point. The sidecar business was devolved to Swallow Sidecars (1935) Limited. which was sold to the Helliwell Group in December 1944. In 1939. Motor Panels (Coventry) Limited was bought by SS Cars Limited but was sold in 1943 to Rubery Owen. Jaguar Cars Limited was incorporated on 11 November 1937. and in April 1945 became the main operating company. with SS Cars Limited as a subsidiary. In 1952. the company moved to Browns Lane. Allesley. Coventry. In 1954. a subsidiary company was established in the USA. nbsp;as the Jaguar Cars North American Corporation. The following companies were taken over by Jaguar Cars Limited: The Daimler Company in May 1960. including its subsidiaries such as Lanchester. Barker and Hooper. which were all bought from the BSA Group; Guy Motors Limited. Wolverhampton. in 1961; Coventry Climax Engines Limited. Coventry. in 1963; Henry Meadows Limited. Wolverhampton. in 1964. In July 1966. Jaguar Cars Limited and its subsidiary companies merged with the British Motor Corporation (BMC) to form a joint holding company. British Motor Holdings (BMH). In January 1968. BMH merged with Leyland to form British Leyland Motor Corporation which underwent several reorganisations and was de facto nationalised in 1975. Sir William Lyons had retired in May 1972. Jaguar Cars Limited had ceased to exist as an operating company by 1 January 1973 and then became part of British Leyland (UK) Limited. also known as BL UK Limited. later BL Cars Limited. Jaguar became part of BL’s Specialist Car Division which in 1978 was re-named Jaguar Rover Triumph. Coventry Climax. Guy and Henry Meadows were assigned to other divisions of the BL group. In 1983. Jaguar was a founder member of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. In 1984. BL sold Jaguar (including Daimler) via a public share issue on the London Stock Exchange in a new company. Jaguar Cars plc. nbsp;which had a subsidiary operating company. Jaguar Cars Limited. and a US subsidiary. Jaguar Cars Inc. Jaguar had an interest in two joint operations. Venture Pressings Limited together with GKN (1988- 1994). and Jaguar Sport together with Tom Walkinshaw (1988-c. 1994). nbsp;with a subsidiary company XJ220 Limited. In December 1989. Jaguar Cars plc accepted an offer for its shares from the Ford Motor Company. and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford. Coventry. United KingdomBrowns Lane in Coventry. England was originally built as a Second World War shadow factory run by The Daimler Company Limited. In 1951 it was leased by Jaguar Cars and remained the company's home until 2005. It was the site of all Jaguar production until 1998. when production of the Jaguar S-Type commenced at Castle Bromwich. as well as the firm's corporate headquarters and the home of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. Although the site runs the length of Browns Lane. its proper entrance is now on Coundon Wedge Drive. Jaguar's production at Browns Lane waned over the years. as new models ranges were assigned to Castle Bromwich Assembly in Birmingham and Halewood Body & Assembly in Halewood. although the core Jaguar XJ and XK ranges remained on the site until they moved to Castle Bromwich in 2005. Subsequently. the Browns Lane site housed just the headquarters and museum as well as 500 staff responsible for wood veneering for Jaguar. Aston Martin. and Land Rover. Although the headquarters has now moved to the Whitley plant. Whitley. Coventry. the Wood Shop. Museum and Pilot Build Workshop are still on site at Browns Lane. Australian property firm Macquarie Goodman announced its purchase of Browns Lane in 2007. The Browns Lane plant assembly halls were demolished in late 2008. In 2010. a portion of the site was purchased by International housebuilder Taylor Wimpey. who are building a selection of homes on the site . The remainder is now known as Lyons Park. In 2012 the Browns Lane Jaguar Heritage Museum was also demolished. The housing estate which now takes its place is known as "Swallow's Nest".