Camp Chaos Cars - 1978 Jaguar XJ6
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- On this episode of The Camp Chaos Cars, I present my first Jaguar purchase, a 1978 XJ-6 Series 2. I've owned this car for 22 years and it's been a joy to own. Most days.
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I had a MK-10 Jag which was a predecessor to the XJ-6. I loved it as well. For a big limo type car, I could toss it around like a VW bug. Great touring car!
I just acquired 2 XJ6’s
1 is a 1972 short wheel base in Regency red sold rust free car hood interior. And only 63,000 miles It will get a transplant from the 6 to the 12 ( carbs) cleaned up and a cost of fresh paint.
1 also have a nice 1985 in BRG biscuit leather interior. again in nice shape. With 95,000 miles
Series 2 was the nicest love them so much
Hello mate, thats a luvly old dutchess. Fair play to you, you've done a remarkable job restoring her. I know they're not a job for the faint hearted. I've spent the last 27 years owning , maintaing, and rebuilding land rovers and range rovers. So I'm quite familiar with the British Leyland group ethos on corner cutting with they're products. I might even say " I've done my apprenticeshipceship" when it comes to them. My old jag I've had for 15years now. All that time its sat under a tarpaulin, under a conifer tree, which has served as a dehumidifier. But i'v soon got to leap on it and weld it up. Guys like you are a huge inspiration to me. Thank you very much. I'm going to get her done.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much for your kind words Liam. I know you'll do a fine job.
My Dad had one. They're wonderful cars. Sure, they can be a bit temperamental at times, but so majestic. A real driving experience.
Nice to see there are other odballs driving them . Love my 1974 XJ6L
Never a dull moment .
Keep driving the last open Road .
Really nice Jaguar.I like the early series.Thanks for the video.
Beautiful.
My Grandpa had the prototype fuel injected V12 E Type roadster that he bought off the factory.Its still iin Scotland. Ive got one of the very last S2 SWB. New Zealand assembled.
Nice.
noce to see you guys over the pond like our classic cars
My series 2 XJ6 and XJ12 are my favorite cars too. Not sure why but they are just special
They ARE special. Different from anmything else.
Hello Bob. Very informative. In the UK the series 1 's were available with 4.2 or 2.8 litre . The smaller engine fell below a very heavy tax penalty for engines over 3litre in Europe. It had a habit of melting pistons but would rev' up to 6000rpm . I had a 4.2 auto and a 2.8 manual .If you wrung the neck out of the 2.8 it would perform nearly as well as the 4.2 auto. Regarding the series 2 over here , the 2.8 was replaced by a 3.4 and the 4.2 neither of which had fuel injection . We only had fuel injection on the series 3 . British Leyland were in serious trouble by then .The union's were constantly demanding exorbitant wage increases and were regularly on strike . The build quality of the Jaguar was awful and as a panelbeater /painter at a dealership l would spend 3 to 4 weeks rectifying poor paintwork . This involved removing all exterior panels and painting the bare metal area's left by the factory ! Regarding the XJC the Daimler Double Six is by far and away the rarest model . My favourite was probably the series 2 V12 Daimler Vanden Plas . Gorgeous interior with lovely mettalic paintwork and everflex roof . As you said the series 2 SWB only lasted a year. ( it made a much better track car ) We were offered brand new shells in around '73 for £200 delivered. If only you could turn the clock back ! And it was good to see you driving the Jaguar as one should ! Many Thanks . P.S. Have you seen XJ Jesse on UA-cam . A young man with a lot of talent and love for Jaguar saloons .
Thanks John. It IS a joy to drive well.
Thanks for the info.
Beautiful example I’ve got a 98XJ8VP and I love it
My dad had one of just a few Euro Spec 76' V12 Coupes(Not XJS, XJ12C) imported into California. Amazing car for it's time and I am STILL mad that he sold it.
My favorite car with the Rover P5
That's a beauty. I really wanted a series 3 . but my head told me to get the x300 . If I had a garage and more tools and time I would have went for the series 3.
I think the 1979 is my favorite . I want to get one and put carburetors on it
Beautiful car! However I prefer the looks of the Series 3.
The Series III was a gap filler. Never supposed to happen. Jaguar planned to bring out the XJ40 after the Series II cars but the design and engineering works took too long. That's why the refresh of these Series II cars was outsourced to Pininfarina. There was a clay model of the XJ40 as early as 1972 and it was the last car that Sir William Lyons saw and approved before he died in 1985.
Beautiful motor. I'd have a brand new bigger rad and transmission cooler fitted if I was getting those issues.
Another great vid thanks. What is the tyre size you have used?
That jag is awesome. I just got a 76 same color with a v8 with tpi . I had been looking for one with a v8 for a long time I have a video about it on my UA-cam channel Geof jones customs .
Nice.
ha lucky its your car i go mad when people sit on my car ha great video sir done a lovely job cant you fit extra fans in the engine bay for cooling sir
'real nice looking car, much better looking than the series III.
I just bought a III for the Chevy engine/trans I'm going to put in my
series II, a '75,
You surely know you have a III's door mirror?
Ya, you can see a lot with them but .........
I didn't know that. I'm told the car is technically a series III if it has EFI, perhaps there are other transitional differences as well. If that's true. The car does have a series III fuel injection troubleshooting guide with the owners manual.
Just letting you know that your on the wrong side of the road ! Over here in New Zealand over the years I’ve had several Series 1 and 2 quite often running on av gas also put Moreys oil stabiliser in the engine as with the Yak 52. Great video very enjoyable.
The call it the “right” side for a reason.😉Thanks for the comment.
@@knodtre very good
Thanks for the input .
In fact I was slated to look at an 82 model series 3 xj6 it was white with a 350 concerto in and a fuel cell tank. . It would had needed a New interior and who knows what else as I bought the x300 and never made it to look at her.
You probably dodged a bullet. Thanks for the comment.
Sorry not all xj6 where fuel injected in fact it was only in certain in the usa.
Jaguar xj6 did not become full fuel injected ubtil 1979 and the serie3 , even then the 3.4 version remained carb.
Those bumper where only fitted to north american car they are nasty i much prefer the proper bumpers which are much nicer with the two chrome over riders front and rear. The 3 part rear valance are easy bolt on bit they would rust within 5 years
Skinny tyres on a xj6 series2 never original size was 205/70 15. Avons that not a skinny tyre what you got on look normal.
Thanks for the input.
You'd think that someone so interested in the Margue, would know how to say its name properly.???
It's actually pronounced ha·gwar' so I guess we're both wrong. ;-)
Great motor car. Please say jag you are not jag warr.
Actually, it's correctly pronounced hag-WAR but 'll let it go if you will. ;-)
the rubber us spec bumbers look nasty uk ones look nicer
ruined by the American bumpers
they did the same with the MGB GT