2025-05-09 13:41:54 | pauls writes:

Car on BaT

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Auction description:

Seller: BaT-MaN

Location: Yorba Linda, California 92886

Chassis: SAJNV5842DC108864

61k Miles Shown

Chevrolet LT4 V8

Vortech V-1 Supercharger

4L80E Four-Speed Automatic Transmission

Limited-Slip Differential

Repainted Red

Biscuit Leather Upholstery

Chrome-Finished 16" Alloy Wheels

Bilstein Shocks

MOMO Steering Wheel

Automatic Climate Control

BBK/Edelbrock Throttle Body & Manifold

Aluminum Radiator w/Electric Puller Fans

Dual Exhaust System

Private Party or Dealer: Private Party

Lot #191973

This 1983 Jaguar XJ-S coupe left the factory as a V12-powered example and was fitted with a Vortech-supercharged Chevrolet LT4 V8 and a 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission as part of a project completed under previous ownership in 2001. The engine is equipped with a BBK/Edelbrock throttle body and manifold as well as an aluminum radiator with dual electric puller fans and a dual exhaust system with Magnaflow catalytic converters and mufflers. Repainted in red, the car features front and rear spoilers and rides on chrome-finished 16″ alloy wheels paired with Bilstein shocks at each corner. Inside, 2+2 seating trimmed in Biscuit leather is accompanied by a MOMO steering wheel as well as wood-veneer trim, automatic climate control, and an AM/FM cassette stereo. Acquired by the seller in 2014, this modified XJ-S is now offered at no reserve with a clean California title in the seller’s name.

Factory-finished in Cobalt Blue (JDM), the car was repainted red under previous ownership. It features quad headlights and dual front fog lights along with front and rear spoilers. The seller notes various paint chips around the body.

Later-model chrome-finished 16″ five-spoke alloy wheels are mounted with BFGoodrich Advantage tires that are said to have been installed in December 2024. Bilstein shocks have been added, and braking is handled by four-wheel discs.

The 2+2 seats are upholstered in Biscuit leather (ADE), and burl wood veneer accents the dashboard, center console, and door panels. Appointments include a dash-mounted clock, a cassette stereo, automatic climate control, and cruise control. An Ungo box and Jacobs Opto-Timer are installed in the glovebox.

The three-spoke MOMO steering wheel is wrapped in leather and frames Smiths instrumentation including a 160-mph speedometer, a tachometer, and gauges for coolant temperature, oil pressure, voltage, and fuel level. VDO gauges for boost and fuel pressure have been added to the left of the shifter along with an OBD1 engine check light and a radiator fan switch. The six-digit odometer shows 61k miles, approximately 2k of which have been added under current ownership.

The seller tells us that the Chevrolet Corvette–sourced LT4 V8 and 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission were installed by Autosport Performance of Escondido, California, as part of the aforementioned project completed in 2001. The engine is fitted with the following equipment:

Vortech V-1 supercharger and static fuel-pressure regulator

BBK/Edelbrock throttle body and manifold

Jacobs Electronics Pro Street Computer Ignition and Opto Timer turbo timer

Retrofitted Delco ECU

Aluminum radiator with dual electric puller fans

Dual exhaust system with Magnaflow catalytic converters and mufflers

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a custom driveshaft and a limited-slip differential.

Snapshot

1983 JAGUAR XJ-SERIES XJS

No accidents or damage reported to CARFAX

2 Service history records

2 Detailed records available

60,574 Last reported odometer reading

The Carfax report is free of accidents or other reported damage from entries in March 2023 and December 2024. The car was previously registered using the VIN SAJNV58420C108864, and a copy of a Carfax report for that VIN that includes entries from April 1999 and March 2000 can be viewed in the gallery.

The car cannot pass a California emissions test in its current configuration and cannot be sold to an in-state private party. It is registered as Planned Non-Operation in the State of California.