2010-10-18 13:17:33 | Lofty writes:

Found not running at a body shop with a Chevrolet 350 under the hood. After some work it is back on the road. An amazing car!

2011-03-10 16:58:14 | Neil writes:

Very nice. In the white picket fence picture, are those XK8 wheels?

2012-02-06 10:12:58 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 2/6/12
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-Jaguar-XJS-V8-Chevy-Conversion-Wow-Jag-AWESOME-/120 ...
Current bid $1,186 reserve not met, 4 bids 5 days left in auction. Buy it now price $4,500. 23k miles.

Sellers description:
Beautiful Jaguar XJS Chevy V8 Conversion ,, No More V12 Nightmares ,, have you ever had a water pump changed on a Jaguar V12 ,, it's very expensive. Go anywhere without V12 worries ,, I went to my local mecanic for a tuneup and he told me he don't work on exotic sports cars,, I opened the hood and he was amazed !! The rims come off from a newer Jag. These V8 converersions cost over $4500 and up ,, My ads are not fancy like some other ebay ads but my car is . Clear California Title. Call anytime (415)515-2894 Franz . Winning bidder must send deposit 48 hours after end of ad . I do know the carb is bad on the car,, needs carb,, I would put a 650 Holley on it . When they did the conversion they did not hook up odometer and tach. Everything else works . Interior is gorgous . Needs new tires. Paint and body is in poor condition. Looks beautiful but I want to be honest and I do not want any problems ,, their are flaws in the body and paint,, it's just a driver that get's lot's of attention. Brakes are new ,, new master cylinder,, new front end ,, new springs ,, etc. I love driving the car ,, and even knowing it has a bad carb,, I took it out Saturday on a drive ,, ended up getting towed back to house,, it was driving great ,, but then as I was pulling out of the park,, the car died out ,, would start up but as soon as I accelerated it would die out ,, carb is bad. Car is located in Antioch, California.

2012-07-10 06:29:56 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 7/10/12
www.oldairproducts.com The red leather interior is in immaculate condition with only the dash and the console having any cracks in their surface but still intact.

the paint on the car looks nice when polished but does have some dings and cracks in it that while immediately are not evident upon close inspection you see them. the car does have a dent in the lower portion of the drivers side door (see pic) that needs to be fixed, any good body man can fix easily paint is ok there. There is also a chip, ding in the passenger side rear fenderwell that could be filled and re-painted as well. Overall I'd say the body is pretty good considering the cars age. the doors close very tightly and not loose or clangy and with a good thud! The drivers side electric window needs a new switch and wiring and all gauges work except the Tac and speedometer, which I think is a wiring issue probably easily remedied. The wheels are brand new off the current XK78 and as said earlier are a $4,000 upgrade. the car needs new tires and probably a good wheel balance once you do that as you currently get so vibration at the front at 70-75 miles per hour and its a vibration from the tire wear pattern, other than that the car runs good. If one were to invest in the retrofit AC and some new tires and down the line some minor body work and maybe new paint you'd easily be able to get $15,00 for this car. you'll see plenty of this model from the 80's but not so many pre-1980 hardtop xjs coupes, and this one is sharp with the red leather and black, just look at the pics taken on the 4thof july. This is what the car looks like! This vehicle diod have a removable faceplate Radio, CD player, but at soem time in the last year the faceplate was removed by a shop worker and missplaced, so a new CD radio will need to be installed. I have the original electrical (raises and lowers) antennae that came with the car. You can install that at you own leisure and if needed.

Car can be viewed on sale lot at Basha's in Camp Verde,AZ

2012-07-16 07:05:02 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 7/16/12
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-cool-Black-1978-jaguar-xjs-coupe-Runs-Great-like-Ja ...
Current bid $1,525 reserve not met, 2 bids 2 days left in auction.

Previous auction ended at $2,247 reserve not met after 11 bids.

2012-07-19 07:40:43 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 7/19/12
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-cool-Rare-Black-1978-jaguar-xjs-coupe-Runs-Great-li ...
Car has a buy it now price of $5,800 for 9 days.

Previous auction received no bids.