I had a 5.3 series 3 ..WHAT A CAR....you're series 1 is beautiful cherish it they don't make them like that anymore

great car , dad had one in 1974 , it was the king of the road. nothing else looked so good or went so well. we had family in Plymouth and we drove to see them early one Sunday morning . 234 miles in 2. 3/4 hours . av speed 89 what a car. no one would do that now!

"Whaddy'a think Matt? - Matt gives a knowing sideglance at the matching upholstery color - just for the cameraman.

Hi, l bought a 1976 series 2 in golden sand in 2008 that had 2 previous owners with 45k for £500.00 p. It too had been forgotten for a number of years. I restored it in 7 weeks for my daughter's wedding. It was nowhere as good as yours and required sills (rocker panels) rear arches, front cross member, chassis section replacement, respray and new headlining, all in 7weeks l hear you say? And l was working full time, it was finished with 4 days to spare! I sold it in 2010 for £5OOO.OOP. John the new custodian takes it to car shows and wins a trophy every time! It now looks as nice as yours. Cheers John Davey

@carlosguerra518

2 жыл бұрын

Trying to work on my 1973 Jaguar XJ-6 4.2 liter engine that sat in my garage for 30 years and have some questions about a part that I was told was an Air Blower, attached to the firewall near the dip stick. Have pictures of the hose type thing which is attached to the firewall near the dip stick but don't know the name of the part or part number. Do you know? I can email the picture of the part. A mechanic is working on the cars doesn't know. Appreciate the advise.

What a BEAUTIFUL Jaguar....Thank you for showing and restoring such a beautiful car..👍👍👍👏👏👏

What a beauty.

My absolute favourite car ever. Nothing comes remotely close for me. Currently on my sixth since 1984.

@minutepapillon5060

2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Sean ! Est ce fiable ?

@TheHorsebox2

2 жыл бұрын

@@minutepapillon5060 Bonjour! Oui, c'est tres fiable, merci.

Series 1. My favorite!

We have the same taste. I don’t have one of these Jags yet, but I do have an Alfa Spider. 😎

Beautiful car!

2 types of car-people; old jag owners and everyone else. 👍🏼

Very nice condition. Keep it clean and dry.

S1 XJ6 with electric windows were not standard - for UK cars - even head rests were not standard. Also , until maybe the mid 80s, if you arrived in an XJ6, you turned heads. - lovely car - great video

@christianloepfe179

4 ай бұрын

Heads turning again!

A great 1970's colour.

Nice video--thanks! I always thought the Pale Primrose color looked awful on the E-Types, but it looks fine on your XJ6. BTW, I have a Series I (1973) XJ12 that I bought new in August, 1973--a few weeks after they were announced. Only 114 were ever imported to North America thanks to the gas crisis, unleaded fuel/catalytic converters, and new bumper rules. Jaguar couldn't get the V-12 to pass emissions even with four catalysts, so they reintroduced the car as a Series II with fuel injection in 1975. I still love the XJ6 with that wonderful XK straight-six engine.

@stevekerby6582

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, good to hear of somebody who rates the XJ12 Series I - and you bought it new! And you still have it!!! Is that really true that only 114 were exported to North America? I had the same model and even shipped it over in '99 to the States for a road trip that I never went on. It is a source of eternal regret. The car is still in Ohio, as far as I know. I'm hoping to take up that road trip again. Fingers crossed.

@highcastle1

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, Steve: the 114 number was reported in an Industry Update column in Road & Track Magazine in 1974. Although Jag-Lovers.com reports 1762 SWB left-hand Series I XJ12's being made, I suspect they predominantly went to Germany, which wasn't subject to the 1973 oil embargo.

@gigpete

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and very cool that you have a series 1 V12 - a rare car indeed here in the US. My friend's father had a series 1 V12, too, in the 70's. Jag managed to bring in quite a few V12 E-types into the US in '73 (I had one a few years ago), and I think without catalysts yet. So I'm not sure what happened with the XJ. Maybe customers willing to accept that poor fuel mileage for the XKE but not for the sedan? Regardless, congratulations on holding on to your car all this time.

@highcastle1

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, Pete: the difference is that Jaguar had already designed the XJ12's replacement, the Series II with catalysts, fuel injection, battering ram bumpers, etc., and started production of that in 1974. Consequently, they stopped production of the Series I XJ12's. With the E-Type, it took them another year (1975) to finalize its replacement, the XJ-S. So they built a lot of E-Types and sold them into 1974 (taking advantage of the one-year emissions delay due to the embargo) and even some left-overs in 1975. BTW, I also had a 1973 V-12 E-Type convertible which I bought in 1980 and sold a year ago. Nice car--sort of like driving a B-52!

@gigpete

6 жыл бұрын

In all these years, I don't think I knew that there was a one year emissions delay! Interesting. And I use to deride the V12 E-types... until I owned one! Blueprinted V12, 4 speed, roadster. Fantastic car, that really drove nicely. I probably should have kept it....

Great view near your house) where is it

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Is there any reason for leaving the bonnet/hood open? 🤔

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. First drive after a careful "reawakeningc after many years of storage. Hood kept open (on safety catch) to allow very quick access if required due to fire or similar. Was not required. 😊

@gcalvaro

3 жыл бұрын

@@gigpete Oh. I see. Just for precaution. Safety first! 👍🏻 Very beautiful car by the way! 😉

Im 16 and my dad recently bought me a 1972 XJ6 Series 1 It ran fine but now it wont start anymore it cranks but it dosent start i dont know what the problem could be we are having a mechanic come over to our house to look at it

@RAMCO840

4 жыл бұрын

Did you guys found the problem?

@biroldjoshan3745

4 жыл бұрын

Your a lucky lad to have a, series 1 jag at 16....enjoy

@jordyboy321

4 жыл бұрын

Fuel pump would be a good place to start

is that sand green? how many miles you put on it so far? any out of ordinary issues? I'm looking at series one probably will put 2 to 3k miles a year on to share duties with other hobby car. if ones in good shape and good running condition any thoughts?

@gigpete

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, "green sand!" Take a look here for a thread on this car: www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj6-xj12-series-i-ii-iii-16/original-series-1-xj6-refurbishment-questions-192457/

@jeffwolfe4058

6 жыл бұрын

thanks! a lot of good info there. nice series one's are few and far between. what do you think about a nice one in great running order but with shoes size rust in drivers floor pan? otherwise looks good. decent repaint. professionally redone interior. about $5k max is what I'd think. how did you find this one? any jag classifieds I'm missing?

@gigpete

6 жыл бұрын

In our case, it was a local ad for a local car. Lucky! Floor pans in and of themselves never bother me, but the XJ structure is complex enough that I feel that "just floor pans" is a rare circumstance... look closely! Series 1 and 2 cars have gotten harder to find, but not impossible.

@jeffwolfe4058

6 жыл бұрын

Gig Pete thanks! the potential one is a remote deal in the northeast before I do, will get a local shop there to look under it real good. what's the drive like with the shorter wheelbase of the one, bet it feels pretty sporty in certain driving conditions, esp with modern tires?? after looking at series ones there's no going back to seeing much in the series 2 or 3, for me anyways. such a perfect car aesthetically.

@jeffwolfe4058

6 жыл бұрын

2manysecrets I'll be looking that's for sure. a nice series 3 just went up in my area at good price but really would rather have the series one.

What type of do do you have, It is so cute

The colour goes with countryside. M

Why are you driving it with the bonnet not clipped down properly, also, since when has the XJ6 had electric windows.

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the note. The bonnet was left partially unlatched (still on the safety catch) for this first slow drive after many years of slumber, to faciliate rapid access in the event of a problem such as a fire. And in North America it's hard to fumind an early XJ6 WITHOUT electric windows! Jaguar playing to the market I guess.

@KingTubbysSpecial

3 жыл бұрын

@@gigpete Okay I understand. My father had the XJ6 2.8 Litre which was a manual with overdrive switch on the gear changer/stick which had manual wind down windows, it was an H registration in the UK that was 1970, a lovely car, which dad finally had to part exchange for an XJS V12 as the body work had to have work done on it, rust appearing around the wheel arches. In my opinion, the XJS was NOT as good looking as the XJ6.

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingTubbysSpecial Yes, see, North America also didn't get any of the smaller displacement engines, either. XJS's have grown on me a little over the years, but I agree not even in the same league as the XJ6, especially the series 1.

@KingTubbysSpecial

3 жыл бұрын

@@gigpete The XJ12C was also a lovely car, 2 door saloon a lot of the time. My fathers XJ6 2.8 Litre was navy blue with a gold stripe down each side. A jealous person in Canterbury UK put a screw driver scratch right down the whole left side of the car, which was so deep, it went right through to the metal, in a car park as dad was working for a local news paper at the time, just goes to show how low some people can be when they have to resort doing that to such a beautiful car, thankfully dad knew an old gentleman who managed to retouch the deep scratch out of the side.

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingTubbysSpecial Oh, people rarely disappoint in being disappointing! And yes, the XJ coupes are beautiful. Did they start with series 2? A friend and I had the thought to convert one with the series 1 front end (bonnet, grill, bumpers, etc.)

Who put those abysmal dials in that S1? They want shooting taking out the gorgeous original chrome dials.

@gigpete

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! However, the perpetrator is Jaguar. They changed to black bezels fairly early, sometime in 1970, to "reduce glare." I admit I'd like one of the early cars with chrome bezels. My current '67 S-type has them!

@tollyt7465

5 жыл бұрын

Gig Pete I know there were some but I'm almost certain from late 72 they went back to chrome dials. I've two mates with 73 series 1's that both have chrome dials and as far as I'm aware they were factory stock. I used to have a 69 4.2 manual.. Great driving car...

@OrnumCR

3 жыл бұрын

It is correct that the factory went to matt black bezels on later S1 cars...if there is a later car with chrome bezels, my guess is these will have been retrofitted. Have a look at the book ‘Original Jaguar XJ’ by Nigel Thorley...he explains the factory decision in that volume.

@adrianl7147

3 жыл бұрын

I have a '71 XJ6 with chrome bezels--i got lucky because a few months later they would have switched to black plastic, due to glare issues I gather.

WARNING THE BONNET, (HOOD), IT'S OPEN.!!!!!

@gigpete

5 жыл бұрын

:) Yes, thank you. I think it says so in the video. Reverse opening hood, with dual safety catches, so we felt pretty confident on our 30mph maximum test drive. Quicker access for the fire extinguisher, just in case something went horribly wrong...

@RAMCO840

4 жыл бұрын

@@gigpete how did or what did you do to make the car start at a 1 key turn? Tune up, etc.

@gigpete

4 жыл бұрын

@@RAMCO840 Hi. Funny, I jumped on to reply to your inquiry thinking, oh, it really didn't take much. But as I have prepared this response, I realize how much effort I put into it! I don't talk about that in the refurbishment thread. To be fair, it ran pretty well from the start, but I try hard for "perfect." No real magic though, just the basic thorough tune-up stuff, and a few key efforts: - Swapped to a Pertronix hall-effect ignition trigger in place of the points, and their 40,000 volt coil (wrapping the tire wires to look like it's just one, and of course removing the decal from the coil to make it look original). - General carb dismantling, clean up and reassembly, including making sure the temperature compensators were free (not stuck) and, very important, that there was no play in the butterfly shafts! (I don't recall if I replaced any shaft bushings or not). - One carb had a bad needle o-ring, allowing dashpot oil to flow pretty quickly into the #3 cylinder. - Replacement of the carb float needle valves, and careful setting of the float level. - And lots of time making sure the vacuum hoses and fittings were good and correctly routed - lots of tune-up time is wasted if there's an unknown vacuum leak, and there is a little extra complication with the USA-spec XJ6 with the dual-butterfly manifold. - Then just ignition timing and the basic carb settings.

what was that, they didn’t even locked the hood.

Having watched a few crash tests lately with older classic vehicles showing how easily occupants would be injured or killed vs new cars, I was dismayed to see a total disregard for something called a seatbelt. Wear them chaps! One day they will save your life.

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right, of course. And I've seen some of those videos, too! I remember how safe people thought the huge American cars (in particular) must be back in the 70's, but those videos show them folding like paper.

Oil pressure gauge.....................

@gigpete

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! This first drive video comes right after the first startup video that is out there too. In that one, we note that the oil pressure light correctly went out after a second or two and decided that the oil pressure gauge was not working. Luckily, that turned out to be correct.

You can tell it's a British car because at least one gauge doesn't work

shut the bonnet for gods sake

Fifty years. Auto wholesaler here... Sorry but there electrical nightmare....

@marksbikeexports5123

4 жыл бұрын

lve been chasing women that long, it doesn't however mean im any good at it.

@carlosguerra518

2 жыл бұрын

Hello B Walsh, trying to work on my 1973 Jaguar XJ-6 4.2 liter engine that sat in my garage for 30 years; and have some questions about a part that I was told was an Air Blower, attached to the firewall near the dip stick, rt and left sides. Have pictures of the hose type things but don't know the name of the part or part number. Do you know? I can email the picture of the part. A mechanic is working on the car but doesn't know. Appreciate the advise.