Model Identification

XJ6 Series 1,2,3 or SI, SII, SIII. And of course the XJ12

The modern saloon car that put Jaguar on the map. By far their best seller and in production from 1968 to 1987. This meant the car was constantly evolving and improving, despite the reputation gained by industrial disputes and British Leylands poor quality control, the last of these cars were the best produced cars in the World.
The classic curves of the body were replaced by the later model XJ6, 1988> (XJ40) but were reprised for the 1995> XJ6 (X300) model and XJ8 (X308).
The engine used was the 4.2 litre XK which was designed, legend has it, it the back of a cigarette packet in a bomb shelter during a bombing raid by the Luftwaffe!
Later the XJ12 was horseshoed into the engine bay to give us the XJ12 (in limited numbers)
Despite the demise of the Jaguar S3 in 1988, the body and engine were retained, for a while, by the Daimler division for their 'special' limosines.

XJS
The replacement but never the successor to the E-Type (known affectionatly as the XKE, although never officially recognised as such). The S was a brash and initially maligned departure for Jaguar style. The controversial butress rear pillars were often critiqued, but the car remained in production and in style for 20 years so???

XK8
Successor to the well aged XJS, incorporating the all new and first V8 engine for Jaguar (although Daimler did have their 2.5 Ltr in the 60's). This very sharp design by Geoff Lawson manages to be modern and yet harks back to that legend of Jaguar sports cars, the E type.

SType
Was produced in both 3.4 and 3.8 Litre forms between 1964 and 68, although based on and very similar to the Mk 2, the cars have different sheeetmetal at the back to accomodate the Independant Rear Suspension which was to become standard on all Jaguars. Approximately 25,000 were produced.
The car evolved also into the 420 which did have modified presswork for the front body work as well as the venerable XK engine in 4.2 Litre form, Its size until its demise in the late 80's or early 90's.

New Stype

X type