[xj] Odd XJC auction on eBay...What year is this car?

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I was doing some online window shopping and came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-Jaguar-XJ6C-4-2-/260946243208?
pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cc19bae88#vi-content

http://tinyurl.com/7ajed67

Now I could be wrong, but I thought 1976 was the first year for the
XJC, not 1974. Is there any way to tell what year this thing
really is?

Also, the buyer has an incorrect VIN that doesn’t seem to be
pulling up the history report (not that the vehicle history report
really matters on a car that old and in that condition). This
probably wouldn’t help determine the actual model year.

Finally, the seller would probably get a lot more money for the car
if he/she dragged it out of the shed, washed it off, and took some
decent pictures of it.

Is this one best suited as a parts car, or is it worth fixing up.
I’m assuming being a 2-door would push the car closer to the ‘‘worth
fixing up’’ category than if it were the more common 4-door.–
Robert Allen
Huntsville, TX, United States
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In reply to a message from rea1980 sent Mon 30 Jan 2012:

I probably should let the coupe experts reply but I seem to
recall that 1975 was the first model year for the coupe. If
that is true it would not be unusual to have a build date in
late 1974. Maybe that is what he is relying on for the model
year info.

Just looked on XJ6Data.com and all the coupes there have a
VIN beginning in 2J instead of the uf he lists. I don’t
think the old Jaguar VIN numbers will pull up a history
report on eBay, my 1973 XJ6 did not!

In my opinion washing that car and better photos would not
change the value of that car!!!–
The original message included these comments:

I was doing some online window shopping and came across this:
http://tinyurl.com/7ajed67
Now I could be wrong, but I thought 1976 was the first year for the
XJC, not 1974. Is there any way to tell what year this thing
really is?
Also, the buyer has an incorrect VIN that doesn’t seem to be
pulling up the history report (not that the vehicle history report
really matters on a car that old and in that condition). This
probably wouldn’t help determine the actual model year.

–
Gordon S. Tompkins ('73 XJ6, '85 XJ6 & '03 S-Type)
Springville, CA, United States
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In reply to a message from GSTompkins sent Mon 30 Jan 2012:

You’re right Gordon,
75,76,77. Mine’s a '75 can’t remember how early, I’ll look
tomorrow.–
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I probably should let the coupe experts reply but I seem to
recall that 1975 was the first model year for the coupe. If

–
'75XJ6C about to be unlumped, '86 XJ6, '67 FHC, '75TR6
moultrie, ga, United States
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In reply to a message from rea1980 sent Mon 30 Jan 2012:

Man, I really hate to see a coupe look like that…
I wish somebody would rescue it.
Bill–
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I was doing some online window shopping and came across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-Jaguar-XJ6C-4-2-/260946243208?
pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cc19bae88#vi-content

–
'75XJ6C about to be unlumped, '86 XJ6, '67 FHC, '75TR6
moultrie, ga, United States
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In reply to a message from slofut sent Mon 30 Jan 2012:

So it’s most likely a 1974 build date, making it an early coupe.
Somewhere I got the notion 1978 was the last year for the XJC. I
guess I was off by a year :slight_smile: If the floorboards are the only
rusty parts of the car (yeah, keep telling yourself that), then it
would probably be worth fixing up.

The way that car is presented screams ‘’$500 car.’’ I still think if
it was cleaned up, the seller could get several hundred more
dollars just making it look like a project car, as opposed to a
derelict hulk–
Robert Allen
Huntsville, TX, United States
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In reply to a message from rea1980 sent Mon 30 Jan 2012:

Hi,

Nope, it’s a relatively early 1975 build, definitely NOT 1974.

This seems to happen in the US all the time, at first cars
are registered newer than they are (MY) so they would be
worth more when sold pre-owned, and the later they are
registered older than they are, again so they would be worth
more…

My Euro spec XJ6C vin# 2J50041DN with body nr. 59 (5J1059)
was built on January 23rd 1975, only a couple of prototypes
have a build date earlier than 1975.

Basically all coupes were built between Jan. 1975 and
mid-1977, then the SWB production was ended, but cars were
sold in 1978 so there are ‘‘MY1978’’ and cars first registered
as new cars in 1978. But no coupe except a prototype wearing
Coventry plates was registered in 1974 or earlier.

The ‘‘UF’’ and ‘‘UG’’ were standard US Spec car prefixes for the
vin# stating make and year, UF for 1975 and UG for 1976 and
UH for 1977, I have never seen the prefix ‘‘UJ’’ for 1978 on a
coupe, only LWB XJ6 or XJ12. UE would stand for 1974. After
1978 came the long vin# numbers.

I still hope someone would rescue this car, it could be a
nice project, but it does need everything, I hope it hasn’t
rusted badly!

Cheers,
Pekka T. 2J50041DN–
The original message included these comments:

So it’s most likely a 1974 build date, making it an early coupe.
Somewhere I got the notion 1978 was the last year for the XJC. I
guess I was off by a year :slight_smile: If the floorboards are the only
rusty parts of the car (yeah, keep telling yourself that), then it
would probably be worth fixing up.
The way that car is presented screams ‘’$500 car.’’ I still think if
it was cleaned up, the seller could get several hundred more
dollars just making it look like a project car, as opposed to a
derelict hulk
Robert Allen
Huntsville, TX, United States

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