Passing Shot: Jaguar XJS V12 Droptop
By Gunnar Heinrich
ACTION movie fans who love car chase scenes will have a good idea what would come next for this Jaguar XJS V12 décapotable.
Hint: “There’s a bomb on the bus!”
I’m not too sure how well my car would hold up to an accelerate/open door/ brake hard unhinging maneuver from a four thousand pound cat compared to that of a SoCal battle-hardened ’66 GM TDH 5303 bus.
ADL devotees will note that the early 90s blue Jag that I spotted this weekend, and the flic’s M.Y. ’91 XJS V12 are both the same body style as the recently posted Ebay listing that featured a later vintage XJS V12 convertible powered by Jaguar’s 6.0 Liter V12 (what’s pictured has the older 5.3 Liter powerplant).
Elegant car. Too bad so many have met hard ends.
May 26, 2008
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
