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The last photo reminds me of this beast that I used to own. XK 140 chassis, watts linkage rear suspension, repro 120 body in aluminium, Mk.2 O/D gearbox and tuned 3.8 E-type engine - a real blast! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
wait, do fast cars have experience with classic british? Ive been toying with the idea of an xj12 but didnt realy know who to look to for service tbh
You'd think that for such a big car place like LA there would be more dedicated vintage British repair shops but surprisingly there aren't. Fast Cars does have experience with British cars though. Craig himself has a pre-war Bentley if I remember correctly. Also, when I saw them in Italy for the Mille Miglia I believe they were running at least one Jaguar.
Hi, A series 1 or 2 SWB with carbs is a very different beast than a LWB Series 2 or 3 with EFI. They’re all gorgeous and the later ones are perhaps easier to manage unless you are more DIY and love carbs like myself. The Series 1 XJ12 front is only topped by the Series 1 Daimler Double Six ( &. DD6 VDP). Drop dead gorgeous! Cheers!
Tbh, Harry's garage has got me with a hankering for xj12 (series 1 swb or coupe) with a manual for a beater car. I just need go find somewhere to maintain it (and do the swap tbh) before I make the jump. I could also go for a 75 xjs tbh, but while those technicaly exist, idk I have litteraly ever seen one. Guess if I ever find a coupe of swb xj12 pop up (that hasn't had a 305 thrown in it) ill give fast cars a call to see if they would be open to maintaining it
You realy would. I also can't manage to find a classic lotus or lancia specialist anywhere in socal. Had to sell off my lancia before I moved back cause no one would work on it and now I can't justify an elan cause, once again, I cant find a specialist.
Hi Eddie, Yes i still have the Bentley and just added a xk140 FHC . We are running 2 Aston Martin DB2's this year on the Mille miglia.
We also work on Lotus and Lancia's . In fact we restored the Famous Lancia Zero a couple of years ago and run a number of Lancia Stratos through our race / rally program. Craig
Well I'll be damned. Whats the best way to reach out to you to discuss further details once I find one? Email? Call?
Hi, Ok, I have had an early EU spec 1975 XJ6C from 2007, factory original with 2x 2” SU HS8’s, high compression and manual 4-sp + O/D. And a manual 1972 V12 E-type OTS. (European spec as well.) All factory XJ12’s and thus also all the XJ12C’s were automatic, except the four Broadspeed race cars. A few hundred XJ-S V12’s were made with the 4-sp manual, Georg Dönni in Switzerland has one for sale. All XJ-S were EFI, 1972-1974 XJ12 (& DD6) were carbureted. Of course you can make an auto -> manual conversion, like the one Harry has, but it may take a bit of tinkering. ;-) It will be a customised car then. Cheers!
Oh yah. I do love me some stock fun cars, but I have 0 desire for a stock xj12. Ultimately just seems like a fun car to beat on given how much the later xjs engines liked to be beat on. Unfortunately looks like its a bit of a ways off seeing as there isn't a single pre 76 xj12 in the US with the v12 still it in.... Could obviously get a swapped can and swap it back, but not realy looking to dive that deep into a project I probabapy wouldn't keep more than a year or two anyways
