Jaguar XJ-S (1st Series) V12 Lynx Eventer (1975-81) Engine 5343cc V12 OC
Production (Lynx Eventer 67 (52 Pre-Facelift 15 facelift : 18 LHD 49 RHD)
Production 71000 XJS (approx)
Registration Number GJK 850 X (Brighton for Hastings)
JAGUAR ALBUM
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The first XJ-S appeared in 1975 as a 1976 model, initial design work was the done by Malcolm Sayer, but after his death in 1970 it was completed by the in-house Jaguar design team, headed by Doug Thorpe.
Power came from the Jaguar V12 petrol engine with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission, but the manual was soon dropped The first series of XJ-S cars had a Borg-Warner Model 12 transmission with a cast-iron case and a bolt-on bell-housing. In 1977 GM Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmissions were fitted.
The TH400 transmission was an all-aluminium alloy case with an integrated non-detachable bell-housing. When leaving the factory the XJ-S originally fitted Dunlop SP Super E205/70VR tyres on 15 × 6K alloy wheels, though British police forces would upgrade from this factory standard and fit a higher performing Michelin tyre.
The car was launched in the wake of the fuel crisis, restricting the market for a 5.3-litre V12 grand tourer, and at first the styling was not received well. German authorities refused to give the model type approval, citing the rear buttress as a restriction to vision.
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LYNX EVENTER
The Lynx Eventer was produced by Lynx Engineering, converting new XJS fresh from the production line, to build the high end Lynx Eventer Shooting Brake (Sporting Estate Car), Lynx Eventer offered a significant improvement to the lines of the original donor car with far greater versatility for, while the boot space was similar to that of the standard car with the rear seats in place, it increased to some 39cu ft when they were folded, with the large rear hatch affording excellent access. Each Lynx Eventer was hand-built to order, and could be based either on a customer’s existing car or delivered as a brand new model. The overall build time was 14 weeks, and each car came with a complete photographic record of the conversion process. Production totalled just 67 examples over a period of some 16 years, with the final Eventer being built in the summer of 2002, based on a limited-production 6.0-litre Jaguar Sport XJR-S.
Records suggest that 52 pre-facelift XJ-S, and 15 post-facelift XJS, were adapted, with 18 being left hand drive and 49 being right hand drive
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