Part 23 - Oh No! Yet Another XJS Requires Salvation
The Distinguished Gentlemans Ride - A two wheeled break from Jaguars The rallying XJS had been sitting outside in the rain for about a year, and was beginning to look a bit sorry for herself. Covid-era paintwork patch-ups were starting to rust, and as the door seals are 35 years old and are no longer watertight, damp was pervading the interior. Something had to be done. Davina's solution would, of course, be to sell the damn thing, but luckily another pathway presented itself. You may recall that one of Davina's tennis buddies mentioned that her husband also had a (non-working) XJS that had been sent to a specialist restorer for a quotation to get the car back on the road. That figure was deep into five figures; far more than the car's value. The car was swiftly returned without the work being carried out and shortly thereafter a request reached me: Could I come to assess the car to see if I could recommend a different course of action. On a sunny Sat...