1972 Jaguar XK
Rossville in Illinois (United States)
Publish date: November 3, 2017 13:56
Price: 40800.00 USD
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original miles.
She is burgundy in color with a biscuit interior.
She is equipped with an automatic transmission, which I prefer. Today, with our compulsion for cell phones,
navigation, Starbucks and laptops, an automatic transmission makes perfect sense. If you want to enjoy a classic
ride, and still multitask (let’s face it, who doesn’t) – consider the value of the auto transmission. There
are virtually only a handful of car manufacturers that even offer a manual transmission today for this reason.
Let me also say that this isn’t my first XKE – far from it. However, I like the XKE V-12 for the following
reasons;
· More reliable
· Affordable
· Very smooth to drive
· Built on the 2+2 chassis, so she has more interior room. I’m 6’3” and I need the room. Again,
manually shifting this car would be a challenge.
· She still retains the elegant and iconic XKE styling
I also like unrestored cars. They are only original once. Therefore, I can drive them and not fret the small and
occasional blemish. Which isn’t to say that this car isn’t very nice – but she sports mostly original paint
(accident free but signs of older paint for sure). I love the patina.
My goal, when taking a car to a show, is to enter the “survivor” class. I like to see the original
craftsmanship – not a highly restored interpretation. I took a Delahaye to Pebble Beach, in 2012, she too was all
original. I also own a 1952 Nash Healey – again, all original.
I used to own a restoration shop – ironically enough, and did restore cars, however, primarily to sell.
As mentioned, this XKE is all original with only 24,000 miles. She is stored in my showroom. I took her out this
weekend and, of course, she performed beautif
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