Cars & Motorcycles

Evolution of the Species, very numerous photo illustrations in colour and b&w, cutaway drawings and diagrams, appendix giving chronology of the car’s gestation, 192 pp, black boards in d/w, spine of d/w faded, otherwise in very good condition, Patrick Stephens (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire) 1987

23.6 x 18.7 cm, 710g, ISBN 0 85059 867 2

That is, the second-generation Jaguar XJ6, produced from 1987 to 1994.  While it bore a resemblance to the original 1968 XJ6, it was in fact a completely new car, with no common parts at all.

Although during the car’s gestation period from 1980 Jaguar was owned by British Leyland, the company was run largely as a separate entity.  The Jaguar engineers contrived to design the new car so that only an in-line engine would fit, thus avoiding the possible use of the Rover V8 engine (sniff!) – and causing considerable problems when a V12 version was produced in 1993 . . .

See the description (below) from the dustwrapper flap.