2022-12-20 10:08:39 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 12/20/22
www.ebay.com/itm/314282524136
Car has a buy it now price of $15,000 for 29 days, seller leogr-9409, 55k miles.

Seller's description:
ACORDING TO JAGUAR - DAIMLER, Heritage Trust, only 926 of THIS VERY RARE CLASSIC COLLECTOR CAR, were sold in the United States in 1973. Late 1973 Jaguar went into production of the Series 2 XJ Models.
1973 Jaguar XJ12 CLASSIC, Short Wheelbase Left Hand Drive. We have owned this car for 42 years having bought the car May 5, 1980. The car is straight and is a California car.

(O) Model year 1973 XJ12 Series 1 when built and introduced in July of 1972, WAS ALREADY A COLLECTOR CAR.

(O) Only V12 Powered four door sedan in the World in.

(O) Fastest four door sedan in the World at 147 mph.

(O) First year V12 Engine installed in Series 1 XJ's'

(O) Last year of Series 1 production. 

(O) XJ Production September 1968 to August 1973 Total Short Wheelbase, Left Hand Drive produced 29,837 of which only 1,761 were XJ12's.

(O) Only 926 XJ12 Series 1 LHD, SWB were sold in the United States in 1973.

According to JAGUAR - DAIMLER Trust, this car was built on 17 October 1972 and was dispatched on February 23,1973 to British Leyland Mtrs., Inc., New York, USA., It was 161st car of this model off the Assembly Line.