1976 Jaguar XJ6 | Vintage Underground Profiles

[@tomfurie2996]

One of my favorite cars of all time. I was a bit disappointed that you did not cut to the different areas of the car as you talked about it. And it sound like a fabulous interior, but only a couple minor shots of it. Please add some interior shots, shots from the back seat, pan shots of the engine bay, etc., with voice overs. That will bring your production value sky high. Thanks.

[@daviddrew7852]

Beautiful example. Some say that this V6 was one of the smoothest and quietest cars ever made.

[@Tigerfire75]

Series 1 1968 and it also had the v12 before they switched to the Series 2

[@gjmob]

Yes. I stopped watching because it was all a load of rubbish.

[@chrishauser5180]

This coupe is gorgeous! Oh, I have one.

[@Omegaman1969]

The coupes were built from the SWB series 2 body, they had to cover the roof with Vinyl because removing the B pillar made the roof flex and the paint crack.

[@alschafer4292]

Have ALL the parts for a Euro Bumper conversion including. Hinges & rear reflectors. Would like to see video of replacing the hinges without removing the radiator, etc.

[@andrewbaird509]

I owned a Series 1 a 1972 model with a factory fitted electric sunroof, very rare I don’t think I have ever seen another one, my series 2 short wheel base had a factory fitted webasto roof , vinyl roofs were fitted on the Series 1s they were a fashion item on a lot of English cars in the very early 70s. The series 1 first appeared with a 4.2 and a 2.8 engine, the 2.8 was prone to piston failure, when the series 2 appeared they changed the smaller option engine to a 3.4

[@E7DMG]

Other than the 4.2L and 5.3L / V12 in the Series 1 XJ they also did a 2.9L (for European tax reasons but stopped it as it used to blow holes in the piston heads. Series 2 & 3 they did a 3.4L 4.2L & 5.3L

[@VintageUnderground]

I had a MKII with a 2.4 in it years ago. It was fine; not a rocket, but a good drive

[@classiccars1994]

Interesting piece on Jaguars thank you. Having worked on, bought, sold and owned many Jaguars and Daimlers and presently have an early Pre HE XJS and very rare Daimler Double Six Coupe in my garage, I can tell you UK cars such as the series one cars could be ordered with a sunroof , usually a Webasto ,as could the series two including the coupe and of course the series 3, also the XJS could be ordered with one fitted. The V12 carb cars would do circa 12mpg , fuel injection upped that to 14 to 16 mpg. The HE with May's fireball heads could manage 18 mpg.

[@VintageUnderground]

I had contemplated installing a Webasto style sunroof, but ultimately I dont think it would fit the concept well. My favorite open top however. Had one in a 67 Cooper S which which I loved. I am curious to see what the actual fuel mileage will be with this build. I am not building to that as a goal, but with modern injection I will be interested to see what it does.

[@petespanel]

How many manufacturers back in the 70s could say they built a 150mph car. Jaguar could with these xjc with the V12 in them.

[@jaxs2384]

I have a xjc 1976, brown, manual, 4 speed + overdrive. My mom brought it from uk. We love this car. It makes 196 hp. This white jag has a problem at the back. Under the tail light. My English is broken. Sorry

[@VintageUnderground]

Yes, not perfect. This white XJ is not a fully restored car. It has had a lot of maintenance over the years and is a wonderful driver. Nice that you have a 4 speed car. I think every one sold in the U.S. was an automatic.

[@chrishauser1877]

Please, please (!) what parts are used in the manual transmission conversion? I have a coupe, and want to do the same conversion. And where did you get the bumpers? Mine is a US model, and I want Euro bumpers

[@VintageUnderground]

Hi Chris, I am not using bumpers in my current plan. I was going to use little bumperettes on the corners, but as of right now, I think I might just go without. I will know for sure when I get a full preassembly done to see how it looks. The transmission is a T56 Magnum. There is a bell housing available in Australia that mates the T56 to the V12. You will need to come up with a pedal set and do a clutch pedal conversion. There was someone offering them on Ebay for a while. Other than that you will need to source or make what you need to pull it off. I do have a transmission mount that I made that I might still have the CAD file for. You can contact me at [e-mail] if you questions

[@Licinio2007]

Hi, I owe a 1976 XJC séries 2 with automatic and that’s woful combination an not pleasant to drive at all. What you guys can suggest about manual transmissions for these 4.2 inline six? Cher’s from Norway 🇳🇴

[@VintageUnderground]

email me at [e-mail] and I will list the components we use. joe

[@woznaldo]

I completely agree about the BW65/6. It’s a horrible thing. Everything else is great!

[@geoffcrossley8344]

2.8 litre not 2.4

[@VintageUnderground]

Yep you are correct, I did at one time have a 2.4 mkII, 4 speed (+) over. I expected it to be rather slow, but it was fine. Great fun to drive.