1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas With a 5-Speed Manual!

[@lambrinos]

Watching Bill driving a manual left handed while filming is a kick! 😂 The things he does for us!

[@joycerichardson1810]

He's gooood!!

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

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[@josephvaldora49]

Nice looking unit in very nice shape. Sounds like the carb might need some adjusting.

[@thomasharper4166]

Plus Corona whiskey!😂

[@johnriesinger]

I've always loved these cars. And a five speed manual just makes it even better.

[@roguewave1060]

My late dad owned 2 British cars; first in the 1980's a Rover SD1 and then in the 1990's a Jaguar XJ40. After he got rid of the Jaguar he came up with the saying: "if you _thoroughly_ hate someone, advise him/her to buy a British car!" 🤣🇬🇧👍🏻

[@Guido.Fawkes.1]

Now he’d have to say “advise they, them…blah blah” 😂

[@roguewave1060]

@@Guido.Fawkes.1 Well, unfortunately he died a few years ago, I wrote "late dad" which means deceased. 😔 But I get your point and I'm sure my dad would also have appreciated your comment! 😃👍🏻

[@genebigs]

My late Dad always said Jaguars were like a beautiful woman with AIDS. Figure it out.

[@christopherlaflam6383]

Compare this car to what is made today. Nothing has this class, elegance, simplicity. All computers now but lacking basic beautiful bones. And oh, those raised edges on the rear quarter panels tapering downward...sublime.

[@richardelson3261]

Haunches. It’s a cat.

[@jameshaddan8538]

One of my favorite cars ever - they are gorgeous. My college roommate’s mom had one - I think an ‘88 model, Vanden Plas, black with cream interior and picnic tables, and I think a 4.2. She loved that car so much and we always found an excuse to drive it when home on holidays. Her husband sold it after about three years because she kept getting speeding tickets, as it felt like you were going about 50, when you were actually going 90 mph. It was replaced with an E Class Mercedes - which was also really nice…but we rarely borrowed it and she never got a speeding ticket in it.

[@sneakerfreak2002]

The tinted windows look amazing . I love how they let the beige seats peak through giving the car an aura of mystique and prestige

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

the windows are incredible 23:46

[@Tahvyy]

I remember watching THE EQUALIZER within the last 10yrs and loved seeing the jag. The new EQUALIZER has the jag suv. This one is immaculate 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩. I’m now a jag guy since 4/2023 and I love how it’s not being mistaken for every other car out here.

[@ellisfourthirty]

Bill even shifting gears with his left hand like an Englishman.

[@DanT271]

That’s what I love about older cars they have their own identity with the exception of “badge engineering “

[@mralero]

I absolutely love that you're putting out videos regularly again keep it up Bill we all love you

[@lewis72]

At last, someone from the US who realises that the engine(s) are part of the character and appeal of Jags. Too many seem to have been swapped out for Chevvy V8s or whatever but the Jag engines have the LeMans wins behind them.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Very true. The cars become worthless when the engines are swapped out.

[@andrewpreston4127]

@@joycerichardson1810 This one doesn't sound right. I've owned an XJ6, a Mk1 4.2, and this one sounds like a lumpy V8, or a 6 running on only 4 or 5 cylinders.

[@pistonburner6448]

@@andrewpreston4127 I was looking for this comment. Definitely doesn't sound like a healthy straight six! I also suspect at least one cylinder MIA...at least intermittently. Possibly two.

[@timothykeith1367]

Many of the original 4.2 XK6 motor blocks cracked, partly due a design defect that can't tolerate too much warm weather , less of an issue in the UK. Jaguar released an improved cast iron block a few years ago that should not crack. Possibly more of these motors will now be put back in service. The dual overhead can six is actually relatively simple and easy to work on. A quirk is the head studs are "wet" - passing through coolant. Many times corrosion makes removing the cylinder head a little difficult The XK6 is like a refined tractor motor from 1949 and as such is probably obsolete and yet not too bad either, sort of like an early Chrysler hemi V8 is obsolete and still pretty cool. Jaguar attempted to replace the XK6 with something like a British 2JZ, but that six was short lived

[@lewis72]

@@timothykeith1367 How can the XK be a "refined tractor motor" when it has an aluminium twin OHC cylinder head ? Tractor motors would tend to have iron heads with pushrod-operated valves and a single camshaft.

[@eddiethetruhead]

This Jag is absolutely friggin beautiful. You dug up another gem Uncle Bill.👏Thanks for sharing. Keep ‘em comin.

[@markhooper1352]

Great word Bill... "identity" - describes exactly what cars only 20-30yrs ago used to have. Today, they all look the same to me, hence why I wouldn't buy a new car. Plastic covered "Eggs" on wheels the lot of them. What you have here is a real Jag and a beauty at that. We may be the same "vintage" Bill, cars of my youth also - what a blessed generation we are to have lived through the high-water period of 1960s-(early)1990s car design.

[@bicyclist2]

I always lusted after these as a kid. This XJ is absolutely gorgeous. The Vanden Plas is always the top of the range version. What I've found is that many Jag owners don't know anything about Jaguar cars. I agree with what the previous owner did, if I had the money, I would have converted it to manual too. Very cool. Thank you.

[@3ducs]

I'm looking at a few XJ6s, wanted one for decades. I have an F-Type 3.0 manual transmission coupe in the garage, an XJ6 with a modern automatic would make some sense, that old 3-speed auto was slow, even in the '84 XJ-S I had.

[@nicholasrg4769]

I absolutely love these old Jaguars. This one has an awesome interior. Thanks for sharing Bill

[@tayatwo]

Bill you have outdone yourself here ! Best Jag summary I have heard and that sultry babe was so appropriate for such an iconic car. Well done indeed . I remember being a poor apprentice and pumping gas part time and drooling over these cars with those fabulous racy gas caps.... And two of 'em!!!

[@besterstern666]

My comment written 1 year ago! Thanks Bill for this video!!! 1988 bought a used XJ 6 III, 4.2 1980 model in Switzerland, it was a French import and had a 5 gear stick shift on a Rover transmission, very rare. White with blue leather interior, shifting tanks functioned with no problems, I loved to drive it on alpine passes, like Susten, St. Gotthard, Lukmanier and San Bernardino etc. Sold it after 5 years. Like the memories of these years back then. Thanks Bill for your work and lots of side stories. I enjoy your channel.

[@mescko]

That's right, They did offer it with the LT77. I forgot that, they were never offered in the US with manuals so I don't think about it.

[@PizzaDave802]

Brings me back to my childhood... My aunt had one in dark blue.😊

[@joycerichardson1810]

I did too!

[@Vonklink6741]

You're right Bill, this car is gorgeous!

[@joycerichardson1810]

One of the most beautiful saloons ever built! "You sexy thing you!"

[@bernardboka4277]

I see it has the headlight revision. Very nice. And the manual is extremely cool. The spoke wheels are beautiful

[@Springbok314]

I never tire of hearing about where weapons or small children can be stored in the vehicles Bill reviews.

[@richardelson3261]

21:15 Three possible reasons for the separate tanks: Stability of the rear end when cornering. It is common on ships to have separate narrow tanks to reduce the open surface of the fluid. The car is so low and sleek that once you've put the spare wheel under the boot (it won't fit in a wing), there's no room for a decent long-range fuel tank under there -- and the space in the wings is going begging. If one fuel pump fails you have another one to switch to.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Correct answers!

[@8000Christopher]

That is right, and these Jags drive so well. I have an '83 XJ6 and it is a pleasure to drive. However I do wish it had a 4 or 5 speed, either standard or automatic.

[@joebeastyg5686]

My first thought when I saw my first Jag engine was - looks like it belongs in a plane. Then I got that same car 7 years later - 1983 SIII Vanden Plas. I couldn't imagine it with a 5 speed. I want! I want! I want!

[@randolfo1265]

1987 - Near the end of Jags that really looked like classic Jaguars

[@cb4675]

This is series 2, right?

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

We have always had love for the Jag. And we enjoy your longer vids as well. Central California watching

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Converted to a manual transmission! That's cool! For all its, umm, moments, there is something about the Jaguar.

[@John-Sacrimoni]

For the love of God Bill, who placed the rear badges like that Stevie Wonder?

[@egold2071]

Probably Dalton, whilst busy looking at his phone, for the love of God. 🤟

[@H71BCD]

Great name. You were missed on the Allegro production line.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Oh, for the l9ve of God!

[@Jag-leaper]

​@@H71BCD he showed up to work for my Morris!!!

[@joycerichardson1810]

Yes, they should be a few inches higher!

[@meshkovsergey]

You are an amazing storyteller, Bill! I would listen to you even if you just had a podcast. Keep up the good work 👍

[@timboslice45]

Only the subscribers who have been watching for years will remember his other video with the multiple Tawny pics 😂

[@jontemple1038]

Only drove one of these - an auto - plus its Daimler Sovereign equivalent - superb cars... Must simply pull you up on the pronunciation, it's a 'Jag-you-are', dahling....Love the videos, you are a cultural icon...!

[@stoneylonesome4062]

It’s about time you got a classic Jaguar with a manual, you old bastard!

[@newerafrican]

Fabulous car/transmission combination!! What a beauty!

[@EnglishLawyer]

Sir William Lyons "a pretty incredible cat" who named his cars Jaguars! LOL. I love the pun.

[@lanemcreynolds9894]

I owned one and loved it. Mine was a 1982 XJ6 with the 4.2 litre inline six. British racing green and nice leather interior.

[@charlieh3998]

Had an 83 automatic. Possible the prettiest four door car ever made.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Agree!!!

[@Guido.Fawkes.1]

I can’t believe this has a manual! 🤯

[@walterwright8454]

I always liked this body style! Another great video from the Bill the Great!!!

[@wstlndiesel]

LOVE the logo with the Goats on it!

[@Steven-p4j]

You really deserve more subscribers my friend. I'm a 65-year-old Aussie, and you have always spoken my language about cars. I had to subscribe, involuntarily, I just had to. You know your cars and aren't a young boy like Doug D. who is an endless irritant as far as I am concerned. You know with the weather? You make your choices and then live with them. I live in Melbourne Australia (4 seasons in one day of Crowded House fame) Which is sometimes true.

[@guitarnutbolinuli5788]

I've loved Jags since I had a the Hot Wheels version of an XJS as a kid. Love the channel.

[@evo5dave]

I always look forward to Harvey Fierstein's reviews!

[@joycerichardson1810]

I miss my 1987 XJ6 so much!!--Solent blue with Savile grey interior. It literally rusted out. So beautiful and super handling...and those curvy lines. The mechanics were reliable if you had a good Jaguar mechanic. One day, I'll find another one! Keep this one, Bill, but move those rear badges up where they should be!!! And don't let Dalton touch it!!!

[@be5952]

I've always liked that _Solent Blue_ colour. And with a nice grey interior that would have been a beautiful combination. And yes, those badges sunken down like that struck me immediately. How hard is it to look at a picture on the internet as to where badges should be placed? Especially after the owner went to all that expense with the rest of the restoration!

[@rmkri]

Hi Bill, it sounds like a belt tensioner or something is squeaking a bit in this car. I can hear it when you start it in the beginning of the video. Beautiful car, though.

[@tomy8339]

The difference between this guy and Raiti's Rides cracks me up. Raiti's Rides always mentions putting Twinkies and chocolates and lollies and chips in the consoles, pockets, bins and glove box. With this guy it's always guns and narcotics. 😂

[@bobbygermano9926]

As a kid, I remember people being so fascinated with the dual gas tanks. I also remember my friends car start to smoke under the dash, & get totaled by insurance.

[@Artilectual]

Thanks for this one Bill. I love these old Jags. Those were the times...

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

Very nice one of my all time favorite Jags!

[@MrONELAST8]

It was and still is CLASS and ELEGANT, such a BEAUTIFUL CAR I still stare in awe when I see her roll by it is pure CRAFTSMANSHIP.

[@ColinBarrett001]

Another great video, Bill. You brighten my day...😅

[@Mike81111]

Absolutely stunning Jag! There's just nothing else like this. Love how these older models really look like Jag should be. Is it just me, but that 6-cylinder looks huge under the hood. To me it looks like it came from the ship :D

[@allantaylor3288]

I’ve always liked the XJ’s but been put off from owning one because of the running cost of owning one. There’s still some lovely examples of these around. Another informative video thanks Bill.

[@my1vice]

Now THIS is a curious car..... Well done.

[@philipmulville8218]

Brilliant video, Bill. Awesome car. Many thanks

[@richardmorris7063]

Had a real look of quality w/ the wood & leather. Almost makes you want to light up a Cuban & have some cognac. Sure miss the leaping cat on the hood but the wire wheels make up for it.

[@deanschneider558]

A stunning example, indeed! The curves, wire wheels, color, five-speed, and mystique are all great qualities!

[@timbullough3513]

Just bloody lovely in every way and every angle. Most beautiful sedan ever. Only a full blown Fleetwood Brougham could draw attention away from it if parked next to the XJ6 Series III ... and that is saying something.

[@curiouscars9282]

Great comparison. I agree.

[@gm12551]

Bill’s affinity for Tawny Kitaen continues

[@soho71]

Good morning! Life is better with Bill in it. I would rather meet Bill in person over any actor, musician or political figure. Bill is the King of the GenXers! God bless GenX!

[@billgorman481]

Always something about a Jag! 😍

[@Jonathan_Taylor]

Crazy People is an incredibly underrated comedy. Peter Boyle was truly insane in that. Hit the road jack..

[@PerryPapanier]

Love the original Equalizer show. Edward Woodward was made for that show n car.

[@JJJBRICE]

Tawny Kitaen, the late one lives on in the heart of old Bill .

[@Steven-p4j]

Pininfarina have always been a design house of subtle excellence, in my opinion. What they did in tweaking the styling is to create a monument out of the original. What a gloriously floating piece of metal, around very sound and innovative engineering. As interesting as the Citroën DS in so many ways.

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

This is the era when Jaguar made sexy cars.

[@johndaniels651]

Ahhh, the 80s. Everything was so much better then, especially the cars!

[@jsz2619]

The XJ series started in 1968. Whitesnake used this car in several videos incl. Still of the night. The wood steering wheel is aftermarket. This car has been repainted. I still don't understand why painters can't put the badges back to the original spot on the trunk lid. These cars had dual gas tanks behind the rear wheels. If the previous owner removed them and converted it to a single tank setup then the fuel switch should be inactive.

[@Rmzkm007]

Thank you for another video, Bill! The more the better!

[@genebigs]

Sweet ride Bill! The interior is magnificent as in all those Jags.

[@iadubber]

What a work of art!

[@johnplovanich9564]

Beautiful car and Bill you are a national treasure.Keep the great videos coming.

[@Steven-p4j]

The Jaguar straight 6 is a thing of beauty. The inherent balance is a feature I have always favoured in engines. Sadly few manufacturers use this engine type, instead using boosted 4 & 3-cylinder engines, which lack the finesse and elegance in use.

[@TyphoonVstrom]

The two fuel tanks are in the rear quarter panels, only place they could fit them and keep rear seat room, plus a full sized spare.

[@DJCooper501]

Now this is rare I like this especially with a 5-speed manual go-baby-go

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

The UK cars had a 5 speed manual from the Rover SD1, wasn't great but in demand these days.

[@46spanner]

@@paulie-Gualtieri. sadly the V12 XJ never had a manual

[@jontemple1038]

Original steering wheels were in a very slim plastic/Bakelite-type material - a little disconcertingly slippery if you prefer a grippy leather rim, but it does encourage a rather more restrained driving style appropriate to the car...

[@mescko]

That's what driving gloves are for. Wouldn't be without mine 🙂

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

Love all the channel ....have a beautiful Monday everyone ✌️

[@robertvance1873]

Thank you Bill, Very Beautiful Jag.

[@yoranw4608]

*OMG! I am speechless* 💙 Thank you, Bill!

[@be5952]

Hey, it's so good to see that young people like you sometimes have an interest in old cars! Because without your generation's interest, these cars will just fade out of existence.

[@yoranw4608]

@@be5952 Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not so young anymore. I was born in 84.. LOL. Stil, Jags are eternal. I agree with your point, but I find it hard to get into darkness. However, quite good comment. Thanks.

[@iconicetiquette4546]

Had two series 3 & two xj40 wonderful 😊

[@johnfivaz5874]

Beautiful special car thanks!

[@ubu852]

Damn you. That's exactly what I've been looking for and here it is.

[@shoosh9996]

Check out Harry's Garage, he's got a 5 speed XJ12.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Harry has the best garage!!!

[@markallen2984]

Beautiful car. I'd love to daily this elegant Jag.

[@sporkfindus4777]

As an Englishman who is a fan of American culture, in the main, I'd love to go to America and soak up the Americana. Having said that, Edward Woodward driving that black XJ6 in New York does seem deliciously defiant, like the American driving that huge Oldsmobile convertible in London in Dempsey and Makepeace.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Well Bill said "crappy" instead of "shitty", so I guess that morning was not quite so miserable. 😊

[@jeffs6691]

Let's get a 2 hour rv review 😂

[@gpilsitz1783]

What a beauty of a Jag!

[@CUTproductionsLtd]

A beautiful example, though I'm not sure wire wheels were ever a factory option, at least not here in the UK. I had a lovely metallic silver 1982 Series III 4.2 Sovereign with dark blue leather. Drove it down to Spain many a time - remember a boy on a donkey watching me pass at speed on the plains of La Mancha once, as though it were an alien craft. Very familiar with them and my brother sold many - never heard of a single one, of all the series, burst into flames here - maybe the hot sun in the US and unfamiliar owner/mechanics there. Mechanics and the tin worm were more of an issue. The engine however is not long lived by modern standards, often a rebuild around 100K was needed - I had 170k out of mine which was pretty incredible going. I blew the head gasket going over the Pyrenees once and the garage in Malaga when I got there had never seen one. The owner with his cigarette over the engine bay, looking at it in stupefied awe, didn't inspire confidence. This car in the initial start up shots sounds like it needs some chain attention, they shouldn't be that noisy. Manuals were quite rare here too and although it's very nice in your example, I personally think it's one car that suits the auto box, even though I prefer a manual normally. The 4.0 L XJ40 that replaced mine had a bullet proof engine by comparison.

[@johnde2754]

Hey Bill, was that an editing oversight in that you allowed yourself to actually be SEEN getting behind the wheel of this Jaguar ?!? That is definitely a FIRST ! For what it is worth, it appears you bare a striking resemblance to Tony Soprano. BTW - Would your boss Pete allow you to do a video on his beautiful Prevost motorhome parked behind those hedges ?!? Let us KNOW if that's a possibility fella' ?!? Eternal Thanks Yo ! 👉. 🚌. ,🤞

[@ricocrockett370]

My uncle had a pretty red one like this in 88 in NJ with the wire wheels. Caught fire in the in driveway at my grandparents house. They repalced it with a black one.

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

New profile picture! Bill figured out how to be pop on youtube it seems. Congrats!

[@SST11B]

Wish we still had a separate light for low beam/high beam. With the brightness of lights on the road today, it'd be a lot easier to see who is just being a dick 😂

[@gregoryemms2592]

My father had a series 2 and a series 3, both autos and both the 4.2 straight 6. The series 2 was actually nicer, seemed more refined and better built. The interior of the series 3 was as per Bill's car, although the steering wheel was on the other side because we are in the UK...... There was a moment of panic about fuel consumption, I recall, on the day he had the series 2, brought on by the rapidly falling fuel gauge until it was realised that this displayed the fuel level in the tank being drawn upon only (and not both). My recollection is that they were both quieter and smoother than Bill's car, that sounds almost like it has a misfire at the start of the video. On rare occasions I was allowed to drive them, especially when I was doing an errand my father did not want to do (eg go and collect the grandparents). Deep joy for a 17 year old used to driving a mini!

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

The XJ40/X300 were the last proper Jaguars.

[@axelsdad821]

My Mom harassed my Pops for one of these. By the late 80s the series III cars had all the quality bugs issues sorted and sold well; we road tested and Pops wasn't impressed. In 1990 we got a 4 liter Sovereign, which soldiered through 150K miles no major issues, until the rust set in.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Ah, the rust...know that well.

[@geekandguide]

I know the car has its detractors but Jaguar had a real challenge replacing the E-type. Another sports car was never going to match its predecessor so Jag were right to go for a different genre of car. I do rather like the XJS. Very informative video.

[@atatexan]

I think I would trade my gorgeous Euro Mercedes 350SE for this car because of the 5-speed and the overall condition of this one. Love the proper Euro headlamps very much.

[@clebersaesll5696]

Aqui no Brasil 90% dos carros são manuais , eu cresci com eles , na verdade eu os odeio , sempre amei a transmissão automática ❤️ desde a década de 80 , tinha um Cutlass 67 hidramático ❤️ na rua debaixo da minha , eu amava aquele carro por causa da alavanca de câmbio 🇺🇲❤️

[@sundown798]

Love the series 3 and would love to bid on this car! Just would be concerned at first about that vibration. Thank you.

[@btolley100]

That whitsnake video was the only one that could get me to watch MTV for hours without changing channels. Cause I was waiting for it to show again. Heard Tawny Kitain recently croaked, sad.

[@curiouscars9282]

Right? And Paula Abdul is doing arthritis cream commercials.

[@ajay-xjs]

That's far too good to sell Bill, it has to be a keeper if you can't have a 500E! It's worth more than it'll sell for.