1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0l V8

Here is my latest running project a 97 Jaguar XK8 4.0l V8.

I bought the car with 1 years mot but looking very sorry for itself including a loud clacking noise at tick over that the previous owner was told was terminal engine failure by his garage.
Anyway I like a challenge so bought the car and drove it home!
The car comes with full service history and a retro 90's motorola phone kit minus the phone.....alas.

Further investigation revealed a faulty VVT solenoid, £80 later for a second hand solenoid from ersebay,  some fresh synthetic 5W30 oil and filter and it runs lovely.
I've replaced the cracked tail lights and rear reflectors and gave the paint a thorough wash and polish.
I've also oiled up the door handle mechanism and realigned the door strikers as the doors were stiff to open and close.

Jobs to do are fit new gaskets to the door handles as these have perished.
Repair the blowing exhaust downpipe (Thinking about making a custom stainless exhaust)
Remove the headlining board and recover as the fabric has been removed. This involves the removal of the seats and centre console.
Replace the front brake discs/pads and and bleed the brakes.
A small patch on the rear sill.
New reg plates
Touch up stone chips on the front nose cone.
Replace n/s foglight.
Repair climate control LED display.
And a repair to the lower rear quarter that has some corrosion.

Overall though I'm happy with the way the car looks and drives, it's faster than I was expecting.

Below is the original advert picture, some progress pics to follow.