Right here we go the start of the departure of my Jaguar XJ40 Sport.
Now I have only owned M57 for a year, she was an impulse buy and the definition of love at first sight! After flicking through various adverts looking for a car I didn't need (every petrol head knows the story) I was actually looking for something small nippy and cheap to run as a stop gap car while the Saab was off the road having work done, M57 popped up as I was looking for an older car circa 90's back, the moment I clicked on the advert that was it! I pinged a message across and before long I was on the phone and in the car driving up to see for my own eyes, I was welcomed by a very polite gentleman who owned the car for 10 years! He opened the garage door where she lay and that was it, my exact words to him was I'll take it! No messing around with price etc.
The drive home was fantastic, very calm and sedate with only a whisper of a that old testament 3.2 straight six when the throttle pedal squeezed slightly, it truly is an effortless car to drive and a very classy motor car to behold, I have owned many a car but I have never owned one not so relaxing to drive or one that gets as many comments as M57 does and rightly so that's why I bought her! M57 has done trips across Europe and to Scotland a few times in her life and has never missed a beat once, you honestly would not believe the mileage not only to look at but to drive, M57 is a Chesterfield with a Jaguar badge.
Anyway she has been loved, a huge amount of money has been spent to bring up to the standard she's in now, also the only colour to have a Jaguar in, Brooklands green, being a sport model it comes with the 5 spoke alloys wheels finished in Oyster and wearing the correct Jaguar Pirelli's, colour coded boot lid finisher, XJR grill, slightly lower suspension and the fantastic red carpet and with matching red stitching on the soft leather seats.
M57 had undergone a massive renovation, completely stripped, engine and gearbox out, glass out etc, the car to begin with was no dog by any means, she went to a very respected Jaguar and classic specialist Pit Lane where you are greeted with Champagne, this renovation took place on the 29th June 2011, M57 has worn those 9 years since very very well indeed, being kept garaged and ceramic coated since, there are 1 or 2 places that need sorting again however but they are minor.
History wise there isn't a huge amount prior to this but the whole car has been gone over by the likes of Pit Lane and Jagcare Limited, exhaust valves have been replaced and re-honed as a couple burnt out, calipers have been replaced, radiator upper and lower supports stripped back and powder coated, steering rack bushes replace for stiffer XJR type, Andy's crank sensor bracket fiited to improve economy and running of the stunning AJ6 3.2 heart, a huge amount of oil changes and gearbox changes have also taken place, every time the engine oil was changed so was the gearbox oil and filter, and that is to name a few. The interesting part is this a very late model XJ40 Sport, in fact she is the 57th last one off the production line, hence the Jaguar Cars fitted number plate from new M57ALA 57 signifying the number off the line, the number plates are also the correct metal Jaguar plates.
Mileage 164,000
MOT 28/09/2020
Anyway enough talking here are a couple of pictures I took but then changed my mind on selling a couple of months back.
IMG_20190812_095049_862 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
IMG_20190812_095049_865 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
IMG_20190812_095049_875 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
IMG_20190812_095049_861 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_202645 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201255 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201302 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201307 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201316 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201251 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201244 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
20200621_201342 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
Now I have only owned M57 for a year, she was an impulse buy and the definition of love at first sight! After flicking through various adverts looking for a car I didn't need (every petrol head knows the story) I was actually looking for something small nippy and cheap to run as a stop gap car while the Saab was off the road having work done, M57 popped up as I was looking for an older car circa 90's back, the moment I clicked on the advert that was it! I pinged a message across and before long I was on the phone and in the car driving up to see for my own eyes, I was welcomed by a very polite gentleman who owned the car for 10 years! He opened the garage door where she lay and that was it, my exact words to him was I'll take it! No messing around with price etc.
The drive home was fantastic, very calm and sedate with only a whisper of a that old testament 3.2 straight six when the throttle pedal squeezed slightly, it truly is an effortless car to drive and a very classy motor car to behold, I have owned many a car but I have never owned one not so relaxing to drive or one that gets as many comments as M57 does and rightly so that's why I bought her! M57 has done trips across Europe and to Scotland a few times in her life and has never missed a beat once, you honestly would not believe the mileage not only to look at but to drive, M57 is a Chesterfield with a Jaguar badge.
Anyway she has been loved, a huge amount of money has been spent to bring up to the standard she's in now, also the only colour to have a Jaguar in, Brooklands green, being a sport model it comes with the 5 spoke alloys wheels finished in Oyster and wearing the correct Jaguar Pirelli's, colour coded boot lid finisher, XJR grill, slightly lower suspension and the fantastic red carpet and with matching red stitching on the soft leather seats.
M57 had undergone a massive renovation, completely stripped, engine and gearbox out, glass out etc, the car to begin with was no dog by any means, she went to a very respected Jaguar and classic specialist Pit Lane where you are greeted with Champagne, this renovation took place on the 29th June 2011, M57 has worn those 9 years since very very well indeed, being kept garaged and ceramic coated since, there are 1 or 2 places that need sorting again however but they are minor.
History wise there isn't a huge amount prior to this but the whole car has been gone over by the likes of Pit Lane and Jagcare Limited, exhaust valves have been replaced and re-honed as a couple burnt out, calipers have been replaced, radiator upper and lower supports stripped back and powder coated, steering rack bushes replace for stiffer XJR type, Andy's crank sensor bracket fiited to improve economy and running of the stunning AJ6 3.2 heart, a huge amount of oil changes and gearbox changes have also taken place, every time the engine oil was changed so was the gearbox oil and filter, and that is to name a few. The interesting part is this a very late model XJ40 Sport, in fact she is the 57th last one off the production line, hence the Jaguar Cars fitted number plate from new M57ALA 57 signifying the number off the line, the number plates are also the correct metal Jaguar plates.
Mileage 164,000
MOT 28/09/2020
Anyway enough talking here are a couple of pictures I took but then changed my mind on selling a couple of months back.
IMG_20190812_095049_862 by luke pirozzolo, on FlickrIMG_20190812_095049_865 by luke pirozzolo, on FlickrIMG_20190812_095049_875 by luke pirozzolo, on FlickrIMG_20190812_095049_861 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_202645 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201255 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201302 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201307 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201316 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201251 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201244 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr20200621_201342 by luke pirozzolo, on Flickr
