If you want the weirdest case of exterior parts crossover ever, it has to be the fact the outside mirrors on most 80s Jaguar sedans and the XJS are the same as the mirrors off a Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

I realize I’m picking nits here, but ... can’t stop staring at all the panel gaps and body alignment issues with this picture. Did it snap together?

Brings back a lot of memories. I had a 1948 that may actually have been in worse shape than this one. No seats in ours. You sat directly on the gas tank, which had a crack in the top. Every time you hit a bump, you got cold gas to the ass. Steering wheel could be turned 360 degrees and you would continue going in the…

I just can’t get excited about this thing with it not having a manual transmission option.

I currently daily-drive a 1989 Jaguar XJS V12. For about 2 years in the early 2000s, I daily-drove a 1988 Jaguar XJS V12. If I were to line up every car I’ve owned in a row and rate them on reliability, the 88 would be in the top 5 and the 89 would be in the top 10.

Hypothetically, you’re supposed to leave the seat belt fastened at all times, and slide under it coming and going when you open the door. This qualifies it as a “passive restraint system” and thus made it legal.

I learned how to drive on one of these. My dad bought one when I turned 12 and turned me loose on our family property. This was in the 80s. He may have found the worst example of a Willys product that he could at the time. The front suspension was shot (top speed was 20 mph because the front end would shake like it…