- 24,000
- 55,000 high price
- Ocala, FL
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- carsforsale.com
- 24,000 gasoline automatic
1972 jaguar xke convertible. She only has 24,000original miles. She is burgundy in color with a biscuit interior. She is equipped with an automatic transmission, which i prefer. Let me also say that this isn’t my first xke – far from it. However, i like the xke v-12 for the followingreasons; · more reliable · affordable · very smooth to drive · built on the 2+2 chassis, so she has more interior room. I’m 6’3” and i need the room. Again, manually shifting this car would be a challenge. · she still retains the elegant and iconic xke stylingi also like unrestored cars. They are only original once. Therefore, i can drive them and not fret the small andoccasional blemish. Which isn’t to say that this car isn’t very nice – but she sports mostly original paint(accident free but signs of older paint for sure). My goal, when taking a car to a show, is to enter the “survivor” class. I like to see the originalcraftsmanship – not a highly restored interpretation. I took a delahaye to pebble beach, in 2012, she too was alloriginal. I also own a 1952 nash healey – again, all original. I used to own a restoration shop – ironically enough, and did restore cars, however, primarily to sell. As mentioned, this xke is all original with only 24,000 miles. She is stored in my showroom. I took my daughter with me – and she commented on how smooththe car was. In fact, everyone that drives in this car says the same. There really is no smoother engine than thev12. I also like the 1972 because as it is devoid of the large bumper overrides (5 mph bumpers) that were mandated byuncle sam from 1974 on. They were a bit chunky. The 1972 avoided them. My xke also has the optional grill override– which protects the grill when the bonnet is open. I think this is a blue chip investment. She will continue to appreciate, no doubt. She has good power too. A pleasure on the highway and around town. I’ve had no issues withoverheating or poor starting. She does not smoke either and the transmission makes no whining sounds and shiftsperfectly (smoothly too). There are no odd noises coming from the drivetrain. The brakes work very well (but they too are from 1972), and the gauges all appear to be operating correctly. Thebevy of toggle switches takes an engineering degree to figure out – and she does have air conditioning. The radiois aftermarket with additional speakers in the rear deck area. Air Conditioning
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