Chris Leeson's Interesting XJS Cabriolet

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    • #2559
      Laurence Jones
        @laurence_admin

        One of our member’s has an interesting XJS Cabiolet, which definately won’t be being recorded on the International Cabriolet Register.

        Chris Leeson’s Cabriolet is an “after market conversion” of a 4.0l AJ6 XJS Facelift Coupe, that was converted by Paul Banham in 1996

        Photo # 288

        I know there have been other “after market conversions” of XJS Pre-Facelift Coupes to Cabriolets, but I’m sure I’ve not come across one that’s been done to a Facelift Coupe.

        With this site covering all XJS Soft Tops, I’m pleased to include Chris’s car, and am keen to highlight other variations out there. I have updated the XJS Ownership page now to include a field to state who built the member’s Cabriolet or Convertibles, with an area to give breif details too.

        Laurence

      • #2570
        Robin
          @woodsmoke

          Most interesting, I would have expected the conversion to be to a full convertible as the parts were available at that time rather than a cabriolet which was designed for the pre-facelift body shell.
          In response to Bleasie posting about the vin for a ‘non-cabriolet’ I put up a couple of conversion ads for interest from 80’s/90’s in my photos..

          Robin

        • #2572
          John Bleasdale
            @bleasie

            Had a look at the photos pity they don’t enlarge but you can clearly see the rear quarter light is original so with the hood up you could easily spot it was a conversion no matter how good the conversion it was, I could never understand why people had them done you could buy a genuine Cabriolet for less than a conversion.

          • #2574
            Laurence Jones
              @laurence_admin

              Hi Robin – great clips. I’ve rotated the one that was sideways on for you.

              Bleasie – if you actually click the photo in the album it opens into a full size photo – just presse The go back button on the left to return to the Gallery.

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              As posted elsewhere, I will be adding ability for members to add thier photos into posts, but relying on a supplier’s release date for some code they’ve changed for me.

              Laurence

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