XJS Hood colours.

Started 21st May 2017 at 13:11 · John Bleasdale

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One for Laurence I have just received a question from an American Convertible owner, Was Red ever used as a hood colour on an XJS Convertible LHD or RHD.?
Evidently there is one shown on the front of “Jaguar XJS” by Paul Skilleter. I have searched all the photographs on XJSDATA no sign of Red.
Any one know?

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- 21st May 2017 at 17:24 #4790
  
  Laurence Jones
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  Hi John,
  
  I’ve not come across any red hoods being on offer for the XJS convertible, so I’ve taken a look at the Paul Skilleter book you mention
  
  That photo shows to me what looks like the Tan roof, not red. The an almost exact example belongs to a Hess & Eisenhardt version of the XJS Convertible – it appears in their advertising literature (all be it from a different angle with a glider behind it).
  
  I think I have seen other examples with the Tan hood, but not Red.
  
  Laurence
  - 21st May 2017 at 17:32 #4791
    
    John Bleasdale
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    Thanks Laurence I will tell her to go to spec savers,
- 21st May 2017 at 20:30 #4792
  
  Mark Thorley
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  The design of the two Hoods illustrated look different to me. One has a more wrapped round shape in the rear quarter window area resulting in the hiding of the little bodywork triangle to the bottom left of the glass. Personally I really don’t like the look of the bottom Hood at all, looks rather cumbersome compared to the top cars hood which looks more sleek.
  According to the Parts catalogue official Convertible hoods were offered in Black, Blue and Brown and interestingly they also made what is listed as a hood cover for transit use which was in Jaguar Green. This transit hood looks like a full Hood without a rear window panel at all, just entirely material. Has anyone ever seen one of these or even possess one? ( cannot see anything similar for the Cabriolet)
- 22nd May 2017 at 16:36 #4811
  
  John Bleasdale
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  The transit hood were / are like gold dust I tried to get the one from my XK8 Convertible but it had dissapeard long time ago
  As you drove into Browns Lane and headed towards JDHT and looked to the right 100’s of them fitted to XK8’s awaiting shipment.
  Years earlier it would have been XJS Convertibles can’t recall them on the Cabriolet.
- 22nd May 2017 at 22:15 #4817
  
  Mark Thorley
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  Oh well at least you tried, never give up though, sometimes the impossible is possible:-)
- 15th January 2018 at 22:12 #11256
  
  Chris Leeson
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  It looks to me like they are two different cars. The top one indicates that it is a facelift convertible as the driver door does not show a quarter light to the front of the door, the rear light looks more like the facelift model.
  
  The bottom pic shows more like the HE style pre facelift.
  
  Regards,
  
  Chris Leeson, (facelift Cabriolet J685 CEV).
- 15th January 2018 at 23:27 #11268
  
  Laurence Jones
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  Hi Chris @chrisleeson
  
  I think I read somewhere that he early Hess and Eisenhardt XJS Convertibles had the little quarter light, and the Jaguar built ones had the full glass window without the quarter light.
  
  I quite possibly am wrong – but I’d be interested to hear any information anyone has.
  
  Laurence
- 15th January 2018 at 23:37 #11271
  
  Anonymous
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  Yes the top one looks as if it is a 1993 facelift model as it has a K registration. The bottom one is probably from the US as it looks to be LHD and has the large direction indicators. I wonder if it was a non factory fit soft top conversion?
  
  Alan
- 2nd February 2018 at 20:12 #11612
  
  Hectors
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  The celebration version could be delivered with a burgundy hood colour.
  
  Photo 1215 does not exist
- 4th February 2018 at 08:13 #11638
  
  Hectors
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  Photo 1216 does not exist
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