Hi Laurence thanks for locating the Elusive number much appreciated
was for sale exchangeandmart.co.uk website on December 04, 2015.
It looks to have an XJS badge on the rear, or is it my eyes?

Hi there Richard or do you prefer BIGWELD87 I remember you from the previous site could this be your Cabriolet?

Hi Greg
The information I have is the Cabriolet you own is one of two owned by Andrew Weinberg the other one being Vin 148332,
Andrew Owns a company called Jaguar Specialties in Campbell California,& he sold it to Philip Nicholls in Australia.All this information was in the cars notes & Philip Nicholls name had not got added to Vin 144735 Now up dated I can tell you it’s number 4,424 of 5,013 built & built on 04/09/1987.
So for the records RHD conversion & V12 Man 5 spd.
Which Magazine was that I have the data on all 5013 cabriolets built, AH was it the Australian Jaguar Magazine by my mate Les?
If so starting to make sense.

Regards

Hi Trevor have never seen a 3.6 with Cruise Control I would have thought the car would need to be Automatic to start with,
The V12’s all had it but initially it was proven to be lethal. I was coming off a motor way in the early days 1986/7 and it would not cut out when I hit the brakes quite hair raising & frightening, Jaguar all but called me a liar and said it was not possible. Just a few months later there was a re-call after someone had been killed.
There is nothing in the parts book re parts for 3.6 cruise control.
Pleased to see you are still with us Trevor from around 2011.

Not much point doing that you can’t change LHD TO RHD & vice versa you need to get the correct wiper motor.
Having had two cars my Ford Zodiac & my XK8 both parking to the right I can’t say it was ever a problem, especialy in the 19 years of owning my XK8
Have you ever tried getting the unit out.I will see if I can find one owners report. Never mind it’s out there somewhere
Have just been doing a search of earlier XJS’s that I created data bases for Jaguar the Pre He XJS ALL parked to the left
as you look at the car irrespective of being LHD OR RHD.
They were the ones you could get the conversion kit for i.e. RHD to LHD as production of the XJS was rocketing would be why they brought out a second unit.

BLEASIE.

Thanks Richard for the reply for some reason my latest updated Data Base still had your car as Claret Metallic (CEA 310)
I assume you don’t know the one on the right of you could it be Rudy’s
Regards
Bleasie

Hi Laurence
Well I did wonder how long it would take for someone to ask the question we have been asking for over 20 years. No one has ever come up with any thing better than “it’s what was available on the production line at the time” Here are two UK Cabriolets parked side by side followed by Steve Tebben’s 2 US Cabriolets parked side by side. So It’s nothing to do with LHD & RHD just the luck of the draw Concours Judges in the past have tried to deduct points telling the competitor they were parked the wrong way

This item was resolved some time ago

Regards
Bleasie

try this on your door step

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/610479871/1987-jaguar-xj.html?ref=

This is what we have on it.
Found For Sale again by Bryan on April 10, 2015 on the carandclassic.co.uk website. Now asking UKL 7,000 with 105,000 miles. Seems to still be with the same Owner Tim Palmer as location is still South East London and since the photos in the current listing are the same as we have on file. Listing says “XJ-SC, 3.6, Cabriolet, 1987 E reg. ,Beautiful and rare car, automatic, in very good condition, 105K miles. ,Arctic blue, Grey leather, rear seat conversion, lattice alloy wheels. Very solid body, fully waxoyled, restoration in 2008 by Clarke’s Jaguar, drives superbly. FSH since 2008. New radiator & water pump. Central locking & Thatcham cat 1 alarm. MOT March 2016. South East London”. Previously found For Sale by Bryan on January 31, 2014 on the carandclassic.co.uk website. Asking UKL 7,500 with 103,000 miles. Seems to still be with the same Owner Tim Palmer, since the photos in the current listing are the same as we have on file. New listing says current location is Greenwich. Listing says “XJ-SC, 3.6 Cabriolet, 1987, E Reg. Beautiful and rare car, automatic, in very good condition, 103K miles. Arctic Blue, Grey Leather, rear seat conversion, lattice alloy wheels. Very solid body, fully waxoyled, restoration in 2008 by Clarke’s Jaguar, drives superbly. FSH since 2008. Central locking & Thatcham Cat 1 alarm. Hood cover included. MOT 12/2013. Tax to 2/14”. Owner had previously emailed Bryan on June 19, 2012 to say he was listing the car For Sale. He is asking UKL 7,500. Has a rear seat conversion. Listing says “Jaguar XJ-SC, 3.6 Cabriolet, 1987 “E” Reg. Beautiful and rare car, automatic, in very good condition, 102,000 miles. Arctic Blue, Saville Grey leather, rear seat conversion, lattice alloy wheels. Very solid body, fully waxoyled, bodywork restoration in 2008 by Clarke’s Jaguar, drives superbly. FSH since 2008. Central locking & Thatcham cat 1 alarm. Hood cover & XJS car cover included. Tax August 2012; MOT September 2012. Location is South East London”. He also said The body and mechanics I would characterise as very good, likewise the interior, although the fabric on the inside of the roof needs a little
work. It certainly has been incredibly reliable. However, I am no mechanic, and so whilst it has been very well looked after by my local specialist garage and Clarke’s since I bought it, I am not someone who can spot any problems on it very easily! I am afraid that a classic car doesn’t sit very easily with my status as a new father, and so I hardly drive it anymore. It is time for someone else to enjoy it. Current Owner, Tim Palmer, contacted Bryan on June 09, 2012 to say he would attend the show at Weston Park. He said “Dear Bryan, Just letting you know that I am bringing my 1987 3.6 auto (Arctic Blue) XJS-C, Reg E 86 DPM to Weston Park on June 24. It would be good to show it with other cabriolets, although I will also be putting it in the sellers’ enclosure. Do let me know of any requests to coordinate a celebration. Kind regards, Tim”. This car was known to be taxed and licensed but we had no other details or photos until he made contact with Bryan.