Grey market or Euro Jag...

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 04/08/2014 at 16:07 • Filed to: None

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So... what's that mean? The government might impound it?

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/440790…

It is an inline six w/ 5spd manual. I like.

This sort of car is on my list as a possible future-fun-car, not opposed to the V12 either. I like the looks of these and they are available as convertible.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/08/2014 at 16:14

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Nope, should be fully legal, just means it wasn't dealer imported/federalized - assuming the paperwork checks out. Imported through unofficial channels, and (supposed to be) altered to match US spec. The Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act was '88.

Edit to clarify: alteration didn't used to have to be carried out be a licensed modifier, etc., and you really just had to import, list changes made for US spec (in theory the correct ones), and file paperwork.

Audi-os, amigos > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/08/2014 at 16:16

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My neighbor has one of these. He also has a '59 Corvette and a '66 Mustang.

He says he's gotten it running 4 or 5 times since he's owned it. His wife claims once. Be careful with these V12's, they're glorious headaches.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Audi-os, amigos 04/08/2014 at 16:18

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Haha yeah, I think I heard the straight sixes are more reliable?

My moms boyfriend ran a V12 for maybe half a year and by that I mean he was able to drive it regularly on weekends, without trouble. (much wow)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/08/2014 at 16:18

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Ah ok, interesting. Didn't know about that.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/08/2014 at 16:27

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It's always possible the greymarket paperwork never got filed or that the modifications aren't correct or other bullshit is present, but at this point it's >25 years old anyway, so your likelihood of hassle is probably low. I know a friend of my dad's had a greymarket Benz that still had euro headlights on, because zero fucks were given. While in theory the government saying "yeah, okay" to something illegal doesn't clear it, I don't think you're likely to get any real problems as long as they *did*.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/08/2014 at 16:36

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Yeah I am not too worried about it, especially being in Michigan where there are no inspections and some half-asleep SOS worker hands out titles without batting an eye. At anything.

Also regarding the headlights, if I were to get this vintage of XJS I'd want to swap on the older split headlights, I find them sexier.

My god... This thing is just overall, really sexy... Those wheels, and those headlights, nom!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/08/2014 at 17:15

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My project diff came out of an '82-'85 H.E. Coupe being parted out (sad) - I think it was a split-light. If so, those lights are definitely going begging. If you do pick this up, contact Dave Boger of EverydayXJ, he probably has some if not from that particular cadaver.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/08/2014 at 19:26

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unfortunately where I live right now there is no room for a second car. So right now I am just dreaming of a future where a 2nd car will be possible.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/08/2014 at 19:52

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My dad once called this "the only ugly car Jag ever made".

I called that "the only time I almost punched my own father in the nose".

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/08/2014 at 21:10

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hahaha, that's funny. Although in certain trims or at the hands of unclassy owners bad things can happen to these. But they can also be incredibly good looking cars