I found an early Jaguar XJ12 on the street

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 10/26/2015 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

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This thing speaks to me on a spiritual level. These are really the only affordable V12 classic cars out there. Yes, the Germans made V12’s but if you want an old-world carbureted V12 and you don’t have $400,000 to spend, a V12 Jaguar XJ or E-Type is the only way to go. I wrote a full article on this lovely sedan !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

DrScientist > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 13:56

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didnt the v12s have fuel injection by the time this old lady was rolling off the line?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 13:59

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Such class. Much unreliable. Very engine.

yitznewton > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 14:02

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What color is that, eggplant or something of the like?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 14:04

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You can get a pretty OK pre-war V12 Lincoln for <$50k. Postwar models go for a lot, sometimes more, but still less than or comparable to an XKE.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/de…

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > yitznewton 10/26/2015 at 14:05

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Lighting in the photos is a bit strange (shot on a phone) but it was a light blue colour in person. I think the purplish hue is from my poor camera quality.

My citroen won't start > yitznewton 10/26/2015 at 14:05

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Blue eggplants?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 14:10

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I totally forgot about Lincoln V12’s and you’re totally right. Cool thought!

dogisbadob > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 14:10

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The Ferrari 400i can often be had under 20k, and sometimes as low as 10k.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/26/2015 at 14:13

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I could say something about how Lincoln V12s like to overheat and be ornery, but compared to some Jag V12s I think the average comes out to “placid and perfectly well-mannered in every way” by comparison.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > dogisbadob 10/26/2015 at 14:19

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Maybe they could be found that low five years ago, but prices have really ballooned recently. That said, Most 400i’s for sale date from the early to mid-80’s which is pushing what I’d consider a classic.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 14:21

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I too have heard that the Lincoln V12’s, while cool, have serious cooling problems.

yitznewton > My citroen won't start 10/26/2015 at 14:33

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Heh, I’m colorblind, so I often mix up whether there is a red or green component to a color, especially purples.

My citroen won't start > yitznewton 10/26/2015 at 14:35

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Ah, now I feel like a dick haha, sorry about that.

yitznewton > My citroen won't start 10/26/2015 at 14:37

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np :)