Re: [Amc-list] Destiny reigns (or is that rains?) again!

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" 
" Since I will be parting out my '73 J4000, I was trying to figure out where 
" the 304's next home would be. Perusing the ads (and cursing the lack of 
" space an acre affords me for parking! <WG>) on http://seattle.Craigslist.org 
" I came across an '84 Jag Vanden Plas for $400 with an excellent body and 
" interior (and it's NOT British Racing Green!). It had me wondering how late 
" into production they ran the unipattern TH400. Since that's what's behind my 
" motor right now (albeit a 4x4 version) I have the adapter ring, etc to bolt 
" my motor in (and being used to the Prince of Darkness, I fear no British 
" wiring!) and the Jeep mounts could be grafted in place if the current ones 
" didn't work easily (I found a kit for sale some time ago for putting a Chev 
" motor in)

you have a good chance.  they didn't switch from the bw m12 to the
th400 until '79, and i think their next switch was to the 4L80e much
later.

just did a little internet snooping -
http://www.jcna.com/library/news/2002/jcna0105.html and
http://www.jcna.com/library/tech/tech0012.html only mention the bw on
earlier xj and the th400 on later ones.  how late were they sold here?
and
http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/jaguar_ownership/company/heritage/1989_1996.htm
says "Although during 1993 there were no entirely new products
launched, the company did put a lot of resource into improving and
extending the current range. A new V12 saloon was the first addition
to be announced. The new Jaguar XJ12 and Daimler Double Six featured a
more powerful, refined and economical 6.0 litre version of the V12
engine providing 318 BHP and a new 4-speed electronic automatic
transmission." and "The XJS range underwent significant changes in
specification to strengthen its appeal and competitiveness. The main
changes were the installation of the new 6.0 litre V12 engine, which
provided startling improvements in performance, the 4-speed automatic
transmission was also available on V12 models"...
http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/jaguar_ownership/company/heritage/1979_1989.htm
says nothing about v12 transmissions at all.
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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