Description Supplied new to Japan and returning here in 2020; recent service and four new tyres; exceptionally clean and tidy with lovely paintwork and a fabulous Vanden Plas red leather interior; new MOT with no advisories Just eleven years after the launch of the E-Type, Jaguar stunned the world with another machine capable of nearly 150mph, only this time the car was a four-door saloon.

Launched in July 1972, the XJ12 was heralded by the motoring press as the ‘Best Car In The World’ with astonishing standards of ride and refinement that have not been significantly bettered to this day.

A more luxuriously trimmed Daimler Double Six version was also available, easily distinguished from the Jaguar by its fluted radiator grille and chrome side strips.

In 1979 Pininfarina were tasked with restyling the car for the new decade, the Series 3 receiving thicker rubber bumpers, one-piece front door glass, and a higher rear roof line for more space in the cabin.

Build quality also went up m...