£6,995 This Jaguar XJ-S Convertible may not be as much of a looker as it could be, but it does have a lot of scope and potential for improvement, and also a chance for any potential owner to create something a little different or return the car to the original specification.

The car is MOTd until September 2020, and although it doesn t drive quite like other XJ-S do, it has plenty of power, handles reasonably well for a convertible (possibly helped by the larger wheels and supposedly uprated suspension).

It also makes a rather fantastic noise (which you can hear in the walk around video below), thanks to the non standard exhaust.

The car is solid, but we d class the aesthetic condition of the car as below average.

As you can see there are areas of repair around the rear bumper and at the back of the rear arches which could have been completed more tidily and still needs painting.

The paintwork is average in general with some imperfections and signs of ageing where it could have be...