London Car Spotting. Jaguar XJS V12 Seen in Camden Town

No car car be more "British 1970s" than the Jaguar XJS. This gorgeous V12 was spotted in Camden Town. 


Note the "Jaguar" licence plate.




Some techinal details, from Wikipedia:

 The Jaguar XJ-S (later the Jaguar XJS), a luxury grand tourer, was produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar from 1976 to 1996. The XJ-S replaced the E-Type (also known as the XK-E) in September 1975, and was based on the XJ saloon. It had been developed as the XK-F, though it was very different in character from its predecessor. Although it never had quite the same sporting image, the XJ-S was a competent grand tourer, and more aerodynamic than the E-Type.[1] The last XJS was produced on 4 April 1996, by then 115,413 had been produced during a 21-year production life. The model was replaced by the XK8.

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