Jaguar XJS Chassis Numbers - Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
First chassis numbers by year
XJ-S
Jaguar XJ-S V12 coupe
Chassis number system
Year
1975 1976 1977 1978 last
Model 5.3 Litre Coupe RHD 2W/1001 (January 1975) 2W/1319 2W/2639 2W/4338 2W/5000 (May 1978)
5.3 Litre Coupe LHD 2W/50001 (January 1975) 2W/51409 2W/53329 2W/55273 2W/55915 (May 1978)
Engine prefix 8S (early V12 pre-HE) Body prefix 5W (V12 coupe) On US models, extra prefixes were added to the standard prefix:
o U = US specification followed by a letter indicating model year:
o F = 1975 o G = 1976 o H = 1977 o J = 1978
VIN system (introduced May 1978)
Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
First VIN 100001 (May 1978) 101835 104250 104917 106450 109919 114671 121281 129079 138031 147958 158321 169530 178781 183501 187159 192235 199155 225038
RHD and LHD cars mixed together in the sequence of VINs
VIN construction: o First three letters: SAJ (from March 1981 only) o Fourth letter: J = Jaguar o Fifth letter: N = standard model S = XJR-S T = XJS special edition
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Points of Interest
Date
VIN
February 1981 105048
June 1982 March 1983 October 1983
108026 111000 112253
Comment First HE engine car
First 3.6 litre cabriolet End of manual records First 3.6 litre coupe
October 1983 112314
1987
139052
1987
140952
February 1988 148594
June 1988
152978
December 1988 September 1990 September 1990
157118 176103 176921
First 3.6 litre convertible
Sportspack introduced on 3.6 litre First convertible (in the JDHT collection) Last V12 cabriolet
XJR-S introduction of 'Celebration' model Start of 1989 model year
Start of 1991 model year
Le Mans limited edition introduced
Date December 1990 March 1991
April 1992
May 1993
VIN 178707
179733 184574
September 1993 May 1994
190528
February 1995 199999
February 1995 221001
May 1995
221855
April 1996 April 1996
226644 226645
Comment Le Mans limited edition discontinued V12HE discontinued, last VIN pre-facelift 4.0 litre convertible introduced XJR-S 6.0 litre discontinued, standard model introduced Start of 1994 model year Introduction of AJ16 engine
Jump in VIN series
Jump in VIN series 4.0 litre designated "Celebration"
Last 4.0 convertible
Last 6.0 V12 coupe
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