XJC Register

Body Colours

The XJC was officially offered in 14 standard colours, with additional special-order options available.

                        Metallic Silver was the only metallic paint option
                        offered during production.
                    

Interior Trim

6 leather options
4 cloth options
Black/Ebony available as extra cost

Cloth interiors were rarely specified and are now considered particularly unusual.

Special Orders

From April 1976, customers could request non-standard paint and trim combinations for an additional charge.

Coach Line Colours

The press pack that accompanied the launch of the 2-door in 1973 said that it would be available in the colours shown here. The * denotes colours that would incur an additional charge. However, by the time the car went into production Heather, Turquoise and Azure had been discontinued.

Coach Line Colour	Exterior Colour
Gold	Dark Blue, Sable, Regency Red, British Racing Green, or Signal Red*.
Red	Heather, Old English White, Greensand, or Primrose*.
Navy Blue	Lavender or Turquoise.
Light Blue	Azure*.
Porcelain	Fern Grey.
Black	Silver*.

Code	Colour	BLVC / JBC no.	Supplier Code	Availability
ADR	Sable Brown	259	GIP 25734	1973-1975
ADS	Carriage Brown	262		1975-1977
BDB	Morroccan Bronze	267		1976-1977
CDF	Signal Red	258	ICI 8385	1973-1977
FDA	Greensand	252	GIP 23055	1973-1977
FDB	Pale Primrose	251	ICI 6974	1973-1976
FDD	Yellow Gold	266		1976-1977
HDH	Fern Grey	253	GIP 29047	1973-1976
HDJ	British Racing Green	254	GIP 28461	1973-1977
HDM	Juniper Green	264		1976-1977
JDG	Dark Blue	255	ICI 4647	1973-1977
JDH	Lavender Blue	256	GIP 29500	1973-1976
JDJ	Squadron Blue	265		1975-1977
NDB	Old English White	250	ICI 2379	1973-1977
PDE/PDH	Black			1974-1977
TDD	Regency Red	257	GIP 27420	1973-1977
	Silver		ICI 3308 M	1973-1977

Production Colours

Once it reached production the XJC was officially offered in 14 colours by Jaguar and Daimler. However, the sales literature stated that, "every effort is made to meet individual requirements." I have certainly seen cars in the Vanden Plas colours of Mistletoe and Silver Sand that may well have been factory orders.

Signal Red, Pale Primrose, Silver, Yellow Gold and Black were all special order colours. Pale Primrose, Silver and Black were not shown as a sample in the colour chart but were offered in period. Silver, also known as Light Silver, was the only Metallic colour.

It was only with the introduction of the VIN standard in 1978 that the paint codes were marked on the identification plates. This means that all XJ Coupes pre-date this. Therefore, if your car has had a colour change and you are looking to return it to factory spec you will need to look for an unpainted area, which is commonly the boot floor, or request a search of the records by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust for a fee.

If you are looking to do paintwork on a car then as well as the three letter code there was an equivalent three digit British Leyland Vehicle Colour number - also known as the Jaguar Body Colour after 1984. In some cases the original code from Imperial Chemical Industries or General & Industrial Paints has been identified.

Code	Colour	Availability
ADD	Cinnamon	1973-1977
ADE	Biscuit	1973-1977
ADJ	Sand	1974-1975
ADN	Sand 2	1975-1977
CDB	Russet	1973-1977
CDC	Garnet	1974-1977
HDA	Moss Green	1973-1976
HDB	Olive	1973-1976
HDE	Jade	1974-Sept 1975
HDE	Jade	Oct 1975-1977
JDB	Dark Blue	1973-1977
JDE	Navy	1973-1977
PDA	Black	1975-1977
PDB	Ebony	1974-1977

Interior Trim

6 leather and 4 cloth options were offered as standard with Black/Ebony available at extra cost. The cloth option was rarely taken and today often seen as less desirable but I always encourage those looking to do a leather retrim to salvage the material. The rarest of them all must be Jade which I have seen only a handful of times. Jade is also unusual in that it came with two complimentary colours for other parts of the interior. Olive was used until September 1975, only around 6 months into full production, when it was replaced with Moss Green.

From April 1976 for an extra £12.11 you could order a non standard paint and trim combination although I am yet to come across one.

Leather Trim Interior Combinations
Base Colour	Seats (narrow and wide pleated)	Rear panel for front seat in PVC (wide pleated seats)	Rear panel for front seat in nylon (narrow pleated seats)	Door trim rolls - Jaguar models	Door trim rolls - Daimler models	Door casings, pockets, armrests, lower B/C post casing, console	Lower A post casing	Headlining, cantrail, upper B/C post	Underscuttle casing, boot trim	Flange finishers (draught excluder)	Carpets
Cinnamon	ADD	ADD	ADG	ADD	PDA	ADD	ADD	ADH	PDA	ADC	ADC
Biscuit	ADE	ADE	ADE	ADE	PDA	ADE	ADE	ADH	PDA	ADC	ADC
Russet	CDB	CDB	CDB	CDB	PDA	CDB	CDB	MDA	PDA	LDB	CDB
Moss Green	HDA	HDA	HDA	HDA	PDA	HDA	HDD	MDA	PDA	HDD	HDD
Olive	HDB	HDB	HDB	HDB	PDA	HDB	HDD	MDA	PDA	HDD	HDD
Dark Blue	JDB	JDB	JDB	JDB	PDA	JDB	JDB	MDA	PDA	JDB	JDB
Black	PDA	PDA	PDA	PDA	PDA	PDA	PDA	MDA	PDA	PDA	PDA

Cloth Trim Interior Combinations
Base Colour	Seats (complete)	Door and quarter casings in PVC	Door and quarter casings in cloth	Door trim rolls - Jaguar models	Door trim rolls - Daimler models	Pockets, armrests, lower B/C post casing and console	Lower A post casing	Headlining, cantrail, upper B/C post	Underscuttle casings, boot trim	Flange finishers (draught excluder)	Carpets
Sand	ADJ	ADE	ADJ	ADE	PDA	ADE	ADE	ADH	PDA	ADC	ADC
Garnet	CDC	CDB	CDC	CDB	PDA	CDB	CDB	MDA	PDA	LDB	CDB
Jade up to Sept 1975	HDE	HDB	HDE	HDB	PDA	HDB	HDD	MDA	PDA	HDD	HDD
Jade from Oct 1975	HDE	HDA	HDE	HDA	PDA	HDA	HDD	MDA	PDA	HDD	HDD
Navy	JDE	JDB	JDE	JDB	PDA	JDB	JDB	MDA	PDA	JDB	JDB
Black	PDB	PDA	PDB	PDA	PDA	PDA	PDA	MDA	PDA	PDA	PDA

Additional Options

Air Conditioning

Much was made of the Heating, Ventilation and optional Air Conditioning system installed in the XJ Series 2 and it was thought a significant enough achievement to have its own brochure. The HVAC unit was Delenair's Mark II and from the outset was being marketed as having the optional Air Conditioning installed as standard on the XJ12C and Double-Six Two Door.

However, by the time that the Coupe went into full production in April 1975 the price list for the Double-Six Two Door stated that it was now a cost option as did the June 1975 price list for the XJ12C. The easiest way to determine the presence of air conditioning is from the control dials.

Audio

For the domestic market there were 7 audio options offered during production of the two door XJ. In other markets it was usual for the audio unit to be a dealer fitment and these could have been any brand but in the UK Jaguar specified Radiomobile and Philips.

Radiomobile 1085T: MW/LW Radio
Radiomobile 1086T: Radio
Radiomobile 108SR: MW/LW Radio with stereo 8 track cartridge player
Philips RN712: LW/MW/FM Radio and stereo cassette player
Philips RN642: LW/MW/FM Radio and stereo cassette player
Philips AC460: LW/MW/FM Mono radio and stereo cassette player
Philips AC860: LW/MW/FM stereo radio and cassette player

I have never seen the RN712 fitted to any vehicle outside of brochures. It was twice the cost of some of the alternative audio options available as it came with a microphone enabling the dictation of messages which would be recorded to the cassette. It was also listed as an option on some of the most expensive models of the period such as the Jensen Interceptor and Lotus Elite.

Additional Lighting

Cibie IODE 35 were the correct fitment and came with either clear or yellow lenses dependent on local legislation and expected use. These are easy to add at a later date as the wiring harness and bracket are already in place. However, if the car has not had them previously it may be necessary to reconfigure the light switch. This is done by taking off the knob and removing a circlip that prevents the depression of the switch post so that it can turn to the fog position.

Wheels

When the XJC was announced chromed steel wheels were listed as an option on all four models making the painted steels the standard fitment. By the time full production started the "Light Alloy wheel" as Jaguar called it, more commonly known as the 'Kent' to enthusiasts, was an option on the 12 cylinders.

The Kent name comes from the name of their manufacturer Kent Alloys Ltd of Rochester, Kent, England. The company had been established as a subsidiary of GKN with Motor announcing that a state of the art manufacturing facility had been opened by Graham Hill in July 1971 that was supplying Aston Martin and Lotus. From January 1976 the alloys were also available as an option the six cylinders.

Door Mirrors

There were three different types of door mirror officially fitted to the XJC. From January 1976 a remote control driver's door mirror was offered as an option and continued to be until the end of production. This rounded off squashed hexagon suits the car best in my opinion but it wasn't designed for it. It was actually a product of AMC and had been seen on various models such as the Javelin and AMX since 1970.

Jaguar replaced this with the larger rectangular mirror from the XJ-S towards the end of production. No UK price list offers a door mirror for the passenger side and indeed many overseas examples only have a single one on the driver's side. It seems probable that the cars with two had them fitted at a later date or on special request.