Oxford Diecast 76XJS006 Jaguar XJS White (The Saint)

1:76 Jaguar XJS with white bodywork, complemented with a black interior and a black chassis. Black trim extends to the front spoiler, pillar trims and bumpers. Additional masking sees a silver finish accentuating the window surrounds, exhausts, door handles and bumper tops, all topped off with a 'personalised' ST 1 registration plate. Note too, the later, authentic 'starfish' wheel hubs on our 1:76 scale model.

The XJS started life as the XJ-S produced by Jaguar Cars in Coventry between 1975 and 1996 with many modifications along the way. The Oxford model is a replica of the 2-door coupé version. Jaguar Cars based the new XJ-S on the XJ saloon and its unique appearance was enhanced by its stylish and innovative rear 'flying buttresses' aerodynamics, introduced by one of Jaguar's designers Malcolm Sayer. Sadly, he died in 1970 before production was given the final go-ahead, never realising the enormous part that aerodynamics would play in future automobile engineering. Powered by a 5.3 litre V12 engine, the 2-door XJ-S coupé, classed as a luxury sports car, came with the initial choice of either a manual or automatic gearbox. The automatic version achieved 60 mph in 7.6 seconds with a top speed of 143 mph. The manual option was subsequently phased out.

Further modifications across the years also included a slight model name change, omitting the hyphen between XJ and S and from the 1990s, the Jaguar was known as the XJS. Whether an XJ-S or an XJS, it continues to have classic world-wide appeal amongst Jaguar lovers of all ages.