On the subject of barn finds...

[bravo 34]

Saw this at work last week languishing in a paddock...

[39KiwiTouring 2]

It's all over for that one I suspect. It makes you wonder, that has been sitting at least 12-20 years at aguess.

Who parks up cars worth thousands of dollars smack bang in the middle of a paddock like that?

[briancol 3]

I see it still has it's plates. I wonder if the rego is on hold.

[bravo 34]

The same guy who owns this (and that's my e30 in the background):

[39KiwiTouring 2]

Makes sense now.

Is that you shooting the sh*t over the spoiler Graham.

[bravo 34]

No, that's my old man talking to the owner of the m6 parked next to me.

[Apex 693]

What that he likes really large undesirable cars

Is funny that the weeds have been sprayed around it. They made those relics up until the 80’s didn’t they.

[CamB 48]

Not the 420 - that was replaced by the XJ6 which is the relic you speak of.

I had one (and XJ6, although the 420 is mechanically similar) for a while. Awesome to drive. Expensive to fill. Rusted to death.

[nath 129]

I love finding cars like that! I prefer rundown cars to mint ones.

The 420G was'nt succeeded by anything, but like all jags at the time it shared the basic XK engine. The XJ6 replaced the MkII/340/S-type.

We recently bought a fully restored original low mileage 250 V8 saloon which is proving quite fun!

[nath 129]

What that he likes really large undesirable cars

Is funny that the weeds have been sprayed around it. They made those relics up until the 80’s didn’t they.

I think you mean the Daimler Limousine which was based on the MKX/420g... they made them up until the late 80's much like the mercedes 600

[bravo 34]

^^ Correct, there's one for sale on trademe at the moment.