1986 Jaguar Vanden Plas V12 [Series III]

1986 Jaguar Vanden Plas V12 [Series III] in Get Carter, Movie, 2000

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: CDN

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-03-01 21:19
G-MANN ◊ 2011-07-15 01:15	Has a Vanden Plas badge and a V12 badge on the right plate of the licence plate. I've renamed this to Vanden Plas V12 instead of XJ12. -- Last edit: 2013-03-02 21:24:15
Sandie ◊ 2012-04-18 03:32	Was this filmed in Canada? As far as I can find only XJ6 and Vanden Plas were sold in the US, both with 4.2 engines. Can anyone with a solid source confirm? The 1980, 1984 and 1986 brochures only list six-cylinder models. -- Last edit: 2012-04-18 03:37:35
Skid ◊ 2020-12-04 18:01	Correct, there were "offically" no American-market Series III V12s (apparently a couple of dozen made their way here at the start of Series III production). Parts were fimled in Vancouver, so this could be from the Canadian production, otherwise the car could be a Canadian-sourced import. Or, regardless of where this was filmed, it's entirely possible the car is an XJ6 with the V12 badges stuck on.
Oliver Wendell ◊ 2021-01-02 00:00	Jaguar XJ12 Vanden Plas