Thanks very much for the info David, your assumption is correct regarding the VIN (on the log book) but with an S as the fifth on the car. It looks like I've got a standard car, marked up with an XJR-S chassis number on all markings/stickers on the car, a standard car 'N' chassis number in the logbo...

Thanks for your comments on this, I've just managed to get to the engine number and it matches the log book. 8S064322SA...any ideas? Thanks, Duncan.

David, it’s listed in the log book as a 5345cc but I’m starting to think nothings to be believed in that!
It doesn’t have the JaguarSport badges anywhere on the top of the engine

Thanks for the link to that, very interesting. I think I’ve probavly got something along similar lines as the car is listed as an XJR-S both on the log book and the original sticker in the front of the original service book....even though the chassis number is an N on the paperwork. The bit I’m real...

Thanks David, it's all very confusing! Yes, the car in the pic is my car and I agree, it looks nothing like an XJR-S, more like a standard XJS. The problem I have is that the car was registered by jaguar as an XJR-S and is described in the log book as 'JAGUARSPORT XJR-S AUTO' even though the fifth d...

Many thanks for the reply, the car certainly looks like it left the factory as a JaguarSport car according to the paperwork as the logbook & service book state this plus Jaguar Heritage at the British Motor Museum have confirmed this, but physically the car shows the fifth digit on the chassis numbe...

Hi everyone, I'm very new to this club and indeed to any forum so please bear with me! I've just bought my first classic Jaguar and wondered if anyone could shed some light on a little bit of confusion relating to it. Its a 1989 'F' registration described in the log book as a JaguarSport XJR-S Auto ...