This Jaguar XJS Is Really A 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Beneath

It is true that the Jaguar XJS has one thing of a status for being, shall we embrace, upkeep intensive. It is also true that the fourth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is a moderately stout platform with V8 energy. May combining these two efficiency icons create one thing extraordinary?

That is the very unlikely query this curious automobile seeks to reply. At the moment promoting on Carry A Trailer, it is listed as a Jaguar XJS-bodied 1994 Chevrolet Camaro. The title makes use of the Jag’s VIN, so within the eyes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this can be a 1987 Jaguar XJS. And you understand what? Strolling by it exterior – even up shut – there’s little motive to consider in any other case. It wears a neat Group 44 Jaguar racing livery, and an exterior battery cut-off change might need you consider this V12 coupe has been modified for observe obligation.

Even a fast look inside may not be sufficient to disclose the Chevrolet beneath. An XJS sprint and steering wheel are in place, however the door panels and distinguished six-speed handbook lever are clues that one thing unusual is going on right here. It is filled with upgraded gauges, and the door panels are clear if drab with strong grey covers. Lastly, we get to what’s underneath the hood and that is when the reality is revealed. A 5.7-liter V8 replaces the Jag’s V12, however it’s not a motor swap. That is a Camaro engine bay.

Particulars on the construct aren’t listed, apart from the Jaguar’s physique panels being put in on a stripped 1994 Camaro Z28 unibody. An in depth picture gallery with the public sale exhibits the ‘Maro earlier than the Jaguar bits have been put in; it’s certainly about as naked as you may get for a unibody with the roof and all of the pillars eliminated.

As for the engine, it is listed as a 5.7-liter LT1 V8 with a complete host of upgraded internals and a beefy exhaust. Energy goes to the Camaro’s strong rear axle by means of a six-speed handbook, and the suspension can be considerably upgraded. We see a license plate bolted to the rear, however the enthusiastic V8 exhaust word within the video on the prime of the article suggests this automobile is way extra at house on a observe.

It is actually a novel construct, and it appears to be like fairly properly finished. However will Jaguar followers need an XJS with Camaro bones? Will Camaro followers need their V8 with a Jaguar physique? We’ll discover out when the public sale ends on October 27. And in order for you extra basic automobile content material from days passed by, try the Rambling About Vehicles podcast, accessible under.