Production Totals and Dates
Daimler Double-Six
Jaguar XJ 5.3C
Daimler SOVEREIGN
Jaguar XJ 4.2C
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
Produced From
February 1975
1973
1973
January 1973
December 1974
March 1973
1973
1973
1973
-
0
2F1001
2
2G50001
6
2G1001
10
-
0
2H1001
1
2J50001
9
2J1001
8
1974
-
0
2F1003
1
2G50007
18
2G1011
4
2H50001
1
2H1002
1
-
0
2J1009
2
1975
2F50001
13
2F1004
64
2G50025
811
2G1015
131
2H50002
31
2H1003
495
2J50010
2240
2J1011
944
1976
2F50014
11
2F1068
138
2G50836
323
2G1146
233
2H50033
29
2H1498
546
2J52250
817
2J1955
766
1977
2F50025
3
2F1206
167
2G51159
111
2G1379
226
2H50062
51
2H2044
543
2J53067
833
2J2721
886
Last
2F50027
2F1372
2G51269
2G1604
2H50112
2H2586
2J53899
2J3606
Produced to
July 1977
27
8th November 1977
372
November 1977
1269
November 1977
604
October 1977
112
November 1977
1586
November 1977
3899
November 1977
2606
Total by Country
Country
Country of Despatch
Country of Residence
Australia
31
402
Austria
3
7
Bahrain
1
Belgium
7
30
Bulgaria
Canada
2
8
Czechia
9
Denmark
8
Dubai
1
Estonia
1
Finland
8
France
4
60
Germany
8
61
Greece
4
Hong Kong
2
2
Hungary
2
Ireland
16
Isle of Man
3
1
Italy
10
33
Japan
3
Jersey
1
1
Latvia
1
Lichtenstein
Luxembourg
1
Malaysia
4
Monaco
2
Netherlands
16
89
New Zealand
8
15
Norway
15
Poland
8
Portugal
2
Singapore
1
Slovakia
1
South Africa
2
Spain
1
7
Sweden
13
Switzerland
7
12
Thailand
2
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
81
1368
Unknown
2440
196
United States
27
256
Zimbabwe
1
Total
2653
2653
Gearbox applications in V12 cars
Gearbox
Daimler Double-Six
Jaguar XJ 5.3C
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
Borg-Warner Model 12
2F50001
24
2F1001
213
GM THM400
2F50025
3
2F1214
159
2G51202
68
2G1389
216
Fuel Delivery in V12 cars
Delivery Method
Daimler Double-Six
Jaguar XJ 5.3C
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
LHD
Total
RHD
Total
4x Zenith-Stromberg 175CD2SE
2F50001
1
2F1001
3
Lucas/Bosch D-Jetronic
2F50002
26
2F1004
369
2G50037
1233
2G1021
584
Count of Body Colour by Model
Body Colour
Double-Six
XJ 5.3C
SOVEREIGN
XJ 4.2C
Total
Old English White
16
55
47
163
281
Fern Grey
6
10
11
29
56
Greensand
14
20
24
54
112
Sable
0
1
1
5
7
Regency Red
14
14
28
96
152
British Racing Green
6
26
19
79
130
Lavender Blue
5
5
11
19
40
Dark Blue
10
33
25
74
142
Juniper Green
2
0
5
1
8
Carriage Brown
4
10
8
11
33
Morroccan Bronze
0
1
4
3
8
Squadron Blue
13
25
27
54
119
Extra Cost
Black
9
20
13
41
83
Signal Red
6
37
21
67
131
Pale Primrose
2
18
4
8
32
Silver
9
50
16
99
174
Yellow Gold
0
4
5
20
29
Total
116
329
269
823
1537
Count of Interior by Model
Leather
Double-Six
XJ 5.3C
SOVEREIGN
XJ 4.2C
Total
Russet
4
22
16
52
94
Dark Blue
5
26
24
65
120
Cinnamon
5
11
8
20
44
Moss Green
4
6
7
11
28
Olive
8
6
8
20
42
Biscuit
36
89
66
217
408
Extra Cost
Black
16
75
13
134
238
Cloth
Navy
4
6
5
7
22
Garnet
2
3
10
12
27
Jade
1
1
2
3
7
Sand
1
7
6
17
31
Extra Cost
Ebony
3
2
5
8
18
Total
89
254
170
566
1079
From February 1972 cars destined for North America were required to have a model year identifier as part of their chassis number. This allowed authorities to identify which emissions standard the car should adhere to.
In response to this Jaguar added a prefix to their chassis numbers of 'U' which presumably stood for United States and then a second character that moved through the alphabet as the year changed. For the 2 door XJ
the following prefixes are applicable.
Prefix
Model Year
UF
1975
UG
1976
UH
1977
Engine numbers for both the straight 6 and V12 comprised of three parts. The prefix denoted the vehicle model the engine was built for, or perhaps assigned to.
This was followed by a sequential serial number. The suffix gave the engine's compression ratio and on the V12 a second letter gave the piston and liner grade,
either A or B. A grade liners are 0.001" smaller with a diameter of 3.543" versus the 3.544" of grade B.
Engine
Prefix
Sequence range
Compression Ratio
Piston/Liner Grade
4.2 XK
7L
74000-99999
N/A
To 1974
4.2 XK
8L
1001-59687-
S/L
N/A
From 1974, Standard Compression
5.3 V12
7P
4000-13294-
S/L
Carburetted
5.3 V12
7P
25001-
S/L
A/B
Fuel Injected, Standard compression
@cartefacts
XJCRegister@outlook.com