What happened to those executive Mk II Jags? (upd. Moss & Vicarage and Coca Cola)

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Does anyone know whatever happened to all those modified Mk2 Jaguars that were on offer back in the 1990s? These things were the craze back at the time, with businessmen leasing them to make serious amounts of miles, or so they said. Gosh, there were cars with remote door locks and heated seats; airconditiong systems and audio systems of 10,000+ GBP. They were kitted out with modern power steering and brakes, Japanese sourced 5-speed gear boxes and state-of-the-art fuel injection systems. In some cases they even got complete engine transplants with hundreds of horses. Good God. They were offered for most extraordinary figures, too, and with warranty claims that made you wonder what on earth they’d dipped these bodies in. Vicarage built them in the UK, Beacham in New Zealand, The Garage and The Roadster Group in The Netherlands. One or two of these still build them, or claim to do so. But some of these cars have to be modified some twenty years ago now, and it makes you wonder if, in the end, they still ended up like so many of their sister cars?
(text and photos Jeroen Booij)

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