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Just thought I'd post up some old pics of my '77 XJ6C that I restored in the late 1980's.  I think the yellow was much nicer than the poop.

Ken,  

The steel wheels, as on your car,  are available on Yatming's 1/18 1971 E type.....usually available on Ebay for $30 or less

That Jag is interesting.  I have wanted an XJC for years as I used to own a beautiful '77 XJ6C for a few years.  I removed the vinyl top (they all rust underneath), stripped of the odd mustard/baby poop color and repainted it a mellow Cadillac yellow, and then a complete new interior including a new wood dash.  It was a very, very nice road car. 

 

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As to Neo's version of this timeless classic:  the XJC's were only made for a few years, all "Series II" cars.  The wheels on Neo's are "Series III" which didn't exist until a few years later.  The fluted-looking grill shell is a bit odd since all of the Jag shells were beautifully smooth.  He certainly captured the beautiful lines of the car, though. I'd be tempted if I could recreate a set of the true Series II wheels and hubcaps (I still have an original set of the caps with the Jag head centers).  I might just give it a shot since there is no other replica of the C model in 1/18 scale as far as I know.

Hello Ken,

Your car looks great and elegant.

Neo did make a model of the Jag version of the coupe, with the wheels that were on your car.....but it's out of production and quite difficult to find.

As to the aluminum wheels on the Neo Daimler version, they were evidently available on the Series II as well, as they're shown on a 1975 Daimler brochure. I agree, that the steel wheels were more attractive (and more prevalent on those cars), but at least Neo did an accurate job in replicating the Daimler version.

That's just about perfect. What does it cost?

Hi Harry,....All of Neo's 1/18 scale resin models seem to be in the $230 to $300 range, depending on their complexity.....more than I'm generally willing to spend. Recently, however, 'American Excellence' had a 30% off sale and this model was offered at around $180.....still expensive, but I pulled the trigger.

The models are made in limited numbers of only a few hundred, and are REALLY nicely finished.

I've only bought a few of these Neo 1/18 resin models in the last few years, and never at the full asking price.

Do you have any information on the state of all their existing tooling? I mean, are they basically starting over from scratch? Have they lost all of their previous tooling forever?

Harry, following is a quote from one of Danbury's main guys as stated on the 'JSS Software' diecast site. He goes by the pseudonym 'Moe' on that site.:

As always, I can't say too much, but I feel sorry for those who ordered cars that they will not get, so I'll try to clarify.
The "L" factory has been around for years. Look closely at the ends of your white boxes and you will see an "L" in a square on some of them. L has brought us some great cars including the 58-60 T-Birds, '58 Bonnevilles, and '41 Chevys among many others. The '48 Chevy is one of their best.
The tooling for the '37 Stude and '47 Ford were shifted to the new factory, (let's call them "N"), from the "C" factory before "C" was closed. That is why those "C" molds survived. 
"L" is still in business because they have raised their prices to keep up with the rising labor costs in China. Thus the price increase for the 48 Chevies. Once again, I want to thank all of you for your patience and enthusiasm. I know you are getting tired of pictures of Junior's dump truck,  and I'm working on getting something else for you to talk about.

The only complaint I have is that the trunklid doesn't open far enough.

That's true, Harry, but for me, that's a small price to pay for having Danbury back in the game. Maybe the limited trunk opening will keep the spare from getting misplaced.

Danbury is just starting to get a factory back up to speed, and I think that the '48 Chebby was a pretty successful start. They had another factory about to introduce a repaint on the '47 Ford sedan as well as the '37 Studebaker coupe but so far, neither of those have worked out due to quality control issues. I have to give Danbury lots of credit for being strong on QC.