Leaper or no leaper?
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leaper is a must have on the 300 and 308,on an XK8 it does that hood no justice.for those who wish it not stolen,what i did was with leaper and base plate removed there is a place for two short scews to afix it solid to the base plate,now if someone wants to steal it they will destroy it getting it off.sad,but its not a perfect world...steve
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If it hasn't been mentioned already, the euro spec XJR 100's have no leaper. Mine was ripped off/stolen at a New England dragway street night and I i've been "leaper naked" ever since. Shaved that among other things during the first respray. The 100's also have no side moldings which i ditched as well (no need for them as my car is not a grocery getter and need no protection from shopping carts/Grandmas 1987 Dodge Omni) I like my black cat naked, sometimes less is more depending on personal taste
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Here in New England there are jaguar ads on TV all the time. They always end with the Leaper logo which is strange because none of the newer Jaguars have a leaper . Without a doubt, the leaper has been established as the iconic emblem of the jaguar brand
People now see the now legendary XJs with the leaper and immediately know its a Jaguar thanks to the advertising on TV. In the past the comment would usually be, "What a beautiful car. I wonder what make it is ? "
I agree with those on this thread that say that the leaper doesn't look "right" with many jaguar models including all the newer ones. I also agree with those here that say the XJ series of luxury saloons doesn't look "right " without the leaper.
People now see the now legendary XJs with the leaper and immediately know its a Jaguar thanks to the advertising on TV. In the past the comment would usually be, "What a beautiful car. I wonder what make it is ? "
I agree with those on this thread that say that the leaper doesn't look "right" with many jaguar models including all the newer ones. I also agree with those here that say the XJ series of luxury saloons doesn't look "right " without the leaper.
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Johnny_B (08-07-2016)
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A leaper story: (I may have told this before)
Years ago (2002 - 2007) I lived in the Kings Grant neighborhood of Virginia Beach, near a very large duck pond and about one mile from the local Checkered Flag Jaguar dealer.
One afternoon, in 2004, before I traded by first X308, I was walking the dog along the duck pond and I notice there are 26 shiny leapers sitting on the rail alongside the lake and this kid is wading barefoot along the shore -- every now and then pulling up another leaper he found with his toes. I think he topped off at about 34!!!
The kid, about 13, didn't know what he found: I told him and suggested he take them over to the Jaguar dealer and see if they would be interested. A month later, when I got the consistent "Boot Open" warning, I visit the service department (the cat was still under warranty): the SA told me that they bought the leapers back -- apparently in the early 70s there was a rash of teenage vandalisms where the kids would jerk the leapers off the cars in the lot -- new, used, left for service. Apparently one of the reasons they changed over to a different design for holding them on the hood: made them harder to break off while limiting the paint damage.
Years ago (2002 - 2007) I lived in the Kings Grant neighborhood of Virginia Beach, near a very large duck pond and about one mile from the local Checkered Flag Jaguar dealer.
One afternoon, in 2004, before I traded by first X308, I was walking the dog along the duck pond and I notice there are 26 shiny leapers sitting on the rail alongside the lake and this kid is wading barefoot along the shore -- every now and then pulling up another leaper he found with his toes. I think he topped off at about 34!!!
The kid, about 13, didn't know what he found: I told him and suggested he take them over to the Jaguar dealer and see if they would be interested. A month later, when I got the consistent "Boot Open" warning, I visit the service department (the cat was still under warranty): the SA told me that they bought the leapers back -- apparently in the early 70s there was a rash of teenage vandalisms where the kids would jerk the leapers off the cars in the lot -- new, used, left for service. Apparently one of the reasons they changed over to a different design for holding them on the hood: made them harder to break off while limiting the paint damage.
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