October 2, 2016: I cleaned the XJS up and took it to the Cars of the Past Car Show in Covington, Georgia.

Recently turned 45k original miles.

Looking toward the town square in Covington, Georgia.

1971 Chevrolet Nova.

Has a modern LS V8 engine.

1969 Chevrolet Nova SS396.

This is a rare car , one of 5,262 produced with the L78 396 CID V8.

RPO L78 396 CID V8 makes 375 hp.

A rare and beautifully restored car.

1968 Ford Mustang.

200 CID Inline 6-cylinder makes 120 hp.

A rare 3-speed manual transmission.

A rare 3-speed manual transmission.

Heavily customized 2015 Ford Mustang.

Modified 2013 Ford Mustang.

Modified with a Magnacharger.

1968 Mercury Cyclone GT.

390 CID V8.

A relatively rare car, 1 of 6,105 produced that year.

1968 Mercury Cyclone GT.

A pair of really nice Chevrolets - 1968 Camaro RS (L) and 1970 Monte Carlo (R).

1970 Monte Carlo is very original.

Two nice 1957 Chevrolets.

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.

Two nice Fords- 1965 Mustang (L) and 1968 Mustang (R).

This is a very interesting 1968 GT500 Mustang tribute car.

The VIN identifies the car as a 1968 Mustang with the 195 hp 289 CID V8.

A new 5.0L "Coyote" V8 now resides under the hood. Making this much-wider-than-a-289 monster fit required some extensive reworking of the front suspension. Notice that the shock towers normally seen under the hood of a vintage Mustang are gone.

The entire interior is lifted from a current Mustang. At first, this reminds me of a new car fitted with a retro body kit. But it isn't, (remember the VIN says this is a 1968 Mustang) ! Somehow, the brand new interior was fabricated to fit in the 1968 body shell. Whoever did the interior fabrication work did a fantastic job.

The technician in me wonders how the builder got the physically huge 5.0L Coyote V8 to fit in the relatively narrow 1968 engine compartment.

I could be wrong. But it looks like the engine has to be removed in order to remove the vacuum brake booster.

The battery has been placed in a rather tight spot. It's located in the right front corner of the engine bay partially under the right front fender. But it's also under the fuse/relay box and almost directly against the upper radiator hose, a/c line, and engine wiring harness.

Brake boosters don't go bad very often, but batteries do ! How much stuff needs to be removed to access this battery ?

1963 Chevrolet Biscayne.

A rare 409/425 hp Biscayne with a 4-speed, bench seat, and radio delete.

The legendary 409 "W" motor makes 425 hp thanks to two 4bbl carburetors under the air cleaner.