The Saint's Jaguar XJS

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The Return of The Saint's White Jaguar XJS

In the late 1970's Robert S. Baker starting gathering a production team for The Son of The Saint in which a young and up-and-coming star would play Simon Templar's son. The idea would be to have Roger Moore introduce the series, and then occasionally have a small reoccurring role from time to time as was needed. There were a couple of issues with the idea, including the fact that Roger Moore was now tied up doing James Bond films most of the time. So the series transformed in The Return of The Saint with Ian Ogilvy playing the lead role of Leslie Charteris' Simon Templar.

This time, when the producers approached Jaguar they were immediately given the latest Jaguar XJS sports car to have in the new TV series. Jaguar had by this time learned their lesson, and did not want a repeat of the Volvo 1800 taking what should have been a Jaguar E-Type's role as The Saint's car.

The Return of The Saint TV series with Ian Ogilvy only lasted two short years, and it turned out that was plenty of time to get a large amount of Jaguar Saint merchandise out on the market.

Jaguar XJS Books on Amazon 

Jaguar XJ12 & XJS '72'85 (Haynes Manuals)

Jaguar XJ12 & XJS '72'85 (Haynes Manuals)

by: Chilton

Amazon Price: $22.95 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 & 5.3 Range Parts Catalog (Official Factory Manuals)

Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 & 5.3 Range Parts Catalog (Official Factory Manuals)

by: Brooklands Books Ltd

Amazon Price: $35.68 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

Jaguar XJ-S

Jaguar XJ-S

by: Brian Long

Amazon Price: $30.36 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

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