This was Joan Jett’s first automobile. She purchased the car before she had a driver’s license and drove it off the lot with only a learner’s permit. She was recording at Kingdom Sound, where “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” was recorded, her first day with the car. Between recording sessions, she took it for a joy ride with teenage actor Matt Dillon.
The Jaguar XJ-S (later called XJS) is a luxury grand tourer manufactured and marketed by British car manufacturer Jaguar Cars from 1975 to 1996, in coupé, fixed-profile and full convertible bodystyles.
From July 1981, the XJ-S was renamed the XJ-S HE and received the new High-Efficiency V12 engine for much better fuel economy. A positive side effect of the more efficient “Fire Ball” combustion chamber designed by Swiss Engineer Michael May was that power output was increased to 295 hp (220 kW; 299 PS) or 263 hp (196 kW) in North America. At the same time, the XJ-S HE received changes to its exterior and interior: there was body-colored boot trim in place of the standard previous black, new five-spoke “Starfish” alloy wheels fitted with 215/70R15 Pirelli Cinturato P5 tyres, chrome inserts on the upper part of the bumpers, and burled elm inserts on dashboard and door cappings.
Jaguar claimed that this was the fastest automatic transmission car in the world at that time, capable of 155 miles per hour. Joan Jett’s Jaguar XJS is now on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
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