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The New Year brings in a new set of resolutions and sometimes wishes come true, so here’s wishing each and every one of us a year to remember. Towards the end of last year, I came across this superb gem, a 1976 S2 XJ12, one owner, and as one can see, in an almost new condition. One owner from new, it had been acquired by the world-famous Gas Monkey Garage and was part of the garage collection, but, if you know the show, some cars don’t stay long, and this was auctioned with no reserve by Bring a Trailer. Only 12,000 miles from new, and being from Texas,

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