Jeffrey Erickson. SMJC 2013 Officers. Board Members

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1 Volume 13 Number 7 July 2013 SMJC 2013 Officers President Jeffrey Erickson (Deceased) Knoxville, TN Vice-President Andy Dowd Knoxville, TN 69sas82@tds.net Secretary Gerry Mitchell, Jr. Limestone, TN xk140xk150@gmail.com Treasurer Tom Ballentine Knoxville, TN tballent@gmail.com Past President Gail Amanns Vonore, TN amanns@tds.net Membership Chairman Jane G. Ogle Johnson City, TN jaogle@charter.net Concours Chairman and Chief Judge Gary Cobble Knoxville, TN glc100850@aol.com Drive Co-chairs Clyde Farnsworth & Ben Bailey cfarnsworth@tds.net benjoe@chartertn.net Newsletter Editor Cyrus Taft Harriman, TN cwtaft@yahoo.com Board Members A.W. Amanns Vonore, TN amanns@tds.net Jim and Diane de Ropp Knoxville, TN deropp@bellsouth.net John Sapper Knoxville, TN johnandgerda@gmail.com Dr. Jeffrey Erickson, noted Knoxville psychologist and President of the Smoky Mountain Jaguar Club, passed away on Monday, June 17. while on a trip in Mobile, AL. Jeff had been President since January 2012 and always brought a lighthearted and happy attitude to all the club events he attended. For many club members he is probably best known for his delightfully amusing President s Messages in the newsletter. But he, with the help of his wife Kathleen, also provided excellent leadership and encouragement to the club volunteers Jeffrey Erickson Newsletter Editor Cyrus Taft to produce a very successful 2012 Concours d Elegance in Greeneville. Jeff owned, showed, and drove a beautiful 1984 Claret XJ6 which won several awards in the SMJC Concours and other regional events. Here is a nice article about Jeff from the June 21 Knoxville News Sentinel paper. His obituary can be found here. There will be a memorial service for Jeff on Friday July 12, 4:00pm, at the Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Dr., Knoxville.

2 July 13, 2013 Antique Car Show in Historic Rugby, TN for all makes and models. For more information contact John Hicks at July 13, 2013 Special Olympic Car Show, Saturday, at the Lenoir City Park at Ft. Loudon Dam, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. July 15, 2013 SMJC Membership and Board Meeting, Monday, 6:30 pm, Angelo s at The Point Restaurant, Dandridge. July 18, 2013 Carolina Jaguar Club, Head for the Mountains Concours, Little Switzerland, NC. Contact Harvey Ferris, (919) for more information. August 10, 2013 Jaguar Association of Greater Indiana Concours d Elegance, Tom Wood Jaguar, Indianapolis. For more info contact Rick Smith, (317) August 18, 2013 Cars and Coffee presented by Harpers, West Town Mall, Sunday 8:00 am. Upcoming Events August 23-24, 2013 Plateau British Car Club 3rd Annual British Car and Bike Show in Rugby, TN. August 24, 2013 SMJC Judges Training, 9:00 am to noon, American Cancer Society Building, Weisgarber Road, Knoxville. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. September 6-7, 2013 SMJC Jaguar Concours d Elegance, General Morgan Inn, Greeneville, TN. Registration forms are provided on page 7-9 or can be downloaded from the JCNA online calendar, September 22, 2013 North Georgia Jaguar Club, Fall Slalom, Chicopee Woods AG Center, Gainesville, GA. Contact Dick Maury, (800) , x210 for more information. October 6, 2013 North Georgia Jaguar Club, Concours d Elegance, Chattahoochee Country Club, Gainesville, GA. Contact Patty Engelhorn, (404) for more information. Next Event: SMJC Membership and Board Meeting, Monday July 15, 6:30 pm, at Angelo s at the Point Restaurant, Dandridge, TN. 2

3 JCNA Challenge Championship by Gary Cobble, photos by Gerry Mitchell The Virginia Jaguar Club hosted the Jaguar Clubs of North America Challenge Championship in Richmond Virginia on June 12 thru 15. The Rally was held on Thursday, a Slalom on Friday, and the Concours on Saturday. According to Dick Maury, the Rally was very wet as a torrential storm struck during the event. He was in his E-type race car that had no side windows or wipers! He was soaked along with the race car. I arrived around 2:45 on Friday afternoon expecting to find Gerry and Becky Mitchell already there, but they weren t. It seems their Series III E Type wouldn t start that morning. Gerry finally got the V12 started and it ran fine for the 350 mile trip from Johnson City. I drove my Series III E Type from Knoxville, a 440 mile trip. On Saturday, Gerry and I both helped Judge the Concours. I am not sure what classes Gerry judged, but I judged C02 (XK 120) and D04 (Series II E Types). Over 100 Jaguars were on the grounds of the beautiful and historic Wyndham Virginia Crossings Resort, everything from an Austin 7 to the modern Jaguars. Ian Callum, the Chief Designer with Jaguar Cars, was the keynote speaker Saturday night at the Banquet. He, of course, discussed the development of the new F-Type that is just being introduced. Jaguar Cars had two on display during the Challenge Championship Event. It s quite a magnificent sportscar, in my opinion. Many thanks to the VJC, they did a great job in putting together this Event. The Austin 7 with a Swallow body. Smallest car I have ever seen. The stars of the show sported a fitting east Tennessee color. The simple interior of the racing D-type. 3

4 More Photos from the Challenge Championship Gary Cobble and the Mitchell s drove their Series 3 E-Types to Virginia. That s the spirit!! I always like the E-types bowing pictures. Hard to improve on this classic 120 coupe. Can you say eclectic? Robert Hall brought his 1994 XJS with a 6.0 liter V12. Orange was definitely the color of the day. 4

5 More Photos from the Challenge Championship F-Type wheel and Curvaceous D-Type. Ian Callum discusses the new F-Type design. 5

6 Member News SMJC is pleased to welcome Mahlon Tenney as our newest member. His contact information is: Mahlon Tenney 962 Marbleton Road Unicoi, TN (423) Anthracite Metallic S-Type Mahlon was recruited at the Drive Your British Car Show event in Johnson City by Jane Ogle. This brings our club membership to 69. Remember to send me your news items to share with your fellow members. Inquiring minds want to know. Classified Ads 1985 Jaguar XJS Sebring Red on Black by original owner. $3,500. Contact Bill McConnell at (423) Jaguar XJ-R 68k miles Color: Tungsten gray; Interior: tan and gray Almost new tires. This car is in excellent condition. Price : $12,000 Call: Neil Hattingh (865) Flamenco Red XJS convertible with Beige top and Barley interior. 4.0 liter engine and automatic transmission. This car looks, runs, and drives in very good shape. Serviced as needed by Harper Jaguar. Contact John Sapper (865) or johnandgerda@gmail.com for more information. 6

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11 SMJC Name Badges To order a magnetic name badge, send a check for the number desired and exactly how you wish the names printed to Ben Bailey, 2734 E. Oakland Ave., #55, Johnson City, TN

12 SMJC Membership Application/Renewal Name(s) including spouse or other: Address: City, State, Zip Code: Telephone: Home Business Address: Jaguar(s) Owned: Use an extra sheet if necessary Year Model Body Style Color Miscellaneous Membership Dues Structure: $45/year if you provide an address for receiving the monthly newsletter The Mountain Jaguar and updates electronically via or $75/year if you need to have them mailed. I hereby make application to become a member or renew my membership in the Smoky Mountain Jaguar Club (SMJC), a non-profit corporation. I agree to abide by the by-laws of the corporation upon my acceptance as a member. I enclose my check for $45 or $75 for a year s dues ($23 and $38 after June 1 for half-year membership) made payable to the Smoky Mountain Jaguar Club. I will receive The Mountain Jaguar newsletter monthly and six issues a year of the Jaguar Journal from the Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA). Signature: Mail your application and check to: Tom Ballentine SMJC Treasurer 4568 Gravelly Hill Road Louisville, TN

13 Commercial Advertising Rates In The Mountain Jaguar, we offer free classified ads to SMJC members selling Jaguar cars or parts. The ads run for three issues unless cancelled. Classified ads for non-members are $5 for two issues. Classified ads (for Jaguars only) can also be posted nationally at under Classifieds. Below are commercial ad rates for businesses. These ads will probably be, but not necessarily, Jaguar related. Please send your business card or ad copy to Tom Ballentine, SMJC Treasurer, 4568 Gravelly Hill Road, Louisville, TN When you re looking for parts or services, please consider our advertisers first. They re helping to support our newsletter and club. Mention that you saw their ad in our newsletter. Harper s gives a 10% discount on service, parts, and accessories, and SNG Barrett and XKs Unlimited gives a 10% discount on parts and accessories to Smoky Mountain Jaguar Club members. Instructions for Advertisers Because this newsletter is primarily sent out electronically, it is important to keep the file size as small as possible. To support this effort we prefer images be supplied at 100 dpi rather than the normal 300 dpi. Images supplied at 300 dpi will be resized to 100 dpi. Number of Issues Business Card $25 $40 $75 1/4 Page $50 $85 $150 1/2 Page $85 $150 $250 Full Page $180 $250 $400 13

14 Please Support Our 2012 SMJC Concours Corporate Sponsors Luxury in Reach Mercedes Benz-BMW-Porsche-Jaguar-Land Rover-SAAB- Bentley-Ferrari-Lamborghini-Maserati-AstonMartin-Rolls Royce Special Thanks to Harper Jaguar for Supporting our Concours! 2012 SMJC Concours Individual Sponsors Gold Sponsors Bob and Lori Stryer Gary and Kim Cobble Ben and Natalie Bailey Silver Sponsors Jane Ogle Cyrus and Julia Taft Jim and Diane de Ropp Bronze Sponsors Tom and Susan Ballentine David Hawk 14