E Type 50th Anniversary What a Year It Has Been

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1 Volume 23, Iss. 11 / 12 November - December 2011 By Brian Blackwell SAJC Newsletter Editor THE JAGGED EDGE E Type 50th Anniversary What a Year It Has Been In 1961, I was only five years old, and too young to care or remember what the original debut and press events were like. I was hoping for my first train set that Christmas. Fifty years later, the list of events that have been put on by every entity you can think of is too long to list, but we will give it a try, and still miss several I am sure. Aside from the re-creation of the famous Norman Dewis run from Coventry to Geneva to provide a second press demonstration car Le Parc de Eau Vives, with 49 other neat and elite Jaguars and their owners or drivers, JCNA organized a thoughtful celebration in Richmond, Virginia, shortly afterward with Norman himself in attendance. Don and Rose Snyder received their JCNA Rally trophy there from Norman himself. I was in the picture too, which is why I do not have a photo of it myself. The rather cold weather that put about an inch of snow put a damper on the E Type show on the final morning, in both quantity and duration of the show. Norman, then at 90 years of age, was the trooper that he always has been, and discussed each E Type that braved the elements for the event. (see next page) INSIDE THIS ISSUE: JCNA Tool Loan Program 2 Christmas Party Info 3 Monterey Events JCNA Fall BOD Mtg 6-7 Alamo City Concours 8-10 Events Calendar 11

2 Page 2 Volume 23, 11/12 (continued from pg 1) At this point, we were only one quarter into the year! Individual club events, the corporate events in the UK and USA, the car show tour by Jaguar with several historic and E Types on display were still to come. The Jaguar Club of Mexico Concourso del Elegancia in April was most impressive, with over 30 E Types in attendance. It was there that I learned that 2/3 of the Carrera del Golfo al Pacifico participants are E Type owners and members of that club. The Challenge Championship held in Dublin, OH, and attended by the D Souzas, Garcias, and Blackwell of SAJC, was a celebration of the E Type, with several early cars and seminars put on by subject matter experts like Dr. Mike Mueller of Austin and Dr. Ray Haddock of the Midwest. The Jaguar presence on the Monterey peninsula of California was the most impressive, with a major display at Laguna Seca, with Jaguar showing all the crown jewels of Jaguar racing history. I counted 18 C, D, or XK-SS cars, which is the largest showing since the 2001 Challenge Championship in Franklin, TN, where 25 of the total 58 cars were there. Dick Maury s E Type that he restored himself, was on the Jaguar lawn display at Pebble Beach on Sunday, and a Brit guy we talked to bought it on the spot for $150K. That was a happy ending, Brian Blackwell WELCOME The officers, directors, and members of the San Antonio Jaguar Club would like to introduce and welcome our newest members to the club: JCNA MEMBER TOOL LOAN INVENTORY - Just over a year ago, a Jaguar division in Canada was closing and had a full set of shop tools for old to modern cars that were going to be thrown away. Through Jaguar Cars help from Dan Algarin and generosity of Coventry West and JCNA President Dick Maury, those tools will shortly be available for loan to JCNA members for a small fee. Stay tuned for online and Jaguar Journal details on the program. SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS By Brian Blackwell Jaguar Journal editions with voting ballots for regional directors are in the mail to you. Each year, one of two regional directors serving two year terms comes up for election. Gary Vaughan, whom many of you met at our recent Concours, of JOASW is running for the director s seat I have occupied since Even though he is running unopposed, I encourage you to mail in your ballot and show your support for the regional director election process. And good luck to Gary and his future service to the JCNA Board of Directors. NEW MEMBERS: Janet Martin Leonard Myers Jerry Talmadge RETURNING MEMBERS: COVER PHOTO Frank Shaffer of Dallas Jaguar Owners Association of the Southwest receives the King of Class Trophy, given in memory of the late Ron Given, from SAJC Chief Judge Brian Blackwell at the 19th Alamo City Concours d Elegance.

3 Volume 23, Iss. 9 / 10 Page 3 SAN ANTONIO JAGUAR CLUB 2011 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PARTY AND MONTHLY MEETING DATE: Friday, December 16TH Cocktails at 7:00PM, followed by Dinner at 8:00 PM. No Host Bar Location: Club Giraud 707 N St. Marys Menu: Giraud House Salad Combination entrée: Charbroiled Medallion of Prime Tenderloin with Béarnaise sauce & Sautéed Breast of Chicken with Artichokes & Mushrooms Meuniere Wild rice blend with Walnuts Sautéed Fall Vegetables Coffee and Tea Dinner rolls and Cheese straws DESSERT: Amaretto Cheesecake Cost: $40 PER PERSON, CASH OR CHECK (CLUB GETS THE REST) RSVP to: Brian Blackwell at blackwbg@gmail.com or call eves. Mail checks to: SAJC c/o Brian Blackwell Bar D Trail Helotes, TX Thanks to Patsy Warncke and Fran Curran for making this possible and handling the arrangements again this year for a great event!!!

4 Page 4 E Type 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d ELEGANCE The finale for the E Type 50th anniversary, after events at Amelia Island, New York City, Detroit, and several others, was held in Monterey, California on the third weekend of August. Jaguar brought out a lot of the Jaguar Heritage Trust collection from the UK for appearance at many of these events. In addition to the early cars Jaguar owns, the original two cars from the Geneva world debut of the car was there, and even the earliest existing prototype, a car called E2A, universal headed rivets and all, was there. It was displayed with the same livery as it used when it ran at LeMans. The Group 44 cars of Bob Tulius were also there, both E Types and LeMans prototype cars. Top Right: The original New York Auto Show E Type, the gold colored car, was on display Sunday at Pebble Beach. This car now belongs to Mark Miller of San Francisco, CA. Middle Right: The car, before Marlon tinkered with it, on the track at Laguna Seca. All the Jaguar V12 LeMans cars were on display in a tent when they were not on the track. Bottom: Marlon Cook checks out the Group 44 Lemans car during one of its periods on display in the paddock area at Laguna Seca raceway. (Photos by Marlon & Cathy Cook) MONTEREY SPORTS CAR WEEKEND 2011 The Jagged Edge

5 Volume 23, Iss. 9/10 Page 5 Above: Dr. Christian Jenny of Switzerland with the original Geneva debut car known as 9600 HP. A former computer engineer for IBM, he owns several historic Jaguars. We said hello to him and asked about Dave Reynolds Lister. Top Right: The XK of Dennis Eynon, former JCNA President, placed in his class at Pebble Beach. We watched him drive up and pick up his trophy. Right: The Jaguar corporate display outside the gate at Pebble Beach. Note that there are more people examining current JCNA President Richard Maury s restored E Type roadster s engine, than are looking at the rest of the new Jaguars put together! Below and Right: The oldest existing E Type prototype, known as E2A, was on display both at Laguna Seca and at Pebble Beach. This car was raced by Briggs Cunningham in the hours of Le Mans, but did not win. It was slated to be cut up, but was saved by a Jaguar employee who bought it.

6 Page 6 JCNA FALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Volume 23, Iss. 9 /10 Every Fall, the JCNA Board of Directors has a meeting to update projects and events in work with and for the 60 or so affiliated Jaguar clubs in Canada, Mexico, and the USA. Jaguar Land Rover offered their east coast training center in Atlanta in 2010, and for 2011, they offered their West Coast training center in Irvine, California. We used one of the training classrooms, and also received a tour and a hat. Entertainment for the weekend included a tour of Tom Krefetz s Classic Showcase in Oceanside, and a trip to Balboa Park in San Diego. Some photos from the weekend show some unique cars and work. Top Right: Your newsletter editor and outgoing Director sitting in the 1999 prototype car. XK180. Middle Right: A partial line up of the cars available for purchase in one of the showrooms at Classic Showcase in Oceanside. Some are cars bought and restored for sale by Tom, others are prior restorations for customers who now want to sell this car to make room for another. Bottom Right: Tom Krefetz shows us a E Type in the paint booth. He has an assembly line going basically, with something in every station, and six final assembly bays. Below: Among many banners on display is the Rally banner from JCC 2009 held in San Antonio.

7 The Jagged Edge Page 7 SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE from Jaguar Land Rover North America: Interactive Jaguar News: Jaguar announces two new performance driven option packs for the Jaguar XJ sedan, the Speed Pack for the XJ Supersport and the Sport & Speed Pack for the XJ Supercharged. Click peed_pack for more photos. Interactive Jaguar Land Rover News: Jaguar Land Rover continues its new product and concept vehicle momentum with the global debut of the XKR-S Convertible and North American debuts of the DC100 and DC100 Sport Concepts and C-X16 Concept at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. go to Interactive Jaguar Land Rover Blog: Stuart Schorr, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, Jaguar Land Rover North America, previews the exciting week ahead for Jaguar Land Rover at the Los Angeles Auto Show. go to Regards, Jaguar Land Rover North America Communications Above: The other side of the showroom at Classic Showcase. Top Right: An XK150 Fixed Head Coupe undergoes final assembly Right: An E Type in the major body work rotisserie at Classic Showcase.

8 Page 8 19th ALAMO CITY CONCOURS d ELEGANCE The Jagged Edge FRIDAY EVENING WELCOME RECEPTION Top Left: Those SAJC cocktail tickets come in hand for Roger and Mary Ann Wilkie, and Mac and Consuela Melhuish at Paesano s on the Riverwalk. Middle Left: JCOA contingent was there, with their hats! Joan Straach, Bob Saylor, and Doris and Dean Davis made the scene as well. Bottom Left: Steve and Ginette Ramirez came out after entered their S Type in the Concours. Middle Right Former SAJC President, now living in Houston, Jayne Iffla enjoys catching up with the Snyders of SAJC and Leland Kew who drove from Hot Springs, AR, for the weekend s festivities. Bottom Right: Marlon and Cathy Cook were also able to make it to the reception and enjoyed talking our recent trip to Laguna Seca in California.

9 The Jagged Edge Top Right: A selection of modern XK and XK8 coupes and convertibles from as far as Dallas were lined up with the Alamodome in the background for this year s Concours judging. Middle Right: The freshly restored XK140 FHC of Leland Kew, trailered from Hot Springs, Arkansas, was complete and immaculate. In addition to a truck towing this trailer, Leland also drove an XKR coupe to enter in Champion. That car is the XK at the far left of the top photo. Bottom: The main plaza at Sunset Station makes a fine location for a great display of E Types to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the debut. At left, is the Series III V powerhouse owned by Victor D Souza, with the adjacent Series I and Series 1.5 roadster models owned by Mike O Donnell of SAJC and Gary Vaughan of JDNT. Photos by Brian Blackwell Sunset Station at ST. Paul Square 2011 Page 9

10 Page 10 Awards Banquet at ST. Paul Square 2011 The Jagged Edge Top Left: New SAJC member Susan McCool collects her first place Driven trophy w/her XJ-S. Middle Left: SAJC VP for Concours and fouding member Fran Curran collects her first place trophy in Class C16A. Middle Right: The King of Class Award, SAJC s Best of Show trophy is built by Fran Curran and Joe Romo each year. It is given each year to the Best of Show car in memory of the late Ron Given. The winner this year was Frank Shaffer of Shreveport, Louisiana. Bottom Left: SAJC founding member and Director Victor D Souza takes home his first place JCNA trophy for his original 1971 Series I XJ6 saloon, which he calls Grandma.

11 The Jagged Edge Page 11 SAJC Grille Badges We still have a good supply of San Antonio Jaguar Club grille badges with the chrome finish. Price is $35 apiece. We sold four at the May monthly meeting by just bringing them out, but if you would like one, we will pay for the shipping. Contact Brian Blackwell at evenings or by to blackwbg@gmail.com. SAJC Regional Calendar of Events Friday, December 16th SAJC Annual Christmas Party & Officer Elections To be held this year at beautiful Club Giraud, at 707 N. St. Mary s, (Thanks to Patsy G. Warncke and Fran Curran for making the plans again this year.). See page 3 of this newsletter for complete information. Saturday, January 21st SAJC Annual Rallye to Luckenbach The Blake Lambert Memorial Trophy will be up for grabs again this year, and it is about time somebody from this club steps up and wins it. Starting point this year will be the old Blanco County Courthouse in Blanco. Registration will open by 10:30AM, with the Drivers meeting at 12:15PM. First car out will be at 12:31PM. Giraud, at 707 N. St. Mary s, (Thanks to Patsy G. Warncke and Fran Curran for making the plans again this year.). Friday, March 9th 14th Jaguar Club of America Vacation in Paradise Annual General Meeting and Western States 2012 To be held this year at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in sunny southern Arizona, organized by JCNA past president Dennis Eynon and Mark Stephenson at a beautiful resort specializing in golf. There are so many events that the registration form is two pages long. It begins on Thursday, March 8th, with a track day, with the Annual General Meeting festivities beginning with a Friday night Western Roundup BBQ dinner. The Annual General Meeting is on Saturday, and after the JCNA Awards Banquet Saturday night, the Western States events start up. The Concours d Elegance is on Sunday, the Rally on Monday, and the Slalom on Tuesday. After a Farewell Breakfast on Wednesday, March 14th, everyone heads home. Some of us are considering driving our cars to this one. The last JCNA wide event held in Phoenix was the Challenge Championship in In the online article about this upcoming event, the lack of cars from Texas and Oklahoma in the last event was mentioned. Let s show them that Texas is not too far to drive out of. That time of year should be a cool ride all the way out and back on IH10. El Paso is just over half way, and I believe they are raising the speed limit to 85 MPH in west Texas, which means the far side of the Kerr county line. For full info, see the registration form at Friday, April Jaguar Club of Mexico Concourso del Elegancia Las Caballerizas, Dos Rios, Huixquilucan, Estado de Mexico. Every year, this event brings together 500 cars from the most important classic car clubs plus 80% of all automotive manufacturers who distribute new cars in Mexico. Witness some of the most important new car market releases while at the Concours. The Jaguar Club of Mexico encourages everyone who has not attended this event before to come see Mexico and combine it with this car show. The contact is their club president, David Shepherd, who is as English fluent as his name suggest. You can reach David via at shepmex88@yahoo.com.mx for more information. Your newsletter editor has been each of the last two years, and we have enjoyed it very much.

12 Page 12 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/UPDATE FORM Volume 23, Iss. 9/10 Name: Current address: City: State: ZIP Code: Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: Occupation (yours): Occupation (theirs): I NFORMATION FOR JOINT MEMBERSHIP Name of person who participates in events with you under your JCNA number: V EHICLE INFORMATION (ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NECESSARY) Model: Body Style: Color: Model: Body Style: Color: Model: Body Style: Color: OPTIONAL INFORMATION Activities you would like the club to include: Best Day of the Week for Activities for you: Comments: APPLICATION SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Note: Dues for new members and renewals as of 2005 is $45.00 per year, and $25.00 after June 1 st. Memberships run by calendar year and must be renewed effective January 1 st. Membership includes affiliation with the Jaguar Clubs of North America, Inc., a subscription to the bi-monthly Jaguar Journal published by that organization, assistance from the JCNA Tech Line, and a bi-monthly issue of The Jagged Edge, the San Antonio Jaguar Club newsletter. Mail this member application or renewal, or update form with the applicable payment to the SAJC Treasurer, Buster Sherry, Ledge Point, San Antonio, TX It is also possible to join online at and pay via Paypal or by sending in a written check. Signature of applicant: Date:

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14 Page 14 NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING RATES Yearly Rates Business Card $55.00 Quarter Page $ Half Page $ Full Page $ Classified ads in the monthly newsletter are free to San Antonio Jaguar Club members. Membership fees for new members and renewals as of 2005 are $ As of 1 June every year, a half year membership costs $ Membership includes a bi-monthly copy of The Jagged Edge, newsletter of the SAJC, and affiliation with the Jaguar Clubs of North America, which includes a bi-monthly subscription to the Jaguar Journal. The Jagged Edge SAN ANTONIO JAGUAR CLUB 2011 OFFICERS PRESIDENT BILL DAVIS VICE PRES. FRAN CURRAN SECRETARY DON SNYDER TREASURER BUSTER SHERRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRANK BANDA VICTOR D SOUZA BILL KANNAWIN DON SNYDER NEWSLETTER QUOTE Finishing races is important, but racing is more important. Dale Earnhardt

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16 10506 Bar D Trail Helotes, TX USA M ONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE Administrative meetings for planning of future events, dissemination of club news, and reports on recent events will be held the first Thursday of each month at the locations described below. Dinner will be at 6PM, followed by the meeting at 7PM MEETINGS WILL BE ON TUESDAYS!! TUESDAY, November 1st, TGIFriday s FRIDAY, December 16th, Club Giraud, 707 N. St. Marys TO: Stamp