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15 Articles

3 min.

Blowin’ Smoke

As I write this in late June in the UK, there are murmurings of rising covid cases and the potential need for global steps to combat socalled ‘monkeypox.’ It all sounds depressingly familiar, but we are hopefully a little older and wiser about dealing with infectious disease outbreaks. By the time you read this, either or both situations may have escalated dangerously, or be forgotten as statistical ‘blips.’ In reality (and regardless of the above two specific diseases), things are likely to be somewhat under control but requiring careful monitoring and risk-reduction steps. For the most part, the advice of experts is likely to be similar to that offered preor post-covid, since many of the same steps are used to control the spread of any national (endemic) or global (pandemic)…

4 min.

Ernest Instone – A True Pioneer

Coventry, as Jaguar Journal readers will aver, has a special place in the history of British road vehicles of all types, thanks to the bicycles, motorcycles, cars, buses and trucks made in the area. This leadership role continues, with planned full conversion to electric buses being announced for Coventry as this article is written. Past issues of JJ have described Jaguar-linked initiatives to develop autonomous vehicle networks in partnership with the forward-looking local authorities. This leadership role is nothing new, however, and recently the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) celebrated Ernest Instone – a pioneering engineer and businessman from the first days of motor transport in Europe. Gottlieb Daimler essentially invented two-wheeled and fourwheeled liquid-petroleum internal combustion-engine vehicles. Daimler supplied engines to other factories and in the case of the…

2 min.

President’s Perspective

I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about club growth. I think we have all heard the old saying about the more hands available, the easier the load is to carry. In the fall of 2021, a marketing committee was formed to explore how to revitalize our club with new members. Increased membership means more volunteers to help our organization perform tasks that need to be done. When we don’t have volunteers, needed services have to be contracted out, which in turn increases our operating costs. Increased costs lead to a raise in dues, unless we recruit more members to help keep the overall cost of membership down. In 2022, our operating costs have increased by over $10,000, and that doesn’t include inflation. At the time of writing, inflation…

3 min.

Northwest Region Report

Being the mighty tiny Northwest Region with only four clubs, we can now boast of growing our club count by 25% when the Canadian Prairies Jaguar Club formed. Doug Uffen, the club president, writes about this elsewhere. With the exception of the new club, the other four clubs vary in size from about 85 to 170 members. With two clubs on the US side of the 49th parallel and now three on the Canadian side, our opportunities for interclub events, especially the previously healthy cross-border concours participation, fell victim to international travel covid restrictions. This year we can attend each other’s concours. Although the new Canadian Prairies Jaguar Club hasn’t had time to plan and execute a concours, all of the other clubs are holding their events: Jaguar Owners Club…

3 min.

Canada Calling 2.0

At the time of penning this article in June, summer warmth had yet to arrive on the West Coast. Due to the depredations of the dreaded La Niña, it has been a cold and wet spring this year. Attendees of a recent non-JCNA car club BBQ event on the beach found it took up to two T-shirts, a shirt, a sweater, a heavy jacket and a rain jacket to stay warm. Preparations for ‘Jaguars on the Island’ are well under way however, and it looks to be a great event. We can only hope that our next article will picture many smiling Jaguar owners basking in a sea of sunshine and not a shot of farm tractors hauling mud-spattered cars out of Windsor Park. Otherwise, the Jaguar Car Club of…

3 min.

Continental Drift

KEYLESS OR CLUELESS? One of the key factors in determining the sales success of a car is successfully portraying the car as highly-desirable. Regardless of whether it’s a mid-range minivan to take the kids to football practice, or a top-of-the-range grand tourer, if you can see that car making you happier then you’ll be motivated to make that purchase. Unfortunately, some cars make their own image, and it doesn’t always align with exactly what the marketing gurus had in mind. Take the Jaguar Mk 2, for example, whose image as the ultimate bank robber’s getaway car wasn’t exactly what Jaguar expected from their multiple Touring Car championships, although ultimately it didn’t hurt sales. Other unplanned images are not always as kind. For example, a car regarded as easy to steal…

13 min.

Art on the Move

The idea for this two-part story grew out of the discovery of an original watercolor of one of the most famous Jaguars in history: the XKSS driven by Steve McQueen. Part 1 in the May/June issue of Jaguar Journal explored its origins from the perspective of the individuals associated with it, including Steve’s wife at the time, Neile Adams McQueen. This second part describes the factors involved in commissioning ‘car art,’ which is a very personal thing. Photos expose reality, but art can convey emotions and memories that cannot be expressed through the exactness of the lens. Several artists explain what you should know beforehand. Finally, I describe the strange – some may say bizarre – coincidences that materialized while writing this story. WERE MISTAKES MADE? Part 1 referred to…

6 min.

The Quest for a Proper Title

When Michael Cook passed in 2018, I felt compelled to write this, but life takes odd turns and it was deferred. Facing retirement in mid-2016, I began looking for a retirement project in 2015. I had several aborted projects, including a 1964 E-Type restoration that I never got to, as my first spouse became stricken with MS. Next came an Intermeccanica Porsche with 3.2 power that a failed contract aborted, and a tooambitious project of a Bugatti Atlantic replica. So I brought my ambitious sights down and in December of 2015, we committed to purchase a ‘1962’ Jaguar Mk 2. A MONGREL, BUT FIXABLE The Mk 2 was from Seattle but rust free. The 3.8L engine had been blown and replaced with 4.3L Chevy V6 using a John’s Cars kit.…

4 min.

Winner or User? Both, actually!

My wife, Margaret, and I are from Birmingham, UK, and have been Jaguar enthusiasts since the launch of the Jaguar E-Type in the 1960s. My personal interest in Jaguars and their heritage intensified while working for, and with, three specific automotive companies: Wilmot Breeden, Ford Motor Co. UK, and eventually Jaguar themselves. At Wilmot Breeden (1965-70) I was responsible for their finite manufacturing division producing small batch volumes of parts for older Jaguars, including the XK120, XK140, XK150S and the E-Type as well as the XJ Series. Two of the most memorable parts I was responsible for were the stylish petrol caps fitted to various Jaguar twin-tank models for many years. Each one was finished by hand and the quality specification for the chrome plate was superior to what was…

5 min.

Memorial Day at the Coventry Foundation

It was a memorable Memorial Day weekend at the Coventry Foundation in Columbia, South Carolina. Roger Wright came to town to donate his beloved and well-traveled Mark 2 to the foundation. This date was special because it marked exactly sixty years that Roger has owned the car. The faithful also gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Jerry Ellison, long time head of JCNA’s Nominating Committee and a beloved and enthusiastic member of the Carolina Jaguar Club. As Jaguar enthusiasts we all appreciate the elegance and heritage of Jaguar automobiles. The Coventry Foundation preserves and celebrates this great marque. Since its very modest beginning ten years ago it has enjoyed immense grassroots support as it continues its impressive growth. At this gathering many of the collected cars were on display,…

7 min.

The Great Canadian Prairies Round-up

Demographics being what they are (studies and categorizations of populations), on close examination there are always changes taking place. Car club demographics are no exception, and in the Canadian Prairies people began congregating in 2021, culminating in the creation of the Canadian Prairies Jaguar Club (CPJC). The club was no sooner formed than it became an affiliate of the Jaguar Clubs of North America in December of 2021. The club has already launched a newsletter and a website (www.cpjc.ca) and is working through its 2022 calendar of events. CPJC has already garnered support from three Jaguar dealerships across the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. There are only five dealerships to start with, in an area almost twice the size of Texas! The club is truly galloping forward into the JCNA…

1 min.

Jaguar Journal Goes Digital

As announced at the end of last year, 2022 marks the important launch of a digital version of Jaguar Journal. An electronic version can save costs and increase our reach internationally to non-JCNA Jaguar enthusiasts. Please follow the information below to change your Jaguar Journal subscription to digital delivery. Led by Les Hamilton, JCNA has been working to provide a timely and secure digital edition option to members without incurring undue costs. Our production partners at Graphcom initially hosted an interactive PDF version for us but there were costs involved, as well as difficulty in controlling access to non-members. JCNA has selected the Zinio Publishing system to make the digital option available again. Zinio is one of the largest e-publishers and serves many other motoring publications. Zinio holds your electronic…

4 min.

JCNA Board of Directors

Executive Committee (Only the president, vice-president and elected member are voting members of the Executive Committee.) President: John Boswell, 724 Michigan Avenue, South Milwaukee, WI 53172, jboswell1@wi.rr.com, 414-840-1317. Vice President: Bill Beible, bill.beible@gmail.com. Elected Member: Les Hamilton, les@jags.org. Secretary: Bob Matejek, bmatejek@jcna.com Legal Counsel: Rob Thuss, rob@thusslawoffice.com Past President: Les Hamilton, Les@jags.org. Honorary Vice President: TBD Treasurer: Bill Sihler, treasurer@jcna.com Administrative Manager: Jack Humphrey, jagluver2@cs.com. Assistant Administrator: Cara Dillon, asst@jcna.com Jaguar Designated Director: Fred Hammond, fred.hammond740@gmail.com REGIONAL DIRECTORS (Date beside name denotes term end) NORTHWEST (CXKJR Vancouver, Can Prairies JC, Seattle Jaguar Club, JOCO, JCCV Victoria, CPJC Alberta/Sask) Kurt Jacobson – 3/2023–kurtgjacobson@gmail.com Carole Borgens – 3/2024–304–20443 53 Ave., Langley, B.C., V3A 7A6, Canada, 604-514-8414, caroleborgens@shaw.ca SOUTHWEST (Sacramento JC, JAG SF, JOCLA, San Diego JC, JC S AZ, JC Cent AZ, Reno…

5 min.

Events Calendar

September 3, 2022: Jaguar Association of Central New York Slalom #2 for 2022 on Saturday, September 3, at 333 Butternut Drive, DeWitt, New York. Tech inspection of vehicles, helmets and seat belts is required. All Jaguar club participants will have their time submitted to JCNA for National trophies. Trophies will be presented at the year-end dinner with a plaque engraved with the winner’s name, car and time. Cost is $20 for JCNA members and $40 for non-members. Volunteers to help will be greatly appreciated; please arrive by 8:30 AM. Contact: Vars Smith, 315-487-5911, email: vars@varssmith.com. September 10, 2022: The 2022 Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon concours will take place at the 2022 Portland All British Field Meet on the morning of Saturday, September 10. More details to come. Contact: Gene Owens,…

3 min.

Member Spotlight

“I seek the intrinsic nature of forms; as ‘brevity is the soul of wit,’ so too is simplicity the essence of art.” – Dr. Roderic A. Taylor. Juanita and Rod Taylor are members of the Virginia Jaguar Club and familiar faces at JCNA events. Rod worked for the Alabama Desegregation Unit in the 1960s, and in Washington, DC, for the National Security Agency coding and decoding secret messages. Across a long career as sculptor, educator and mentor, Rod earned two master’s degrees and a PhD in Fine Arts and Art Education. After decades of teaching and attending some of the eastern and southern US‘s top fine arts colleges, he became Fine Arts Department chair at Norfolk State University, where he continues to serve as sculpture adjunct instructor. Of special significance…

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