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The Award Winning Newsletter of
THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Issue #158 www.jaguarcarclub.ca March 2018
Prowl to Jetstream Custom Auto Jaguar I-Pace Introduction Formula E Reports March Coffee Klatch AJAC Awards for Jaguar and Range Rover A Four Door F-Type? Classic Cars and Body Shops The Shamrock Car Hospice Events Coming Events
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THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA 2017 Cadboro Bay Road, Box 112
Victoria BC Canada V8R 5G4 www,jaguarcarclub.ca
The Island Growler is published monthly, except August and December, and is
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Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of JCCV, the Directors of JCCV, or of the Editor.
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Associate Editor: Lois Smith
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JCCV meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except July & December, at 7:30 pm in the Chiefs & Petty Officers Mess, CFB Esquimalt, at 1575 Lyall Street in Victoria. Our AGM is held with the January meeting.
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Contents Words from the President 4
Cover Photo Story 4
March Prowl Report 6
New JLR SVR Head 7
Jaguar I-Pace Intro 8
“Mergers” and Taxes 9
Dyson and Lister Cars 9
April Prowl and Meeting Info 11
Nicko McBrain’s Restomod XJ6 11
Formula E Update 12
JCCV Bits & Bytes 13
March Coffee Klatch Report 14
JLR AJAC Awards 14
A Four Door F-Type? 16
JCCV Bits & Bytes 19
Classic Cars and Body Shops 17
D-Types at Auction 18
Shamrock Car 18
For Sale or Wanted 19
Hospice Events 19
Coming Events 20
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First, let me apologize for the lateness of this month’s Growler. Lucille is just out of hospital, and I spent much of the time I would normally spend on the Growler at said hospital. Second, let me thank those who contributed material to this and other Growlers: Graham Darby, Fenna Herwig, Dennis Brammer, Bob Baynton, Terry Sturgeon and Bob Drew this month. (Hope I didn’t miss anyone!) Thirdly, there are no more notes just now, so here is a space-filler:
What is it? Answer on page 19
EDITOR’S NOTES Malcolm Baster
WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Telse Wokersien
While writing this, the new I-Pace has been unleashed at the Geneva Motor Show and apparently – if we can be-lieve the reviews and lucky test drivers – the declared aim of Jaguar to get their share of the upscale EV market will no longer be music of the future. Reviews in German, French, Italian and English (online) publications are full of praise confirming that the I-Pace is more than just an F-Pace with two electric motors and a battery pack. Admit-tedly, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder – and wheth-er the muscular crossover design appeals to you or not is purely a matter of taste – but the technology, materials and specs are undoubtedly in good Jaguar tradition. I have neither driven a Tesla nor an I-Pace, but I have translated for both companies and from the linguistic per-spective of a technical translator, Jaguar is definitely the more attractive choice. Not only Jaguar but also the Board of Directors has been active: Lois and Phil Smith have kindly agreed to organize the April prowl (see details in this issue), Adrian Small has taken on the June prowl (see calendar of events), Gregory has arranged for our April general meeting to be held at the Dealership, we will have a fun pub night in lieu of our regular meeting, at the Four Mile Pub on March 27 as the CPO’s Mess is not available this month. Glenis has submitted our membership data to JCNA, Doug Irving has prepared the financial statements, Bob Drew and Lois Smith will take the lead at the next executive meeting dealing with the By-laws with regard to transitioning to the New Societies Act. Terry, Malcolm, Peter, Bob B. and Bob J. are doing their magic in the background. The web-site has been updated: we have direct links to our Face-book page (maintained by Jerry Liudahl and Peter Ro-wand) and have a new Twitter account. Check them out, events are also posted there. It is getting warmer, the days are longer, and it is time for a cascade of attractive Club events increasing camarade-rie and social contact between our pets. Time to get out of that armchair and into the driver’s seat – or under your Jaguar… We look forward to seeing you at one or all Club events – it is going to be a busy and fun year!
Peter Andrachuk
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Big Picture: The new all-electric Jaguar I-Pace made its first public appearance at the Geneva International Motor Show this month. Another Jaguar you might have heard of, the E-Type, also made its first public appearance in Geneva in March, but March1961 in this case. Small Picture: We hope everyone had a happy St Pat-rick’s Day!
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W e returned to Jetstream Custom Auto in Sidney. We were welcomed by Jason and his wife who showed us a newly renovated
vintage pram (baby carriage), lovingly restored for use with their expected new arrival. Moving into the shop, we found two restored E-Type tubs and bodies. One was dark blue and the owner soon arrived in his immaculate Austin Healey. The other Jaguar was Peter Metcalfe’s project that we saw last year on the rotisserie with many rust penetrations. It is now solid and shining with white paint. Next was a red AC Ace with the engine removed for a restoration. Alongside was Jason’s own Audi rally car, much advanced from last year. Moving back to British cars, we inspected Merritt’s Morris Minor Countryman project. Now painted with new wood installed and a larger engine, it is being reassembled better than new. The back shop had an American pickup project and the '35 Singer Tourer we saw last year, that is available for those inter-ested. In the engine shop an E-Type motor caused much discussion. We gathered outside and Jason talked about the two rally cars parked there: the fastback 60’s Mustang which had been in Scandinavia, vintage rallying, and the 40’s Chevy Jason had accompanied at the start of the Peking to Paris rally. The car unfortunately broke an irre-placeable piston in the early stages, but Jason explained how he removed the piston and got the car to run on five cylinders. The owners went on to complete the rally, while Jason hurried home for his wedding! Jason and Jetstream have been supporters of JCCV for many years and are a valuable resource for many mem-bers. After this year’s visit most of us travelled on to the Spitfire Grill for good food and conversation while watching the airport comings and goings. I am sure we will be back next year.
Merritt inspects the progress on his Morris Minor Countryman project
JCCV Sunday Prowl, March 3, 2018 Story by Graham Darby. Photos by Fenna Herwig
Peter Metcalfe’s E-Type
After the Prowl: Lunch at the Spitfire Grill
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced that Michael van der Sande is taking over from John Edwards as head of the company’s SVR division, which develops perfor-mance models and the continuation series of cars. Van der Sande is currently head of Alpine, and has ex-perience with Aston Martin, Tesla and Renault. Outgoing head of SVR, John Edwards, has led the division for 27 years.
Michal van der Sande and an Alpine **************************************************************** Egoist: A person of low taste more interested in them-selves than in me. Ambrose Bierce
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The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace made its first public appear-ance at the recent Geneva International Motor Show. Deliveries are expected to start in July. As of press time, Canadian pricing has not been announced, but in the US the base price will be $70,495 for the S model, $76,845 for the SE and $81,495 for the top-of-the-line HSE. The first batch of I-Paces shipped to the US will be the decked-out First Edition models, priced at $86,895. Check out some videos: I-Pace intro https://youtu.be/xVahSvWpnyo https://youtu.be/gpyh-4q661g ***************************************************************** On a related note, “the Man”, Ratan Tata himself, paid a visit to the Geneva Motor Show and apparently strolled about the JLR exhibit unnoticed for a short time. When JLR CEO Ralf Speth spotted him, he rushed over to shake Tata's hand and told a reporter: "Here is the man who makes everything possible." In turn, Tata said of Speth: "No — this is the man."
Ratan Tata (left) and Ralf Speth (right). *****************************************************************
I
pace
Jaguar I-Pace Concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show
Jaguar I-Pace at the Geneva Motor Show
Range Rover Velar
I-Pace Concept “On the Road”
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W ith the threat of a global trade war, turbulence in financial markets, currency fluctuations etc
etc looming, our financial correspondent has been keeping his ear to the ground in the hope of finding
investment opportunities that may help our members flourish in these troubled times. He suggests that money can be made in mergers, and recommends buying stock in the following companies before the potential mergers listed below actually occur.
1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
2. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crack-ers join forces and become: Poly Warner Cracker.
3. 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Da-kota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
5. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.
6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to be-come: PouponPants.
8. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become: Knott NOW!
A nd staying with financial matters, if you plan on buying a new supercar, better hurry on down to
the dealership soon, as our government is about to raise the provincial tax rates on upmarket “luxury” cars. April First is the day.
Vehicle Price Pay Now Pay on or after April 1st
Below $55,000 7% 7% $55,000 to $55,999.99 8% 8% $56,000 to $56,999.99 9% 9% $57,000 to $124,999.99 10% 10% $125,000 to $149,999.99 10% 15% $150,000 and up 10% 20%
Aston Martin Vanquish Price: $350,000 Tax (5% GST + 20% PST) $87,500 (This assumes the taxes are added together (25%) before being imposed, and you are not paying “tax on tax”. *****************************************************************Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?
L ast month’s Growler included a mention of the Lister Thunder sports car, created from the Jagu-
ar F-Type. Reports are now emerging that Lister is plan-ning to revive its “Storm” name on a planned hypercar. The proposed Storm II would use a Jaguar-derived su-percharged 7.8 litre V12 engine, developing around 1,000 HP. A sub three second 0–60 time and a top speed of over 250 MPH are intended. Both racing and road-going versions would be made in very limited numbers, and the price would be in the £2 million range. The original Storm was built in the 1990s, and also of-fered in racing and road-going versions. It was powered by a Jaguar 7.0 litre V12, and was regarded as the fast-est four-seat grand touring car one could buy.
A 1993 Lister Storm
There is a bit more info on the Dyson Electric Vehicle Programme, which was reported in an earlier Island Growler: 1. Workforce to be increased by 300 to about 700 2. New factory to be on 750 acres at Hullavington Air-
field, near Chippenham, Wiltshire. 3. Three EV models planned: A low volume premium
car followed by two higher volume, cheaper cars. 4. Solid state batteries will be used. 5. Possible production in China.
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A Dyson…….Artist’s impression From Autocar
Artist’s conception of the Lister Storm II From Autocar
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Unit B, 2072 Henry Ave. West, Sidney, BC V8L 5Y1 www.JetstreamCustomAuto.com
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Dennis Brammer has sent us this picture of staff at a British henge site moving the stones to align them with daylight savings time. Each year hundreds stones must be moved ahead by 15
0 in the spring, and back 15
0 in the
fall in order to retain the timekeeping accuracy of these prehistoric places. *****************************************************************
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Sunday Prowl
to
“Visions in Wood 2018”
April 8
Meet in front of Old Navy at Tillicum Mall
at 10:45 a.m. for an 11:15 start.
Take your cat for a pretty drive then feast your eyes at the
new exhibition of fine woodworking by members of the
Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild.
Lunch is the Sunday Brunch Buffet at JJ Morgan’s on McKenzie Avenue in the University Heights Shopping
Centre. Reservation is for 1:00 p.m. Cost is $16.90 pp, tax and tip additional.
Please RSVP no later than Thurs. April 5 to Phil & Lois Smith by email to [email protected]
or by phone 250-652-9747.
Prowl Announcement Sunday, April 8, 2017
The next meeting of the
JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA is on Tuesday, March 27, 2018
at 6:00 pm
at the Four Mile Pub 199 Island Highway, Victoria
In lieu of our monthly meeting, we will meet
at the Four Mile House Pub for dinner at 6:00 pm, followed by an evening of
conversation and camaraderie.
We have booked a room there for ourselves. Go in the front door and keep turning right.
Can’t miss it!
SEE YOU THERE!
Fans of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden might recall from the September is-land Growler that drummer Nicko mcbrain is a jaguar fan. So you might not be completely surprised to learn that he commissioned Jaguar Classic to create for him a custom 1984 jaguar xj6.
The engine, now fitted with triple 2 inch Su carburettors, and the transmission are the same, but lots of suspension, body work and interior items have been exten-sively changed. The three-spoke steering wheel features Nicko’s unique mascot “Eddie the growler. There is an 1,1oo watt audio system. paint is described as mauve, and it looks fab!
The Nicko McBrain XJ6 in all its glory!
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Formula E Mexico City, March 3. Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Jaguars finished in fourth and sixth places in Mexico City, Nelson Piquet Jr taking fourth, and Mitch Evans sixth. The race was won by Daniel Abt, driving for the Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler team.
Image from motorsport.com ***************************************************************** I believe in luck. How else can you explain the success of those you dislike? Jean Cocteau
Victoria Battery Ltd
DBA Canadian Energy
Punta del Este, Uruguay, March 17 Mitch Evans drove his Jaguar to fourth place in this race. Unfortunately Nelson Piquet Jr’s Jaguar did not finish, completing 25 of the 37 laps of the seaside circuit. The race was won by Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne after a thrilling battle with Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler’s Lucas di Grassi. The championship standings after this race: Driver Team 1, Jean-Eric Vergne 1. Techeetah 2. Felix Rosenqvist 2. Mahindra Racing 3. Sam Bird 3. DS Virgin Racing 4. Sebastien Buemi 4. Panasonic Jaguar Racing 5. Nelson Piquet Jr 5. Renault E Dams 6. Mitch Evans 6. Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler
Jaguar in action in Uruguay Image from Autoweek
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The club has received this card from Tom Arnold of our charity, Victoria Hospice
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JCCV BITS & BYTES
As mentioned in last month’s Growler, the club presented Past President Alan Heartfield with our Service Award. As Alan was not able to attend our AGM, Terry Sturgeon presented the award to Alan at a later date.
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There’s some-thing significant about the date 3.14 2018. What could it be? (Check page 19
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Over ten cars showed up at Turkey Head for the March 18 Coffee Klatch. Most were British cars emerging from their winter storage, including Graham’s Walker’s S2 XKE cou-pé, Dick's V12 series 3, and Simon Scutt’s XJS, plus Gra-ham Darby’s incredibly shiny BRG XJR (see picture). Lots of chatting about planning for the summer.
Turkey Head Coffee Klatch
March 18 Story and photos by Bob Drew
P erhaps the most prestigious Canadian automotive awards are those given each year by the Automobile
Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). This year Jag-uar finished top in two categories. In the Best Small Pre-mium Car category, the Jaguar XE beat out finalists Alfa Romeo Giulia and Infinti Q60. In the Best Premium Sports/Performance category, the Jaguar F-Type defeat-ed finalists Porsche 718 (Boxster/Cayman) and Porsche 911. Also, in the Best Small Premium Utility Vehicle cate-gory the Range Rover Velar beat finalists Porsche Macan and Volvo XC60. Well done, all!
AJAC President Mark Richardson (right) and AJAC Vice-President Stephanie Wallcraft (left) present Jaguar Land Rover Canada President Wolfgang Hoffmann (centre)
with JLR’s 2018 awards. ****************************************************************** Jaguar Land Rover remains in contention for the 2018 World Car of the Year award. The three finalists are the Velar, the Mazda CX-5 and the Volvo XC60. The Velar is also in the running for World Car Design, the other two finalists being the Lexus LC 500 and the Volvo XC60. The winners will be announced at the New York Auto Show on March 28.
“Velar,” you say. “That’s an odd name”. When the Rover Company was developing the first Range Rover, it wanted to keep the project a bit hush-hush. So it was labelled as being a product of the fictitious company Velar of Croydon. Velar is derived from the Latin velare, meaning to hide.
Range Rover Velar
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A four-door Jaguar F-Type could be some-where in the line’s future, if Jaguar’s head of design gets his way.
Speaking to Australian media at the Geneva Motor Show this week, Jaguar design director Ian Callum confessed he is fascinated by the idea of a Jaguar F-Type ‘four-door coupe’.
Callum also revealed that earlier engineering limitations that had precluded such an idea – similar to the above independent, speculative design by Design Q in the UK – are now gone. As for confirming any plans, however, Callum quipped: “I couldn’t possibly comment… Could you imagine that? The notion of four doors is interesting because the idea of a four-door coupe came out originally with Jaguars, and then Mercedes-Benz latched on to the CLS and created this genre of car, which really rightfully was Jaguar’s…so that’s our rightful place in some ways — the four-door sports cars,” Callum said. Mercedes-Benz has found great success in the CLS, with the model spawning a number of high-performance vari-ants and even a shooting-brake wagon. Callum says that Jaguar, now celebrating 10 years of partnership with Tata and being given free rein on design, could now make this kind of design work in production. “The four-door aspect of a sports car makes a lot of sense. Not for every sports car, don’t get me wrong, but the reason for two doors is for more structure out of the car,” he said. “Therefore, four doors… and now, with modern technolo-gy, that sort of stuff doesn’t really matter any more. We can engineer a car to have structure with four doors, or even pillarless doors these days.” “So the notion of what probably originated as a two-door car isn’t relevant any more, if you can put four seats in it. There’s definitely a trend towards ‘four-seater being four doors’,” said Callum. Could this be the first signs of a bigger version of the F-Type? Could be. No doubt with Callum’s team penning the design, it’s a car that would certainly look the part. From Caradvice ***************************************************************** Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool.
10 years ago, on March 26, 2008, Ford sold its money-losing Jaguar and Land Rover brands to India’s Tata Mo-tors for $2.3 billion. The new company, Jaguar Land Rov-er, has flourished under Tata’s stewardship, and now ac-counts for about 75% of Tata’s revenues. ****************************************************************** You will be pleased to learn that when you order your new F-Type SVR, you will be able to order a “personalization package” for your car. The Special Vehicle Operations designers have created what is called a “Graphic Pack” of bonnet and sill decals with ‘575’ graphics to signify the 575 hp supercharged V8 engine of your car. Graphic Packs are available, at no extra charge, in six unique “colourways”: Yulong White with Firenze Red accents Santorini Black and Gold Corris Grey and Ultra Blue Caldera Red and Black Ultra Blue and Corris Grey Indus Silver and Black Very cool.
****************************************************************** ■ A mosquito was heard to complain That chemists had poisoned her brain. The cause of her sorrow Was para-dichloro- diphenyl-trichloroethane. A statistician is someone who tells you, when you've got your head in the fridge and your feet in the oven, that you're – on average - very comfortable.
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Classic cars and body shops
This is excerpted from an article by Charles Ormiston of the Victoria MG Club. Shops don't really want them Finding a shop that will take your classic for repair may be a challenge. Old cars are very difficult to work on. Seized nuts and sheared bolts are pretty common on cars less than 10 years old; add an additional 30 or more years of exposure and corrosion, and what should be a 20-minute job can turn into 2 hours. Most shops will avoid anything 'classic'. The only rea-son this B was in the shop was because the journeyman - a former shop owner, classic restorer, as well as a current collector and B owner himself - knew this B's owner. Many tradespeople don't want to work on them As mentioned, the unpredictability of the amount of actual time it'll take to effect repairs is a big deterrent. Shop workers are paid flat rates based on the estimated time, not actual, so if you spend 2 hours doing something that is supposed to take 20 minutes, then you're only paid for 20 minutes of work. So, experienced body people are not fans of the classics. When asked how much he would charge to restore a B like one of mine, the journeyman said, "If I was feeling super-generous? Fifty-thousand at the minimum." Obvi-ously, this reflects the distaste for the work, not the work itself. Estimates are a problem In order to get work done, particularly if there's an in-surer involved, you'll need an estimate of how much the repair will cost. Estimators enter the year, make and mod-el of the car into a database, as well as a list of the work that'll need to be done - such as 'remove bumper' - to cal-culate the cost of work involved. (The database contains the time required to service each part, based on data from the manufacturer. The bumper from a late Mustang might take 45 minutes to remove, while a Corolla of the same year will take 15.) Unfortunately, this database only goes so far back and our B's aren't in them. In this case, an estimator would basically have to guess at the time required to complete the tasks, and with numerous unknowns - such as how the car is even as-sembled - the risk to the shop is not unappreciated. In situations like these, it's not uncommon for the shop to have to revise estimates as they go, only to eventually be told by the insurer that it's a write-off; losing all the time and money spent to that point. For this B, it was fortunate that the shop manager - also a former shop owner - had been in the business for decades and, being a bit of a pack rat, was able to find a copy of an old estimator's book from the ‘70s that includ-ed the B, making estimating much easier and more accu-rate. You can't just order parts This may seem obvious to us, with so few parts suppli-ers, but simply ordering replacement panels is usually not allowed. Metals change and dies are often inaccurate (even parts for a 5-year-old car made by the manufactur-er are off). Typically the repair standard is to 'maintain the original's integrity', meaning that you're not usually al-
lowed to buy a panel from Moss and weld it on. You actu-ally have to find a similar-year B and cut the pieces off you need to repair the original panel. And by 'piece', I mean 'piece', no replacing the whole fender. If a 5" square needs to be replaced because it's too damaged or corrod-ed, a replacement square has to be cut from a donor car. (That's right, you have to cannibalize another B to repair your own.) They're 'pop-can' soft Another discovery was how easy it is to re-shape the B - which in some ways is a good thing. Simply securing the body to the jacking system started to pull the panels straight. It was noticed that several spots were soft enough to be re-shaped with bare hands. From a repair perspective, this is great. As a driver, however, this is a little disconcerting. All-new paint may be required A few months ago I wrote about paint-matching on one of my Bs, and it went fairly well. But those were small spots. The big one for classic Bs - especially with the orig-inal paint - is that the whole car will need a re-spray. Old cars like our Bs were typically painted with lacquer paint, which dried hard quickly (great for manufacturing). Con-taining cyanide, this paint has been outlawed for many years. (It was also the prime cause of deaths in the auto-body industry, resulting in dramatic changes. The stigma of those deaths, however, seem to have irrevocably harmed the industry as almost no young people want to be paint apprentices.) Unfortunately, modern paints do age differently, so even if there was a 'perfect' colour-match out the door, the newly-painted area would be visible eventually (depending on exposure). So, if paint is part of your repair picture, it'll need to be the whole car. Expect to pay some of the bill yourself Aside from your deductible, you may have to pay out-of-pocket for some of the repairs or - in the case of the insurer deciding to write it off part-way through - to com-plete the job. The insurer may not agree to repaint the whole car, for example. And as nice as your car may be, adjusters aren't affected by sentimentality or nostalgia. . It'll take a while As you've no doubt realized, all these issues make repairing old cars a time-consuming prospect. Repairs themselves are not especially time-consuming, but finding donor cars and parts, or negotiating back-and-forth with the insurer can mean that your car spends far more time sitting and gathering dust than being repaired. Time frames of 6 - 24 months aren't completely unheard of, though shops do try to get them out the door as soon as possible. Hopefully, none of you will have to deal with anything more serious than bird-droppings. But if you do, at least you'll have an idea what to expect. ***************************************************************** Q. Why did the skeleton cross the road? A. To get to the body shop. “I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.”
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On March 29,1927, Henry Segrave set a new land speed record of 203.79 MPH in a Sunbeam car, becoming the first driver to exceed 200 MPH. The car, known as “Mystery” or “The Slug”, was powered by two Sunbeam Matabele 22.4 litre aircraft engines mounted in tandem, one ahead of the driver and the other behind. Total power was a bit over 900 HP.
I suspect you are aware that St Patrick’s Day falls in March, so we will take time to remember a car with which you might not be completely familiar: the Shamrock. The Shamrock was the brainchild of two American busi-nessmen, James S. Conway and William K. Curtis. The plan, in the late 1950s, was to establish a factory in a part of Ireland with a high unemployment rate and build a luxu-ry sporty type car to export to the United States, where eager Americans would be lining up to buy it. After a false start in Tralee, County Kerry, a factory was established in Castleblaney in Monaghan. A certain Alvin “Spike” Rhiando was recruited to design the car. Spike was Italian, American or Canadian at times and was a car/motorcycle racer Hollywood stunt man, wing-walker, gun runner etc etc. One thing he was not, however, was a good designer of cars. The proportions were all wrong, and the massive front and rear overhangs from the 98 inch wheelbase prompted one commentator to say that it looked “more like a parade float than a car.” And changing a flat back tire involved dislocating the axle. Running gear came from the Austin A55 Cambridge, and its 1.5 litre 53 HP engine was overwhelmed by the mass of the car. So no one bought it. It was too big for the Irish and British, and too small and underpowered for the Americans. Of the planned 3,000 cars per year, only about eight or 10 were sold. So the factory closed, and rumour says all the parts and equipment were dumped into nearby Lough Muckno.
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I n the January Growler, mention was made that a Jaguar D-Type once owned by Bernie Ecclestone was going on the auction block at an auction by
Gooding and Company in Scottsdale, Az. It seems that the event was not a complete success, as the car failed to reach its reserve, with a final bid of a mere $8.8 mil-lion. Another D-Type mentioned in the same issue, a 1954 works car once driven by Stirling Moss and Peter Walker at Le Mans, also failed to reach its reserve at the RM Sotheby auction Scottsdale. The final bid here was a paltry $9.8 million.
Moss’s & Walker’s
Ecclestone’s
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An Evening with a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Monday, April 09, 2018
See and hear 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee LIVE
Victoria Hospice and The BC Centre for Palliative Care are honoured to be co-presenting the BC premiere of the feature-length documentary film, Hippocratic: 18 Experi-ments in Gently Shaking the World, based on the extraor-dinary life and work of Dr M.R. Rajagopal.
The movie will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Rajagopal, who will be in attendance.
This is a must-see event for anyone interested in the power of the human spirit, human rights and social jus-tice, and essential viewing for anyone working in health care.
Dr. Rajagopal is a: • 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. • 2018 recipient of the Government of India’s Padma Shri Award – one of the highest civilian honours. • Often called the “Gandhi of Modern Medicine” and the “Father of Palliative Care in India.” • And “the inspirer” for the internationally recognized model for Compassionate Communities in Kerala, India.
VICTORIA EVENT DETAILS Date Monday, April 9, 2018 Time 6:30 – 8:30pm Location Cineplex Silver City Victoria, 3130 Tillicum Road Tickets $16 per person, available at: https://tickets.demand.film/event/3810 ***************************************************************** Enter for a chance to win a round-trip flight for 2 any-where WestJet flies The WestJet “Gift of Flight” Raffle tickets are now on sale! Buy your tickets now for a chance to win a round-trip flight for two anywhere WestJet Flies. Proceeds support Victo-ria Hospice and will go toward providing end-of-life care in our community. To purchase your tickets online and for more information visit www.victoriahospice.org
Winning ticket drawn here! Hike for Hospice – May 6, 2018 Join us on Sunday, May 6th at Fisherman's Wharf Park for the 7th Annual Hike for Hospice! Gather a team of friends and family or join us as an individual for a scenic walk to support Victoria Hospice. Sign up today at www.victoriahospice.org
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It is a 1931 Hillman Wizard 3.14 2018 is Pi Day!
For Sale JAGUAR: History of a Classic Marque by Philip Por-ter. First edition C 1988. Opened once. As new. Comes with an equally pristine XJ6 brochure. $60 SU Fuel pump. Virtually new, for what that's worth. $50 Lucas distributor cap, new. $10 Ian Cameron 250 652-1260 **************************************************************** For the ex-hippie members of our club, there is a signifi-cant March milestone. In March of 1950, the Volkswagen Bus went into production.
After the War in 1945, the Wolfsburg Volkswagen factory where the VW Beetles were made had no means of in-ternal transport. So the people who worked in the experi-mental department came up with the idea of a flatbed truck utilizing parts from another vehicle—the Kübelwagen. Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon is credited with the “bus” concept after impressing engi-neers with a sketch of the vehicle showing the cab moved forward and the flatbed covered over.
If you drive a Daimler SP250 and have had a drink or two, it is not really necessary to remember the hotel’s parking lot entry code! From Dennis Brammer
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Jaguar Events, 2018 JCCV Events are printed in bold
March 2018
Mar 18 Turkey head or Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon
Mar 23-25 JCNA Annual General Meeting, San Antonio, TX Info: www.jcna.com
Mar 27 JCCV Dinner/Social Meeting, details page 11.
Mar 28- Apr 1
Vancouver International Auto Show. Info: vancouverinternationalautoshow.com
April 2018
Apr 8 Sunday Prowl, details page 11.
Apr 15 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon
Apr 22 St George’s Day British Motoring Show Langley Area Mostly British Motoring Club. Info: www.lambscarclub.com
Apr 24 JCCV Regular Meeting, details TBA
May 2018
May 6 Sunday Prowl. We will probably go to the OECC Restoration Fair and Swap Meet at Heritage Acres in Saanich.
May 6 OECC Restoration Fair & Swap Meet. Heritage Acres, Saanich. Info pending
May 19 Vancouver All British Field Meet. Van Dusen Gardens Info: www.westerndriver.com
May 20 All British Run to Whistler. Info: www.westerndriver.com
May 20 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.
May 22 JCCV Regular meeting, details TBA
June 2018
July 2018
Jun 3 Sunday Prowl. Details TBA
Jun 9 Alberta All British Field Meet, Edmonton Info: www.albertaallbritishmotoringsociety.ca
Jun 15-17 Seaside Cruizers Show & Shine, Qualicum Beach Info: www.seasidecruizers.com
Jun 15-17 Brits Best Classic, Radium Hot Springs Info: www.calgarymgclub.org
Jun 17 Fathers Day British Car Picnic, Beacon Hill Park Info [email protected]
Jun 24 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.
Jun 26 JCCV Regular Meeting. Details TBA
Jun 24 - Jul 3
Brits ‘Round B.C. Old English Car Club, South Island Branch. Info: www.oecc.ca/sib
July 8 Brits on the Beach, Transfer Beach, Ladysmith Info: https://www.oecc.ca/cib/
July 14 Pender Highlanders Show & Shine, Pender island. Info pending
Jul 15 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.
Jul 15 Fraser Valley Classic Car Show, Chilliwack Info: https://fvccs.ca
Jul 21-22 Sun Valley Cruise-in, Vernon Info: https://www.sunvalleycruisein.com
Jul 21 European Classic Car Meet, Calgary Info: www.vsccc.ca
Jul 21 Western Washington All British Field Meet, Kenmore, WA Info: wwabfm.com
Jul 22 Sooke Car Show & Swap & Shop. Info: sookefallfair.ca/wp/index.php/pie-sales-and-car-show-events
Jul 27-29 Jaguars on the Island Info: www.jaguarcarclub.ca
Jul 29 Oak Bay Collector Car Festival, Oak Bay. Info: https://www.oakbay.ca/parks-recreation/events/.../oak-bay-collector-car-festival
Cancelled
August 2018
Aug 4 Jaguars on the Green Concours, LeMay America’s Car Museum, Tacoma. Jaguar Drivers and Restorers Club. Info: https://www.seattlejagclub.org/events/jaguars-on-the-green-59-per-entry
Aug 5 Sunday Prowl (?). Details TBA
Aug 17-19 Canadian XK Jaguar Register Heritage Classic Weekend Info: www.jcna.com
Aug 18-19 British Columbia Historic Motor Races, Mission, BC Info: www.vrcbc.ca
Aug 19 Beverley Corners Show & Shine, Duncan. Info: https://beverlycornersshownshine.com
Aug 23-26 Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca, CA Info:www.mazdaraceway.com/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion
Aug 19 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.
Aug 26 Vancouver Island Motor Gathering, Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, Duncan. Info: www.motorgathering.com
Aug 26 Concours d’Elegance of the San Juan Islands Info: https://www.visitsanjuans.com/events/concours-delegance-san-juan-islands
Jul 1 Sunday Prowl, Details TBA
Jul 1 Canada Day Gorge Picnic & Show & Shine Info: www.gorgecanadaday.ca
Jul 1 Saltspring Canada Day Show & Shine, Saltspring Island Info pending
September 2018
Sep 2 Sunday Prowl. Details TBA.
Sep 8-9 Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon Concours & Slalom Portland International Raceway Held in conjunction with the Portland ABFM Info : www.joco.org
Sep 8-9 Vancouver Luxury and Supercar Weekend Van Dusen Gardens. Info: www.luxurysupercar.com
Sep 9 An English Car Affair in the Park, Government House Old English Car Club, South island Branch Info: www.oecc.ca
Sep 16 Turkey Head Coffee Klatch. 9 am to noon.
Sep 22 Sea to Sky All British Rally. Vancouver to Whistler Info: www.seatoskyallbritishrally.com
