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THE NEWSLETTER OF JCNA CLUB #63
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3
The Valley Jaguar
From the Cockpit:
Saturday May 25 saw Susquehanna Valley Jaguar Club's Concours d'Elegance
begin in 44 degree temperatures as staff began to set up the field at 6:45a.m. Beautiful
sun and cloudless skies provided a great park setting for 37 registered Jaguars. Title
Sponsor, Jaguar Land Rover Harrisburg, provided an F-Type for display and pictures
were taken all day while Mark Reilly explained details of the new car. Maple Donuts,
corporate sponsor, provided coffee and donuts while Olde York Classics sponsored a
local Fife and Drum presentation. Other sponsors included Auto Zone, SNG Barratt,
Welsh Jaguar, Haggerty, Gladfelter Insurance, and Hershey Percussion.
Jaguar Land Rover Harrisburg chose John Spillman's MK VIII as Dealer Choice
Trophy, while Kurt Rappold was presented the Spirit of the Concours Award by Maple
Donuts. (Ed. Kurt is the only member I know with a 4-digit JCNA number!)
Thanks to all who participated as staff, judges and entrants.
Saturday June 8th saw "The Blob" return to the big screen at Hershey Backyard
Theatre. Actually, the screen was too big for the backyard so it remains in the front.
Steve McQueen, owner of an XKSS, was the star "teenager"- actually 28 - while Helen
Crump of the Andy Griffith Show was his girl. The Downingtown Diner was prominently
featured at the end of the movie.
Kathy provided soda pop, popcorn and movie theatre candy favorites like
Goobers and milk duds inspired by the "Let’s All Go to the Lobby" short clip. A good
time was had by all even though the "Blob" failed to materialize by the end of the
evening!
Happy Trails,
Dave M. Hershey
Club Officers for 2013
Dave Hershey, President Shirl Busch, Secretary
Charles Burnside, Publicity
Ralph Miller, First VP
John Spillman, Treasurer
Lori Jo Whitehaus, Newsletter
John Kerlish, Second VP Tom Whitehaus, Membership Dave Hershey, Concours Chair
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Contributions from Members
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Please consider sending something that you feel others might like to
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SAVE THE DATE!
SVJC 2013 Calendar
(items in BOLD are sponsored by SVJC)
September 22nd
Club Picnic, 2:00 PM, Rocky Ridge (York)
October 6th
Civil War Museum & Dinner (Harrisburg)
November 2nd
Covered Bridge and Leaf Tour, 2:00 PM (York)
December 1st
Christmas Dinner, Eagle’s Nest (York)
May 24th (2014)
SVJC Concours d’Elegance (York)
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F-Type at the Concours 2013
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Judging 2013
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Awards 2013
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British Invade Gettysburg 2013
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British Invade Gettysburg, by Denny Ward
On Saturday, 7-13-12, I ran my 1964 Triumph TR4 to Hake’s in Dover to fill up on
non-ethanol gas, then early Sunday morning I checked the oil and topped the dashpots.
Cindy and I met up with her sister Sandy and brother- in- law Carl, to trek to Gettysburg
for the BIG show. Following Carl’s Corvette (his nicely restored MG-TF is having fuel
problems), we took some beautiful back roads to the G’Burg Outlets, where the allBritish car show is held. Carl parked in the general lot, and Cindy and I were directed to
proceed down the boulevard and park in front of Tommy Hilfiger, with a BRG MGB to
the right and a yellow Spitfire on the left. As we got out of the Triumph, Cindy’s sister
arrived and that was the last I saw of them for over 2 hours.
Carl and I strolled past rows of British cars, taking pictures, and chatting with
many owners and old friends. There was good representation of old and newer Jaguars,
including XK8, XK, XKR, XJ8, XJR, XK120, several E-Types. We saw Jenson, Lotus,
Rolls Royce, Daimler, Mini, Morris, Austin Healey, Austin and more. However my
favorite car at the show had to be a maroon 1930’s Riley sedan, which was a true ‘barn
find.’ It was under construction, but was driven to the show.
Did you know that Morgan has begun building 3-wheelers again? Only a trained
eye can tell a new one from a 1930’s version. The sharp new Lotus Exige was also on
display.
We completed most of the circuit once, then stopped at Quiznos for lunch. When
we reached my Triumph after lunch, the boot was full of shopping bags, but Cindy and
Sandy were nowhere in sight.
The British Invade Gettysburg show is sponsored by the Lanco MG club, and
proceeds benefit Toys for Tots. The day was hot, but not unbearable, and there are tons
of air-conditioned shops to duck into. Next year, plan to attend, with or without your Jag,
and support a good cause while having a great time.
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The Blob
The Blob is an independently made 1958 American horror/science-fiction film that depicts a
giant amoeba-like alien that came from outer space and terrorizes the small community of Downingtown,
Pennsylvania. The film was Steve McQueen's debut leading role, and also starred Aneta Corsaut. The
film's tongue-in-cheek theme song, "Beware of the Blob", was written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David
and became a nationwide hit in the U.S. It was recorded by studio group the Five Blobs – actually
singer Bernie Knee overdubbing himself.
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