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The Award Winning Newsletter of
THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA
Issue #141
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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June 2016
Telse’s Questionnaire Responses
Coffee Klatch Pictures
Pender Island Jaunt Report
Range Rover Evoque vs LandWind X7
JCCV Bits & Bytes
An American in England
“What Your Cat Wants”
A Bit of Advice for JOTI
Drive-In Theatres
Coming Events
Hospice Events
2016 DIRECTORS
President: Alan Heartfield
250-508-7277 xjstwr@gmail.com
Vice-President: Graham Darby
250-385-4954 gjd9@telus.net
Immed. Past President: Merritt Chisholm
250-656-0030 fmchisholm@shaw.ca
Secretary: Telse Wokersien
250-885-7391 twokersien@gmail.com
Treasurer: Doug Easton
250-595-2822 doug_easton@telus.net
Membership Secretary: John Wigmore
250-592-7885 jrwigmore@shaw.ca
Director at Large: Don Fulcher
250-713-0736 nod461@gmail.com
Director at Large: Terry Sturgeon
250-370-2299 terrysturgeon@telus.net
Director Growler Editor: Malcolm Baster
250-743-1791 thegrowler@shaw.ca
Director Webmaster: Alan Heartfield
250-508-7277 xjstwr@gmail.com
Director JOTI Chair: Graham Walker
250-479-7364 grahambwalker@shaw.ca
THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA
2017 Cadboro Bay Road, Box 112
Victoria BC Canada V8R 5G4
https://vijaguars.ca
jaguarcarclub@shaw.ca
founded 2003
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Editor: Malcolm Baster
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APPOINTED POSITIONS 2016
Events: Malcolm Baster
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JCNA Chief Judge: Terry Sturgeon
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JCNA Liaison: Gregory Andrachuk
250-595-7453 v12.vdp@gmail.com
Prowl Convener: Graham Darby
250-385-4954 gjd9@telus.net
Regalia Coordinators:
Barbara Driver & Telse Wokersien
Barbara 250-743-6756 bdbe@shaw.ca
Telse 250-885-7391 twokersien@gmail.com
Hospice Liaison: Tom Arnold
250-519-1749 Tom.Arnold@victoriahospice.org
MEETINGS
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
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Cover Photo Story
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Telse’s Questionnaire Responses
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A McLaren 570S in Ucluelet
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May Coffee Klatch Pictures
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Pender Island Show Notice
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Pender Island Jaunt Report
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July Prowl Notice
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June Meeting Notice
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Range Rover vs LandWind
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JCCV Bits & Bytes
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More Jccv Bite & Bytes
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Still More JCCV Bits & Bytes
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An American in England
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Hospice Events
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“What Your Cat Wants”
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JOTI Advice
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Drive-In Theatres
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Coming Events
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or XEs on Concours fields in 2040. In fact, I’d be willing to
bet my XJ8 against anyone’s Miata there will be none.
And I don’t know about you, but I’m not looking forward to
the first SUV at a Jaguar Concours. That is just wrong.
So I suspect in 2040 the Concours field will look much like
it does now, lots of E-types, some Mark IIs, a smattering
of XKs and maybe there will be an XJS or two left.
I’m sure the situation is not specific to Jaguars. From
what I’ve seen BMW, Audi, Ferrari and Mercedes are all
afflicted similarly. Complexity and reliability are mutually
exclusive.
As they say on the forums, “your mileage may vary”. If
you have a differing opinion or any comment, you can use
the JCCV website to post a rebuttal in the Comments section, or send it to the Growler Editor. And if anyone wants
an XJ8 cheap, call me.
Alan Heartfield
A couple of days ago I lifted the hood on my Miata.
Why is this noteworthy? Because it very seldom happens.
I think the last time was about 8 months ago when I
raised it out of a sense of guilt, having not raised it for
many months before that. This time it was out of a sense
of responsibility. Linda and I were taking the car on a trip
to Washington State and I wanted to make sure the fluid
levels were all good. They were. And there was nothing
else under there that needed any attention. The contrast
between this and my XJ8 immediately struck me. If I had
a dollar for every time I have lifted the hood on my XJ8 in
the last 3 months, I could get a very expensive bottle of
single malt. Or perhaps two.
For all the wonderfulness of the Jaguar, the reality is
that the Miata is a far better engineered and far better
built car than the Jaguar. Yes, it doesn’t have the legacy
or the cachet or sheer classiness or comfort of the Jag,
nor is it as pleasurable a car to take on a grand tour. But
the Miata of course wins the fun factor hands down, and
the Eveready bunny has nothing on it.
So far in the last 12 months I have replaced the
Jaguar’s steering rack, power steering pump, front
brakes, idler pulleys, alternator, water pump, and serpentine belt. The front brake rotors are worn out. There is a
loud howling noise from somewhere - I am hoping it is the
a/c compressor and not internal to the engine. The hood
release lever (plastic) broke (no doubt from overuse).
The occasions when the CEL is not on are so rare that I
keep the OBD reader continuously connected. In April the
CEL reported both knock sensors were bad. The cruise
control quit working because the plastic cam on a small
switch wore to the point that it no longer properly indicated the brake was not being pressed. The transmission
reports daily that it is “out of range”. In fact, it is not, but
the car goes into limp home mode regardless. And limp is
the operative word. Transmission shifts were often very
hard, apparently due to the fluid level being low in the so
called “sealed for life” transmission. New fluid meeting
Jaguar’s spec is $38 a litre. $38 a litre for transmission
fluid! Not bloody likely, pal. A top up with $7/litre Valvoline
smoothed it back out. No doubt it should have a flush and
new filter. Cost would be more than the car is worth. And
the headliner has already dropped down. The clock still
works, though.
Do a Google search or two and you’ll find that all these
and more are problems commonly experienced by owners of older XJ8s/XK8s. Often the car throws a CEL and
code that is not “real”. There is no real problem with the
drive train, but the various sensors have failed and indicate a non-existent problem, almost always on an inconsistent basis. Makes trouble-shooting a real joy and driving the car a serious PITA.
My Miata is a full decade older than the XJ8 and has
over 300,000 km on it compared to the XJ8’s 128,000.
And we won’t talk about the difference in capital cost.
It is my contention that modern Jaguars are “5 year
cars”. They are a joy to own and drive for 5
years, and after that the experience turns
sour exponentially. I don’t think there will be
many XJ8s, XK8s, S-types, X-Types, XFs,
EDITOR’S NOTES
Malcolm Baster
Certainly is nice to see the long summer evenings again.
We can drive to our various car club meetings in Victoria,
and go there and back in the daylight. So I would encourage you to get the ol’ Jags out in the evening while you
can. An ice cream cone at the end of a hot day is a real
treat!
Thanks to Anita Price, Dorothy Moleski, Gregory Andrachuk, Wilson Grahame, Wayne Watkins, Alan Lea, Terry
Sturgeon, Dennis Brammer and Barry McCallan for their
contributions this month.
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COVER PHOTO
Big pic: Three privately-entered E-Types ran at Le Mans
in 1962.The Briggs Cunningham-entered #10 finished a
very creditable fourth. Another E-Type was fifth.
Little pic: The “Drive-In Theatre” concept was patented in
June. (June, 1933, that is.)
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QuestionNaires
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Brian
ith Jaguars on the Island being fairly imminent, it is
appropriate that we obtain our responses to this month’s
Telse’s Questionnaire from major experts in the field. So
here they are, from two members who possess exceptional knowledge in the art of judging Jaguars, Brian
Evers and Gregory Andrachuk.
My first Jaguar: A 1995 XJ6 (X300 body) VDP. Moroccan Red with a Coffee and Cream interior.
Bought where and when: From a neighbour in Arbutus
Ridge in 2000. 80,000 Km.
Gregory
Current Jaguars: 2008 XJ8 VDP, 1967 Gunmetal Grey
E-Type OTS, 1967 BRG E-Type OTS.
My first Jaguar: A beautiful 1982 XJ6 in white with Biscuit leather, which I restored to Sovereign specification.
I wish I had: A 2010 XK convertible, as well as, not instead of, the above.
Bought where and when: Bought here in Victoria in
1992 from Andrew Timmis.
Favourite colour on a Jag: Gunmetal Grey.
Current Jaguar: That has to be plural. I don’t think it is
possible to own only one Jaguar, is it? We have two XTypes, one of them a Sportwagon, the other a manualshift sedan, both wonderful cars, an aluminum-body XK
coupé, and a 1966 Mark 2.
If I didn’t have a Jag I would drive a: Golf cart, as I
would be too old to have a driver’s licence.
People say that you can categorize women by the
contents of their purses (or men by the contents of
their wallets)...let’s see what your glove compartment/
console reveals about you. What are you hiding in
your glove compartment/console? Pen, notepad, knife,
Kleenex and a folder of cds.
I wish I had: More hair on my head.
Favourite colour on a Jag: Any dark colour, but especially Racing Green - both the XK and the Sportwagon
are in British Racing Green.
Who else is allowed to drive your Jaguar(s)? Many
friends.
If I didn’t have a Jag, I would drive a: hmmm...
possibly an Audi or a Range Rover.
Last music played on your stereo: B. G. Adair piano
music.
People say that you can categorize women by the
contents of their purses (or men by the contents of
their wallets)…let’s see what your glove compartment/console reveals about you: What are you hiding
in your glove compartment and/or console:
Nothing but essentials: owner’s manual, insurance papers, a pen, a map, a microfiber cloth.
I got my last ticket for: Speeding (on I5.) 5 MPH over.
Cop did not like Canadians.
How often do you talk to your car? To the E-Types, all
the time.
Your unasked advice: If ever you think you can’t do it,
try anyway. You will surprise yourself.
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Who else is allowed to drive your Jaguar(s): No one.
Darlene has her own Jaguar.
Last music played in your stereo: Ray Lamontaigne
and a lot of Puccini.
I got my last ticket for: Speeding on the Coquihalla at
Darlene’s urging. She is an enabler in every way.
Jaguars on the island 2016 is almost
here. But don’t panic! There is still
time to register for this
great weekend.
How often do you talk to your car: Never. I am not unbalanced that way.
Your unasked advice: Never take your car to a car
wash. Use a proper conditioner on the leather. Use your
turn signals properly: they go on BEFORE, long BEFORE
the brake lights. Have you noticed that German cars apparently do not come from the factory with turn signals?
Just go to https://vijaguars.ca
to sign up for a super time!
(You do not need to log in to sign up)
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Spotted in Ucluelet at the big Porsche Club event there
was this McLaren 570S.
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Company founder New Zealander Bruce McLaren rose
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youngest driver at the time to win a Formula 1 GP. He
also won many sports car races, including Le Mans with
Ford in 1966.
He founded the company that bears his name in 1963,
and became the dominant Can Am series manufacturer.
Bruce McLaren died at Goodwood on June 2,1970 while
testing a car of his own design.
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Coffee Klatch at Turkey Head
May 15,2016
From Wayne Watkins.
Along with the European Car Group at Oak Bay Marina
parking lot at Turkey Head. Good time was had by all.
The Jaguar contingent at Turkey Head
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Return to Pender Island
We, the Pender Highlanders Pipe and Drum Band, are
holding our Annual Show and Shine on 9th July. Jim Dunlop, the band’s Pipe Major, would, I know, be delighted
if as many of your members as possible would join us.
The events begin with a parade of vehicles from Port
Browning pub to the field behind the Pender Island Community Hall where the Show and Shine will be held.
A Mercedes owner pining for a Jaguar? No, it’s a cheetah
The parade will leave the Port Browning pub at 10.30am
so anybody who chooses to participate should be there at
about 10:15am, straight off the ferry in fact. There is no
fee and no registration so anybody who would like to take
part can just show up at Port Browning on the day.
Some members may prefer to go straight to the Show
and Shine venue without taking part in the parade and
that’s fine. The event will be well signposted and there will
be marshals directing the traffic into the field. Again, there
is no fee and no registration is necessary. The event,
which usually lasts until about 2.00pm is in aid of the Pipe
and Drum Band and we rely on donations from attendees.
The band performs every half an hour to an hour and we
will have a beer/wine/soft drink tent and hot dog/
hamburger stand.
Our Jaguar Jeremy on a Vespa
We normally have a number of most interesting vehicles
attend.
Please feel free to e-mail me for any info you might require.
Alan Morrish
alanmorrish@shaw.ca
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Don’t Forget! If you will be going to the Beacon Hill Park
Father’s Day Picnic with the JCCV and you would like
lunch, go to the website and register.
(Lunch is $10.)
https://vijaguars.ca
Is Graham contemplating Lambo doors on his Jaguar?
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JCCV Pender Island Jaunt, June 4, 2016
Story and photos by Wilson Grahame
On Saturday June 4th,12 Jaguars of varying vintages and
types met at Swartz Bay to catch the 9:35 am ferry to
Otter Bay on Pender Island for the annual jaunt to Poets
Cove. All these beautiful cars gained a lot of attention
from the other passengers. On arriving at Otter Bay we
made our way to the home of Godfrey Miller, where we
viewed his extensive collection of Jaguar memorabilia
including the first leaper, a trophy won by Stirling Moss at
Silverstone and much much more. Godfrey is the owner
of a Jaguar XJ220 which unfortunately was not present.
After leaving there, several of us stopped at the Driftwood
Centre for coffee, ice-cream and goodies, and of course
our wives were lured into some of the other shops. We all
arrived at Poets Cove at 1 pm and parked on the front
patio. What a sight to see all these beautiful cars parked
beside each other!
At sea
Everyone enjoyed a BBQ on the patio overlooking the
marina and afterwards the Poets Cove Manager presented the “Manager’s Choice Award" to Bob and Myra
Baynton for their beautiful Jaguar XK8R convertible—a
worthy winner. Bob and Myra are new members this
year.
Those of us who did not stay overnight caught the 5:40
pm ferry back home after a very enjoyable day. Those
who stayed overnight unfortunately had to eat in the pub
with loud music and average food as the main restaurant
was closed. However the positive part of the trip was that
we all spent some time getting to know each other a little
better.
Viewing Godfrey Miller’s collection of Jaguar memorabilia
Bob & Myra Baynton receive the Poets Cove
Manager’s Choice award
Awaiting the ferry
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Prowl Announcement
Sunday, July 3, 2016
It’s time again to head up north for our July Prowl
and BBQ presented by Brian Evers and Geoff
Moyse.
The next meeting of the
JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA
is on Tuesday, June 28, 2016
at 7:30 pm
We will meet at our usual spot at the Tillicum Mall at
2:00, and plan to set off at 2:15. We will be led on
our expedition by our President Alan Heartfield.
at the Chiefs’ & Petty Officers’ Mess CFB
Esquimalt, 1575 Lyall Street, Victoria
We will motor to Mill Bay, and then continue by a
circuitous route to the famous Kinsol Trestle, arriving
there about 3:00. (North of the Malahatters may join
the group at the parking area on the west side of Mill
Bay Road just south of Noowick Road.) When we
have examined the Kinsol Trestle to our satisfaction,
we will depart there and proceed to Geoff Moyse’s
acreage, where we will check out a display of
Geoff’s Jaguars, and tuck into our BBQ. We should
plan to arrive there about 4:30.(Geoff’s address is
4249 Telegraph Road, just south of Cowichan Bay.)
Presentation by
Gregory Andrachuk
Gregory will give a presentation on
how to prepare your Jaguar for JOTI.
This is a subject on which
Gregory has great knowledge.
So if you plan to have your car “on the field,”
judged or not, you will learn how
to make it look its best.
Important! Please bring something to barbecue,
something to drink, something (salad or dessert)
to share, glasses, utensils and lawn chairs and
small tables.
T
he Kinsol Trestle is a wooden trestle completed in
1920 to cross the Koksilah River carrying a planned
railway line between Victoria and Nootka Sound.
The railway was intended to transport old-growth logs. It
was named after Kinsol Station, which was in turn named
for the nearby King Solomon Mine. (Not a very successful
mine.)
SEE YOU THERE!
The line had only reached Youbou when construction was
halted. The last train crossed in 1979, and the trestle was
abandoned the next year.
The Kinsol Trestle is 144 feet high and 617 feet long, making it the largest wooden trestle in the Commonwealth,
and one of the highest in the world.
I don’t know if you are watching the new Top Gear, which
debuted in Canada on Saturday, June 4; but if you are
not, you are not alone.
The BBC reported that 4.4 million viewers watched the
first episode in the UK, but only 2.8 million watched the
second. An average of 5.3 million UK viewers watched
the previous Top Gear each week.
A logging train on the Kinsol Trestle
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bove is a picture of a Range Rover Evoque. (“Idiot can’t count, there are two Evoques,” I hear you say.) But in
fact there is really only one Evoque. The vehicle on the right is a LandWind X7, made in China by LandWind, a
stand-alone company formed as a joint venture between the Jiangling Motors Corporation and Changan Auto.
Jaguar Land Rover noticed the eerie similarity between the two SUVs, and has recently filed a lawsuit against Jiagling
claiming copyright violation and unfair competition. (The X7 costs the equivalent of C$26,300 and the Evoque
C$75,000.) Evoques sold in China are manufactured as a joint venture between JLR and Chinese manufacturer Chery.
That sort of lawsuit tends not to do well in Chinese courts, as protecting local industry is a factor. It took Honda 12 years
to win only a small settlement in a similar case concerning its CR-V SUV. A lawsuit can also be bad for branding, if the
Chinese public thinks that a foreign company is bullying a local one. The copying of foreign vehicles by local manufacturers is common in China, and due to weak intellectual property rules, the filing of lawsuits is usually seen as pointless.
But if JLR is successful, that might change.
According to reports, the X7 is not a bad vehicle, though not as technically advanced as the Evoque. And fit and finish
are apparently not even close. It is powered by a Mitsubishi-sourced turbocharged four cylinder engine producing 188
HP. The Evoque is powered by a 237HP turbocharged Ford Ecoboost engine. The X7 is offered with either a six-speed
manual or eight-speed automatic transmission. The Evoque has a nine-speed automatic.
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A number of JCCV members went to the Van Dusen AllBritish Field Meet in Vancouver. Our correspondent
Dorothy Moleski has sent some photographs of club
members’ and other cars:
JCCV BITS & BYTES
With regard to the article on the 132 MPH XK 120 in
last month’s Island Growler, club member Alan Lea has
sent the following backstory:
Nice to see a reminder of the 1949 Jabbeke
“demonstration”. What’s largely forgotten, however, is
that this was the second visit to this highway for speed
checks. The first was a month earlier when my father –
John Lea – and Ron Sutton took the one and only
XK120 to Belgium to see how fast it would go. Sutton
drove, and Dad in the passenger seat timed the car between preselected kilometer markers. When they came to
trying the aero screen and tonneau cover combination,
Dad still did the timing crouched underneath it. When
they got back to Coventry and said “ about 130 mph,” Sir
William said “Let’s go and do it again, but this time we’ll
invite the press!” So they repainted the car and registered
it (HKV500) and drove it back to Belgium - no car transporters in those days – and did it again, but this time the
Royal Automobile Club of Belgium did the timing.
There is a good account of this in Andrew Whyte’s book
“Jaguar.......to 1953”, pages 69-73.
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Chief JOTI judge Terry Sturgeon organized a judges
training session at the Prospect Lake community centre
on May 14. The session was well attended, and many
new judges will be part of judging teams at Windsor Park
on “the day.”
Peter and Judy Jeffrey`s newly-restored E-Type at its first
show!
Barry and Jennifer McCallan`s XK120
Trainees gather to “judge” Gregory’s magnificent Mk 2
Doug and Adele Irving’s Mk 2
More from Van Dusen gardens on page 18
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The probability of being watched is directly proportional to
the stupidity of the act.
Chief judge Terry Sturgeon explains some finer points
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Some More Bits & Bytes
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lub members the Brammers were on holiday in
Australia and New Zealand. Dennis has sent us
some pictures:
This is the last picture we received from Dennis. We have
not heard from him again. I hope everything is OK.
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Lucille and I accompanied a small group of JCCV members to Campbell River on the recent Rally 4 Memories,
an event put on as a fund raiser by the Alzheimer Society.
At my time of life, that particular Society is probably a suitable recipient of my charitable dollars.
Antipodean Daimler and Mk IV
JCCV members about to attack the buffet at
Painter’s Lodge in Campbell River
Into the “countryside”
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Even More JCCV
Bits & Bytes
JCCV members on the beach at Black Rock
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I am pleased to say that since I wrote the crocodile warning picture caption on page 14, I have heard from Dennis
Brammer. He sent pictures from the Van Dusen All-British
Field Meet, where his Daimler SP250 won the Hagerty
Insurance Marque Award, and placed first in its class.
Dennis has sent these pictures:
Julie’s E-Type won “Best in Show” at the Rally
4 Memories. Here she receives her prize from Rally
organizer Marjorie Moulton
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AA nother event attended by JCCV members was the
annual Black Rock weekend put on by the Vancouver Island Region, Porsche Club of America.
This is a big “do,” with Porsches from western Canada
and the northwest US there in considerable numbers.
Also there, principally at the slalom, was Julie’s E-Type. I
am sure that the Porsche people were grateful for the
kind of “class” at their event that only an E-Type Jaguar
can bestow.
JCCV mitglieder am strand von Black Rock
(Photo by Barry McCallan)
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Dennis receives the Hagerty International
“Marque Award” from director Nigel Matthews.
(Photo by Jeremy Stewart)
Being a couch potato is not the same as being a failure.
Being a failure implies that you were actually trying to do
something.
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66 year old American Scott Waters spent some time in
England recently. He has written:
I was in England again a few weeks ago, mostly in small
towns, but here's some of what I learned:* Almost everyone is very polite.* There are no guns.* There are too
many narrow stairs.* The pubs close too early.* The reason they drive on the left is because all their cars are built
backwards.* Pubs are not bars, they are community living
rooms.* You'd better like peas, potatoes and sausage.
*Refrigerators and washing machines are very small.
Everything is generally older, smaller and shorter.* People don't seem to be afraid of their neighbors or the government.* Their paper money makes sense, the coins
don't.* Everyone has a washing machine but driers are
rare.* Hot and cold water faucets. Remember them?
*Pants are called "trousers", underwear are "pants" and
sweaters are "jumpers".* The bathroom light is a string
hanging from the ceiling.* All the signs are well designed
with beautiful typography and written in full sentences
with proper grammar.* There's no dress code.* Doors
close by themselves, but they don't always open. * They
eat with their forks upside down.* The English are as crazy about their gardens as Americans are about cars.
*They don't seem to use facecloths or napkins or maybe
they’re just neater than we are.* The wall outlets all have
switches, some don't do anything.* There are hardly any
cops or police cars.* 5,000 years ago, someone arranged
a lot of rocks all over, but no one is sure why.* When you
do see police they seem to be in male & female pairs and
often smiling.* Black people are just people: they didn't
quite do slavery here.* Everything comes with chips,
which are French fries. You put vinegar on them.* Cookies are "biscuits" and potato chips are "crisps".* HP sauce
is better then catsup.* Obama is considered a hero, Bush
is considered an idiot.* After fish and chips, curry is the
most popular food.* The water controls in showers need
detailed instructions.* They can boil anything.* Folks don't
always lock their bikes.* It's not unusual to see people
dressed differently and speaking different languages.
*Your electronic devices will work fine with just a plug
adapter.* Nearly everyone is better educated than we
are.* If someone buys you a drink you must do the
same.* Look right, walk left. Again; look right, walk left.
You're welcome.* Avoid British wine and French beer.
*It's not that hard to eat with the fork in your left hand with
a little practice. If you don't, everyone knows you're an
American.* Many of the roads are the size of our sidewalks.* There's no AC.* Instead of turning the heat up,
you put on a jumper.* Gas is "petrol", it costs about $6 a
gallon and is sold by the liter.* If you speed on a motorway, you get a ticket. Period. Always.* You don't have to
tip, really!* There are no guns.* Scotland, Wales, Ireland
and Cornwall really are different countries.* Only 14% of
Americans have a passport, everyone in the UK does.
*You pay the price marked on products because the taxes (VAT) are built in.* Walking is the national pastime.
Their TV looks and sounds much better than ours.
*They took the street signs down during WWII, but haven't put them all back up yet.* Everyone enjoys a good
joke.* Dogs are very well behaved and welcome everywhere.* There are no window screens.* You can get on a
bus and end up in Paris.* Everyone knows more about
our history than we do.* Radio is still a big deal. The BBC
is quite good.
*The newspapers can be awful.* Everything costs the
same but our money is worth less so you have to add
50% to the price to figure what you're paying.* Beer
comes in large, completely filled, actual pint glasses and
the closer the brewery the better the beer.* Butter and
eggs aren't refrigerated.* The beer isn't warm, each style
is served at the proper temperature.* Cider (alcoholic) is
quite good.* Excess cider consumption can be very painful.* The universal greeting is "Cheers" (pronounced
"cheeahz" unless you are from Cornwall, then it's
"chairz")* The money is easy to understand: 1-2-5-10-2050 pence, then-£1-£2-£5-£10, etc bills. There are no
quarters.* Their cash makes ours look like Monopoly
money.* Cars don't have bumper stickers.* Many doorknobs, buildings and tools are older than America.* By
law, there are no crappy, old cars.* When the sign says
something was built in 456, they didn't lose the "1".* Cake
is pudding, ice cream is pudding, anything served for dessert is pudding, even pudding.* Everything closes by
1800 (6pm)* Very few people smoke, those who do often
roll their own.* You're defined by your accent.* No one in
Cornwall knows what the hell a Cornish Game Hen is.
*Soccer is a religion, religion is a sport.* Europeans dress
better than the British, we dress worse.* The trains work:
a three minute delay is regrettable.* Drinks don't come
with ice.* There are far fewer fat English people.* There
are a lot of healthy old folks around participating in life
instead of hiding at home watching TV.* If you're over 60,
you get free TV and bus and rail passes.* They don't use
Bose anything anywhere.* Displaying your political or religious affiliation is considered very bad taste.* Every pub
has a pet drunk. *Their healthcare works, but they still
bitch about it.* Cake is one of the major food groups.
*Their coffee is mediocre but their tea is wonderful.
* There are still no guns. *They have towel warmers!
*Cheers!!!
Submitted by Anita Price
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Hospice Events
Saturday, June 25th
2nd Annual Crusher Combat Kickboxing
Tournament.
This event will be listed on our website on
Monday, June 13th, with a link to a donation
form.
www.victoriahospice.org
Saturday, July 9th
Heirloom Linens Massive Garage Sale,
Broadmead Village
They have been collecting stock all year for this fun
event.
http://www.victoriahospice.org/events/heirloom-linensmassive-yard-sale
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What your Cat wants…
A few more pics from the Van Dusen All-British Field
Meet:
Your Jaguar is a beautiful creature: sleek, feline, fast, and
most often, very obedient. She does what YOU want, always, silently and smoothly. But have you ever given
thought to what your CAT wants?
Jaguars are pack animals, even though they often travel
and hunt alone. They love being in the company of other
Jaguars; in fact, they seem to luxuriate in the presence of
other CATS. Staying in a lonely garage, or having to
sleep outside exposed to rain and cold, or garaged in a
holding pen for lesser beasts, especially the German
ones….well, it is very hard on them psychologically. Too
much isolation from their pack and they start to develop
bad habits, excessive thirst, a reluctance to get moving in
the morning, certain ticks,….No, this won’t do.
But we can help. The Society for Jaguar Welfare has the
answer for you and it is an easy one: take your Jaguar to
Jaguars on the Island, a clan gathering made just for
CATS like her – no Italians, no Koreans, no Germans, no
Americans… just British Cats allowed! It doesn’t matter
whether your Jaguar is long-in-the-tooth or a new-born,
whether she has age spots, scratches or hasn’t had a
bath recently. Your Jaguar is welcome at Jaguars on the
Island!
*This invitation is especially for those Jaguar owners
who have not yet allowed their CAT to socialize with
other Jaguars.*
Here is what to do to put a smile on the leaper: Go to the
club website: www.vijaguars.ca
On the webpage you will find a link to JOTI REGISTRATION. Just follow the instructions from there. Registering
your Jaguar in the Enthusiast Class for JOTI on July 24
will ensure that your Jaguar has a spot on the field among
other Jaguars of her type. She will form part of a pride of
Jaguars, the largest gathering of Jaguars in North
America: she will purr for months afterwards.
OR if you prefer last-minute decisions, you can bring your
CAT to Windsor Park in Oak Bay as a “day of event” entrant – there is lots of room.
Preparation needed: very little: wash your Cat (or not).
Bring a chair, sunscreen, a hat, maybe food (although
food is available on the field). Prepare to see some beautiful Jaguars, talk to fellow club members, expound to visitors on the joys of owning a Jaguar, meet new friends….
Questions?
Call Graham Walker, JOTI Chair, at 250 479 7364
OR Gregory Andrachuk, at 250 595 7453
OR Terry Sturgeon, Chief Judge, at 250 370 2299
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Volunteers Needed
Barbara Driver, our regalia custodian, needs
volunteers to help staff the regalia tent at our
concours at Windsor park. If you can help out,
please phone Barbara at:
250 743-6756
This MGB has really been around!
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One of the more significant milestones involving
the motor car was the June 6, 1933 opening
of the world’s first Drive-In Theatre, on Crescent Boulevard near Camden, New Jersey. The “Park In
Theatre,” as it was initially known, was the brainchild of a
certain Richard Hollingshead, sales manager of his father’s Whiz Auto Products company.
ome straight talk about Jaguars on the Island for
the benefit of newer members and friends of the
marque:
You have probably heard frightening stories about concours and judging etc, and been suitably rattled. But if
you are aware that Q-Tips were invented for purposes
other than removing microscopic motes of dust from car
engines, you need have no cause for concern. Because
for you (and me) there is the Enthusiast Class, a place of
peace and serenity in which judges are not permitted to
set foot. There you may wander about Windsor Park, admiring Jaguars of all ages and types, chatting with fellow
owners and meeting all sorts of interesting people. And
you will be able to enjoy all the other neat stuff to do at
JOTI without worry or regret.
Hollingshead charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents per
passenger, to a maximum of one dollar. The popularity of
drive-ins peaked after World War II up to their heyday in
the 1950s to the mid-1960s when something approaching
5,000 such theatres existed in the US, and about 250 in
Canada. Only about 500 remain in North America today.
No doubt many gentlemen in our club have memories of
escorting compliant young ladies, or at least ladies they
hoped would prove to be compliant, to these “passion
pits.”
Below is a little visual presentation of what you might
need for a successful JOTI:
Concours (Them)
A partial drive-in theatre, the Theatre de Guadelupe, operated in Las Cruces, NM from April 1915 to July 1916.
From its advertising material:
“Seven hundred people may be comfortably seated in the
auditorium. Automobile entrances and places for 40 or
more cars within the theater grounds and in-line position
to see the pictures and witness all performances on the
stage is a feature of the place that will please car owners.”
Etc Etc Etc
Enthusiast Class (Us)
So, it’s all up to you. I personally will be relaxing and enjoying watching the concours brigade slowly going out of
its collective mind as entrants frantically hunt for that elusive smudge that might cost them a prize. Care to join
me?
At the entrance to R. Hollingshead’s “Drive-In Theatre”
But whatever you decide, Jaguars on the Island is a great
weekend, and I am sure you will have a marvellous time.
(Ed.)
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Jaguar Events, 2016
JCCV Events are printed in bold
June 2016
Jun 1719
Brits Best Classic, Radium Hot Springs
Info: www.calgarymgclub.org
Jun 19
Fathers’ Day British Car Picnic, Beacon Hill Park
Info 250-475-2700
Jun 19
Seaside Cruizers Show & Shine, Qualicum Beach
Inf:o: www.seasidecruizers.com
Jun 26
CXKJR Summer Slalom, Boundary Bay Airport
Info: John Morse 604 594-8992
Jun 26
Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon
Jun 26
Shawnigan Lake Show & Shine, Shawnigan Lake School
Info: 250 516-8533
CANCELLED
Jun 28
JCCV Regular Meeting, Details page 11
Aug 1921
Canadian XK Jaguar Register heritage Classic Weekend
Info: www.jaguarmg.com
Aug 21
Vancouver Island Motorcar Gathering, Vancouver Island
Motorsports Resort
Info: www.motorgathering.com
Aug 21
Beverly Corners Show & Shine, Duncan.
Info: 250 748-1314
Aug 23
JCCV BBQ. Details TBA
Aug 28
Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon
Aug 28
San Juan Concours d’Élégance , Friday Harbor, WA
Info: www.sanjuanconcours.org
September 2016
Sep 3-4
Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon Concours & Slalom
Portland International Raceway.
Held in conjunction with the Portland ABFM
Info: www.joco.org
July 2016
Jul 1
Gorge Road Canada Picnic & Car Show
Info: www.gorgecanadaday.ca/
Sep 4
Sunday Prowl. Details TBA
Jul 1
Saltspring Canada Day Show & Shine
Info from the Saltspring Antique and Classic Motor Club,
250-931-6766
Sep 11
An English Car Affair in the Park, Government House
Old English Car Club, South Island Branch
Info: www.oecc.ca
Jul 3
Sunday Prowl, Details page 11
Sep 18
Turkey Head Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.
Jul 9
Pender Highlanders Show & Shine, Pender Island.
Info: 250 222-0375
Sep 27
JCCV Regular Meeting. Details TBA
July 10
Brits on the Beach, Ladysmith
Info: www.oecc.ca/cib/
July 10
Vancouver Island Mustang Association Summer Spectacular
and Toy Run. Juan de Fuca Rec Centre
Info: www.thevima.weebly.com
October 2016
Oct 2
Sunday Prowl. Details TBA
Oct 16
Turkey Head (or Oak Bay Beach Hotel) Coffee Klatch
9 AM to noon.
Oct 25
New Member Night. Details TBA
(This is a tentative date.)
Jul 10
Enrico Winery Show & Shine, 3280 Telegraph Road, Mill Bay
Info: 250 733-2356
Jul 1214
Gold River Excursion.
Info: https://vijaguars.ca
Jul 17
Fraser Valley Classic Car Show, Chilliwack
Info: www.fvccs..ca
Nov 6
Jul 2224
Jaguars on the Island
Info: https://vijaguars.ca
Nov 8
November 2016
Sunday Prowl. Details TBA
Jul 23
European Classic Car Meet Calgary
Info: www.vsccc.ca
Nov 20
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 AM to noon.
Jul 23
Western Washington All British Field Meet, Kenmore, WA
Info: www.abfm.com
Nov 22
JCCV Regular Meeting. Details TBA
Jul 24
Classic Car Field Meet, Victoria MG Club
Info www,victoriamgclub.ca
December 2016
August 2016
Dec ??
JCCV Christmas party
Info as to date, location etc pending
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 AM to noon.
Aug 7
Sunday Prowl. Details TBA
Dec 18
Aug 7
Cowichan Valley Car Picnic
Frances Kelsey School, Mill Bay. (On the grass this year)
Info: www.cvcp.ca
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If someone throws a stone at you, throw a flower at him.
But make sure the flower is in a plant pot.
Aug 7
Oak Bay Collector Car Festival, Oak Bay.
Info: www.oakbay.ca/explore-oak-bay/festivals
Aug 1821
Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca, CA
Info: www.mazdaraceway.com/rolex-montereymotorsports-reunion
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