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Vol 8 - Num 10 October 2006 CoventryThe

The Newsletter Jaguar Association of the Caatt of New England

Stu Forer and his XK120 lead the pack during a heat at the Lime Rock Vintage Festival over Labor Day weekend. Read a full account of the event starting on Page 10! Photo courtesy of Ed Hyman.

3 The Prez Sez - Monthly ruminations by JANE President Carl Hanson e 4 Events - The calendar of upcoming JANE activities u

s 4 Letters to the Editor - Thanks to the many contributors from Harry Parkinson s

I 5 On the Prowl - The things our members have been up to lately - by Brenda Soussan

6 The JANE Fall Slalom (Or, Tales From a Rookie) - A fun perspective by Tracey Levasseur, s

i with photos by Dennis Eklof

h 9 Ask the Experts - A new column by Dana Lee and you is about to debut! T

10 JANE & Jaguar Make Their Marque at the 2006 Lime Rock Vintage Festival - The complete report by Stu Forer, with photos by Ed Hyman and George Jones n I In This Issue 14 Classiﬁ ed Ads - Lots of ﬁ ne Jaguars and the parts that comprise them for sale

WWW.J-A-N-E.ORG 2 TThehe CoventryCoventry CatCat 3 The Pres Sez By Carl Hanson !Dbsm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The next month’s meet- The Board voted to increase Drive those Jaguars in Octo- s England Inne on Friday night. on Friday night. England Inne a weekend was quite The whole party! interesting. ing will prove to be to change There is a movement the Board the Bylaws to increase Commit- size. The Nominating motion at the tee will present the issue is the October meeting. At Board: Is it a true function of our body, or is responsible, governing by active it a pool for participation members? A Bylaw amendment requires an affirmative vote by at least three-quarters of the Board of Directors. Since we have 18 Board Members made up of 12 General Members, 7 Officers and the immediate Past President, an amendment requires approval from 14 Board Members. The re- sults will be evident at our Annual General Meeting/Holiday Party on December 3rd. membership dues for the first time in ten years. Dues for next year will be $60. However, a discount of $5 applies to those who pay before January 1st, 2007, and a further discount of $10 applies for people who opt for not receiving a mailed paper version of the newsletter. Dues notices will be arriving in your mailbox this month. ber! e t o N

s ’ t n e October 2006 October d d i Then we had a very success- Then we had a very following British Invasion the n s a l came away with top prizes in the with top prizes in came away and Stu Forer did well concours, (September’s on the racetrack! and the and this month’s “Cat” the details.) JANE website have ful slalom on the 10th—perfect great cars! weather, great location, and Adrian Thanks again to Susan in produc- Curtis for their efforts ing a great slalom season. to be another weekend turned out success for JANE members. Be- sides traditionally being one of the most fun events on the summer’s schedule, the “BI” was particu- larly good this year with almost perfect weather, and lots of British cars (nearly 700, I am told). I risked the judging exercise in the Concours d’Elegance and came in with a second place in the Jaguar group. But it was in the “People’s Choice” category where JANE showed up well. In alphabetical order, Tom Brady, John Brady, Barry Breen, John and Carmen Chiungos, Aldo Cipriano, Rod Gilbert, Gus Niewenhous, Brenda Soussan, and Don Tremblay all won trophies in their respec- tive classes. If I left anyone out, please let me know! And, thanks to Brenda, we had a fine JANE banquet on the deck at Ye Olde g e n r E

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weekend—several JANE members Vintage Festival over Labor Day We started with the Lime Rock was a great month for JANE! organize an event. (978-887-9616) if you want to out. Give Dave Randall a call September, we have gotten worn Maybe after all the activities of jaunt through the countryside? thing! An Owls Head Trip? A one of you wants to plan some- for the rest of the month. Surely organized driving tours scheduled 1st, I do not see that we have any Fall Foliage Rallye” on October is all about! Other than our “2006 air and clear blue skies is what it roads of New England in the crisp peak. Driving the back country month. The fall foliage is at its the coming months. the coming months. forward to working with him in forward to working sic colors, BRG and Biscuit. I look sic colors, BRG and has a nice E Type FHC in the clas- has a nice E Type FHC serve the Jaguar community—he serve the Jaguar community—he Cat.” Dave is certainly qualified to Cat.” Dave is certainly skills with us and our “Coventry skills with us and our “Velocissima,” and will share his “Velocissima,” and will the Alfa Romeo club’s newsletter, the Alfa Romeo club’s Dave does a fine job of editing Dave does a fine job to be our new Editor-in-Chief! Editor-in-Chief! to be our new F 4 Contact VP/Events Dave Randall at [email protected]. Know of something else happening that would be of interest to our members? toourmembers? interest that somethingelsehappening would beof Know of Have anideafor anevent? anevent? Want torun anevent? Questionsabout LLettersetters EventsEvents December 3(Sunday)—JANEAnnualGeneralMeeting November 15(Wednesday)—JANEMonthlyMeeting October 25(Wednesday)—JANEMonthlyMeeting October 8(Sunday)—OwlsHeadForeignAutoFestival his XK120restoration series), include CarlHanson (over50in with theirsubmittedarticles. contributed byprovidingphotos also alotofothermemberswho and AdamOwens.Therewere rick, CarlHanson,theBradyboys, Lawrence, PeteForte,DaveHer- Centore, DennisEklof,Charlie following JANEmembers:Chuck to mindarethephotosfrom for JANEandmepersonally. 2004 forourclub.Itwasanhonor Newsletter oftheYearAwardin that wastoppedoffbytheJCNA tion. Ithasbeenalaboroflove photos thatIusedinourpublica- people whosubmittedarticlesand the pastyears,therewerealotof while Iservedasyoureditor.Over contributors totheCoventryCat To theEditor: 3pm till??? andHolidayParty Skip’s Restaurant,Chelmsford,MA,7:00pm Skip’s Restaurant,Chelmsford,MA,7:00pm Family Admission—$22.00. dren 5to11—$6.00,MuseumMembers&ChildrenUnder5—Free, foliage. Gatesopenat9:30am.Admission:Adults—$8.00,Chil- gine Roomdemos,allservedupwithsomeclassicfallweatherand an AntiqueAeroplaneShow,freeModelTRides,twice-dailyEn- lots ofactivities(includingafanbelttoss)andeventsforthekids, and Volvos,antiqueJapaneseautos.Oompahpolkamusic, BMWs andMercedes,thegreatItaliansportscars,antiqueSaabs Buses andBeetles,JaguarsRollsRoyces,MGsTriumphs, lar varietyofforeignautomobiles,fromAlfaRomeostoVolkswagen otic totheeccentric,fromaroundglobe!You’llseeaspectacu- Rockland). Over200pre-1986foreigncars,rangingfromtheex- Owls HeadTransportationMuseum,Head,Maine(near Those whocontributedarticles The contributorswhocome I wanttothankthemany — Detailstobeannounced. zine intheJCNA. will continuethefinestclubmaga- Eklof, CarlHanson,andEdHall Pratt, who,alongwithPrebble the verycapablehandsofDave issue. and stampsoneachevery apply theedgetabs,addresslabels who proofreadarticlesandhelped wife, Marilyn,myassistanteditor people. editor, it’seasytomissoneortwo that Iproducedduringmystintas apologize. Giventhe48issues left someoneout,andforthatI JCSNE. Keyes, GeorgeParker,andthe of Florida,GeorgeJones,Wes Ray David,theJANESnowbirds Gary Hagopian,AdrianCurtis, HarryParkinson Many thanks— Your CoventryCatisnowin I wanttopersonallythankmy As Iwritethis,fearhave Chief Judge Concours VP/Membership Treasurer Secretary Slaloms VP/ Events President Commonwealth ofMassachusetts. (JCNA). JANEisincorporatedinthe tional JaguarClubofNorthAmerica that isaregionalchapterofthena- organization ofJaguarenthusiasts of NewEngland(JANE),anon-profi publication oftheJaguarAssociation The CoventryCat Display AdvertisingRates Advertising Circulation Copy Editor Editor www.j-a-n-e.org Aldo Cipriano508-473-1435 617-338-8747 Mike KaleelandBrendaSoussan Dave Herrick603-673-1314 Don Holden603-673-8167 Tom Moses978-568-1922 Adrian Curtis603-293-4938 Dave Randall978-887-9616 Carl Hanson781-275-2707 Back cover$1200 Inside frontcover$1000 $600 Full page $325 Half page Quarter page$175 (Non-members)$120 Business Card(Members)$60 annual basis(12issues): demographics. Ratesareonan households withexcellent currently reachesover350 An adintheCoventryCat Carl Hanson781-275-2707 Ed Hall508-853-8193 Prebble Eklof781-641-3537 Dedham, MA02026-5631 300 Westfi The CoventryCat [email protected] -or- Send articlesandinfoto: Dave Pratt781-320-8208 Visit JANEonthewebat The Coventry Cat The JANE Offi eld Street The Coventry Cat TThe h e cers istheoffi

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C a t • Harry and Marilyn Parkin- On the Prowl son were surprised with a Wed- ding Anniversary / 70th birthday We Specialize In party (for Harry) thrown by their By XKE·XJ6·XJS Parts sons in NJ. Forty people were New Used there to give their congratulations. · · Remanufactured • Margaret Caruolo is expect- Br · ing...... a 2007 XKR Jaguar! Also Give Us a Call The due date is January 2007. e For Your Vintage Samantha, one of Margaret’s other Racing Needs Jags, is in the hospital recuperat- n

ing from a back-end mishap. We da all wish her a speedy recovery.

• JANE overwhelmed the Terry’s Jaguar Parts British Invasion car show in Soussan Stowe, VT with nine wins! Con- 117 East Smith Street sidering that there were only nine Benton, IL 62812 Jaguar classes and the Concours, we did phenomenally! Next year, our club will have a tent on the For information & catalog: field—let’s fill it with members! Call 800-851-9438 or Fax 618-438-2371 • Harry Parkinson has vowed that there will be the noise of a working engine in his garage be- On the web at fore the snow falls. We know you www.terrysjag.com can do it, Harry! Please submit your news, views, rumors, and scuttlebutt to Brenda at [email protected] or 617-953-1457

JJaguaraguar AAssociationssociation ooff NNewew EEnglandngland 5 for thespring a memorable day andnow 6 It wastruly I can’twait “ slalom!

” EEventvent ReportReport and prayedforgoodweather. loaded upthecarnightbefore and thecourseonceIgotthere. plenty oftimetogoovertherules I wouldn’tgetlostsoI’dhave to Littleton,MA.I’dhopedthat but they’vechangedthevenue Now, notonlyamIoutofpractice, parking lotinWilmington,MA. the coursewasinanindustrial slalomed withJANE.Backthen, Y the two-hourdrivestress-free. cover andverylittletrafficmade peaking throughastubborncloud England! Nottoocool;thesun morning foradriveinNew What abeautifullatesummer time justincaseImissedaturn. Maine at7amsoastogiveample I leftmyhomeinsouthern about threeyearssinceIlast es, I’marookie. Slalom ChairAdrianCurtiswieldsthebullhorn Chuck Centorewas consistentlyinthe45’s at thedriversmeeting The JANE FallTThe Slalom It’s been h e

J Curtis raised Chair Adrian spected, Slalom ting mycarin- Holden andget- Curtis andCarol ing withSusan After register- with others. accurate information.Iarrivedin will mapout ing directions offering driv- Any website ample signage. and thereis well-marked The streetsare easy tofind. Resort isvery Valley Ski Or, Tales From aRookie Photos byDennisEklof By Tracey Levasseur A Nashoba N E

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That’s AdrianCurtis’sMarkVIIM,butitmightbe S l a John Darackatthewheel. l styles. Thebest timeamongthe colors, andinfixed headandopen were representedinarainbow of on thisday.AllthreeXKmodels of Coventry’sfinesttobeseen vehicles, therewasawiderange the cones. their particularvehiclesthrough could studyhowtheymaneuvered mance ontheirfirstruns,plusI ber, Igottoseeeveryone’sperfor- the lastdriverbecauseofmynum- many cars.SinceIwasabsolutely and non-members,aboutas were about27drivers,members ers hadtwocars.Solet’ssaythere but didn’trealizethatsomedriv- counted 30namesontheboard 40 to60secondsofruntime.I the stagingareatowaitfortheir all ofthecarswereparkedoutin o with hisXK120 And speakingofparticular m The Coventry Cat TThe h e

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C a t black 1985 XJS much smaller coupe. Now I and quicker, know what they with a lot of em- mean when they phasis on sharp say “at one with turning and the car.” Dean controlled spins definitely knows (as displayed how to move his by my fellow ride through the Porsche driver cones. A 1995 Damon Josz). Spectators Prebble Eklof, Sue Hagopian, and Patt Centore XJS convertible Dick Whyte fought poor tire grip all day - “I need stickier tires!” My first run XKs, 47.41 seconds, went to the in soft jade green driven by David his white 2001 XK8 with the top lasted 20 seconds until my hand red XK150 owned by John Darack Dew was also present representing down to a best time of 45.74. And hit the wiper switch, throwing me and driven by John and Adrian. the newer generation. Chuck “Ferrari” That time is very Centore decided impressive, con- to take Mrs. sidering that the Centore’s 2005 XK150 was the S Type for a spin heaviest of the to the tune of three XK models 45.99 seconds. produced in the She must have 1950s. wondered why it Ken Haas almost got the water sports award for the day. Thirty years Tracey Lavasseur surprised herself and others took him so long The ﬁ nish gate is on the left and the lake is only about 3 feet by running into the 42’s with her Porsche to the right of his car. He did get a special award for the of XJ models to pick up bread most spectacular slide of the day. Note the absence of cones in the ﬁ nish gate - they’re under Ken’s car. ran against each other as well. Ken The E Types were out in full and the Sunday Haas’s rare 1975 XJ12C coupe al- force as well. Gary Hagopian paper! completely off course. Humili- most got rarer when he (or maybe drove like a man on fire in his So you may ask how I did and ated as I was, Damon and “other” red 1963 FHC driver Margo to a best time Otey assured me of 41.62. Jim that this hap- Roberge’s silver pens frequently, 1973 OTS wasn’t and pulling the far behind with wiper fuse re- 43.63, and Dick solved the issue. Whyte (that’s The next runs Scottish with were better and a “Y”!) in his I gained a little

Ray Duhaime in his 2001 XK8 blue 1966 FHC Ken fortunately did not get stuck. Carl Hanson, Margo Otey, more speed with clocked 46.76. and others are gathering up the cones. each run, but I the car) decided to enter the finish Of the late models, new what I did it in. My usual XK8 didn’t think I would get out of the gate width-wise. Electronic equip- member Ray Duhaime drove stayed home because I needed ment scattered practice on my black 1980 Porsche (Continued overleaf...) and cones shot 911SC. That off in all direc- put me in the tions, but Ken non-Jaguar Z managed to stop Class with all the car in the the “others.” I’d soft shoulder a driven the 911 few feet from in an autocross the pond. Dean two weeks prior, Cusano ran but not a course 40.42 seconds like this. The in his sleek John Darack in his XK150 JANE course is Jim Roberge on the course with his potent Series III JJaguaraguar AAssociationssociation ooff NNewew EEnglandngland 7 happened. Try- confirmed it ing to recall run but I still didn’t five, I remember believe it. 42 keeping my eyes seconds! That one move ahead was .67 faster of the car and than the little giving ample Spitfire also in gas as I came the “other” class out of each turn with me. Even Don Holden has a go with his XK140 Dennis Eklof in the starting gate with “Elizabeth.” into the limited Margo’s best Dennis also ran his BMW 540i. straightaways. time was .88 50-second range. However, by run Nothing out of the ordinary, or behind mine, and she knows how slalom! I’ll plan to run my XK8 five, something happened. Call so I thought. I jab the brakes to drive not only her 1995 Eagle then, and see if I can try for 42 it luck, call it skill finally kicking down as I enter the exit gate and Talon but her father Gary Hagopi- seconds or better. Be at one with in or whatever you care to call it, the bullhorn bellows “42.” Was an’s scary-fast silver E Type. the car………. because I don’t even know how it that my time? The whiteboard Not bad for a rookie! But, since I couldn’t duplicate even close to 42 seconds again, I cut my losses and headed home. It was truly a memorable day and now I can’t wait for the spring Gary in his race car. The Silver Hammer sat this event out.

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” EEventvent ReportReport vintage racing cars. Circulating to practiceforthe nineclassesof XK120 OTS.Fridaywasdevoted tage RacesandConcourswith my to theevent. ed a20%discountforadmission in advance.Corralparkinginclud- able forallJaguarsthatregistered special parkingCorralwasavail- the MontereyHistoricRaces.A an XK120OTS.Healsoorganizes Steve Earle,whohasaCTypeand others. Theeventisorganizedby Folmer andSamPosey,among present andincludedGeorge Some oftheoriginaldriverswere Trans-Am racesfrom1966-1972. feature wasarecreationofthe attractions. Thisyear,themain a fleamarket,andmanyother and T-shirtstonewRollsRoyces, selling everythingfrommagazines strations, boothsfeaturingand motorcycle andracecardemon- national Concoursd’Elegance, gala, withVintageRacing,alarge The eventisafour-dayannual missed italmostcompletely. Festival, butremarkably H I wasenteredinboththeVin- JJANE &Jaguar Make Marque Their threatened theVintage urricane Ernesto A N LLime Rock E Bob PaltrowinhisXK120 i

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C a t of Ayer, MA, were in the who does the paddock area. race preparation Gary Hagopian, for my car and Tom Moses Robert Paltrow’s and his uncle XK120, brought (an excellent fourteen cars photographer, to the event. Buzz), Tom Many of these Letourneau, and were significant Dean Cusano cars that were are the ones I Michael Silverman and his Lister Jaguar Four Jaguars in the “Circle of Excellence,” including Stu Forer’s included in the remember see- XK120, George Jones’s Mk 2, and Jim Roberge’s E-Type race car. The XK120 DHC is not a JANE car, but won “Best Foreign Car” in tour. They in- ing. After Saturday’s racing and in his beautiful early XK120 FHC, the show. cluded the only during lunch, a motorcycle stunt George Jones in his beautifully other characters he knew. Also in unrestored Ferrari Series 1 GTO, a rider rode various BMWs and restored MK 2, and Ed Hall’s attendance was John Fitch, who, famous Chevron sports racer, and did wheelies and other fantastic XKE. Jim Roberge was entered at 89 years of age, is still very a Cooper Monaco that is owned by tricks. He has the world record in his beautiful, highly-modified sharp. John, who was the only Herb Wetanson, who also owns for a wheelie (128 miles on public V12 XKE. Bob Alexander had his American on the Mercedes factory an XKSS. Also in the paddock roads). He is the stuntman who HK Special on display, but he was team, also drove Jaguars and area (not entered in the races but jumped over a helicopter in the not entered because he was not Lister Jaguars. entered in the Concours) was Tom James Bond movie. He even did a preregistered. It was an honor for Jaycox, Sr.’s C wheelie on an 842-pound touring him to be allowed to display his Type. His son BMW with a passenger. car, because usually non-prereg- Tom Jr. was rac- On Saturday evening, we had a istered cars are not allowed to be ing an XK120. small dinner at the house near the shown. The cars are track where we keep our race cars. Other Jaguars included Tom both painted the The house is owned by Bruce Jaycox Sr.’s C Type, an XK120 same shade of MacInnes, senior Skip Barber rac- DHC owned by Anne and Joe British Racing ing instructor and former Can Am Trotta, and an E Type owned by Green. Both winner. Bruce’s girlfriend, Vicky, Michael Stott. Malcolm Pray Tom Sr. and Jr. and my wife, Anne-Marie, cooked. had a beautiful jewel-like SS100 and Tom Sr.’s Tom Jaycox, Sr. and Jr. (XK120 entered. brother David and C Type George and Janet with their “Best in Show” Mk 2 were pictured owners) came, During the entire event, there in the most recent issue of the as well as did were tours of the paddock with Jaguar Journal next to their two some heathens knowledgeable enthusiasts and XK150s. (non-Jaguar former racing drivers telling spec- Saturday was a perfect Jaguar owners). tators about the various cars. KTR and racing day, fair and cool. The Elite We had more Concours practice and presented by qualifying races. Road & Track I concentrated was on Sunday.

on learning It started at The XK120 of Tom Jaycox, Jr. to drive Lime 10:00am with Rock with just a very slight drizzle that stopped There were a tremendous fourth gear. I shortly thereafter. The JANE number of other beautiful cars finished seventh member entrants, other than me, entered. For example, former in my qualify- had to drive through pouring Formula One driver and Lime ing race. Many rain to get to Lime Rock. JANE Rock owner Skip Barber had both JANE and other entrants included our leader Carl and Sing with their award-winning XK120 FHC “Blue Moon” JCNA members (JANE President), Carl Hanson, (Continued overleaf...)

JJaguaraguar AAssociationssociation ooff NNewew EEnglandngland 11 a Ferrari 340 Mexico and a Chip and a Ferrari Interim Berlinetta, That eve- Foose 1950 Ford Custom. Mal- among others. ning, JANE’s colm Pray (SS100) also entered a At the end of the event, three social director Figoni & Falaschi Delahaye that JANE members were directed to Brenda Soussan was a previous Pebble Beach class bring their cars up to a podium. found a terrific On a large sign restaurant in was “Circle of Great Bar- Excellence.” rington, MA. George Jones It is an Italian was asked to restaurant (as place his car in I remember, Bruce Male’s alloy 120 the center. Jim called Adri- Roberge and I ana’s). All the food is cooked to his alloy 120 finished 13th out of were asked to order “al dente.” JANE members twenty-five starters. place our cars in attendance were Brenda Sous- In the fifth race, Michael Sil-

Some of the concours cars next to George’s san and Mike Kaleel, the Joneses, verman, in the ex-Briggs Cunning- at an angle. We the Halls, the Hansons, and my ham Lister Jaguar, finished 11th. winner. There were special dis- were flabbergasted. George won wife Anne-Marie and me. Join- In the eighth race, Bob Hebert plays of Rileys, Shelbys, and Trans Best of Show and, of course, his ing us were Bruce MacInnes and in his XKE drove a splendid race Am cars, and a Mercedes 300SL class. Jim won Best Hot Rod and Vicky, and some friends of mine to win over much larger-engined Gullwing. BMW had a number of his class, and I won Best Raced from Rhode Island. Corvettes, Cobras, and Shelbys. their racing and production cars Car and my class. None of us was The next day, Labor Day, had After the races, KTR took my expecting this. the nine feature races. There were XK120 back to their shop for a Another brief warm-up sessions in the new clutch so that I can be ready Jaguar, an morning. Jaguars did very well. for my next race on October 6th XK120 DHC In my race, the second race, I was and 7th at Lime Rock. All Jaguar owned by Anne lucky enough to finish fourth, owners are invited to attend. & Joe Trotta, driving the entire race in fourth Admission is free. All the Jaguar was also in the gear. Bob Paltrow, in another owners I spoke with had a great “Circle of Excel- XK120 OTS, drove a great race to time. I hope that we have as good lence.” Of the finish second to a 6390cc Allard. an event next year with even more six cars in the Tom Jaycox, Jr. (XK120 OTS) Jaguars attending! “Circle of Excel- finished 11th, and Bruce Male in More of the concours cars lence,” four and motorcycles on display. A were Jaguars. JANE President number of other fantastic and rare Carl Hanson won Best in Class for S (AND THEY’RE cars were entered including a Type his beautiful early XK120 FHC. MMOREORE PPHOTOSHOTO (AND THEY’RE 55 Bugatti, a Type 35B Bugatti, a Perhaps the most surprised was N FULL LIVING COLOR) Ferrari Tour d’France Berlinetta, JANE member Ed Hall, who won AALLLL IIN FULL LIVING COLOR) third in class in AATT WWWW.J-A-N-E.ORGWW.J-A-N-E.ORG ! his E Type. It was a fantastic day for JANE and Jaguar. Remember that George Jones, Carl Hanson, and Ed Hall drove to Lime Rock that day in heavy rain. Stu Forer ready for action at the Lime Rock Historic Races. Stu was 5th in his race despite a slipping clutch.

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