The ARIZONA Classic Roadrunner Jaguar & Lagonda Cars, 2018-19 Season Redux, Upcoming Season

Ken & Rose Dennison’s 1940 Cadillac 90 Imperial Sedan, Fleetwood, At The 2019 CCCA Grand Classic Classic Car Club of America, Arizona Region—Summer 2019

Arizona Region Classic Car Club of America 2018 Board of Managers Director Dale Lillard 602-374-4979, email: [email protected] Asst. Dir. Dana Rapoport 508-207-5311, email: [email protected] Secretary Robert McAtee 602-368-9323, email: [email protected] Treasurer Steve Kreisman 480-907-5996, email: [email protected] Membership Gary Capra 480-860-1610, email: [email protected] Editor John Ossenfort 928-913-0005, email: [email protected] Club Store Dee Pellegrini 480-419-1137, email: [email protected] Ken Dennison 480-585-6747, email: [email protected] Steve Evans 602-214-1527, email: [email protected] Rosemary Price 480-235-0420, email: [email protected] Tom Hamilton 360-710-6516, email: [email protected] Ed Winkler 480-998-5437, email: [email protected]

Committees of the Region: Publications (John Ossenfort); Website (Steve Evans); Events Coordina- tor/Regalia (Dee Pellegrini)

Check out our website at: Mailing address: AZ Region CCCA, Gary Capra, 24163 N. 91st Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 www.arizonaccca.org Contributors this issue: Dale Lillard, Steven Kreisman, Cheryl Ossenfort, John Ossenfort, Dee Pellegrini In This Issue:

Message from the Director…………………………………………………...... Page 3 AZ Region Events Calendar/National CCCA Events Calendar………………..Page 4 European Classics A-Z: SS & Jaguar………………………...…...…...... ….Pages 6-7 European Classics A-Z: Lagonda……………………………...………...... Pages 8-10 Arizona Region Season 2018-19 Redux...…………………...…………...Pages 10-12 Region News…….…...…………………...………..………….……...... Pages 3, 5, 13 Ads…….………………………………………….………..….…..…..…....Page 4, 14

On the covers: Front: Ken & Rose Dennison’s 1940 Cadillac 90 Imperial Sedan at the January CCCA Grand Clas- sic; Back: 1937 Lagonda LG45 Rapide Sport Tourer at the 2017 Arizona Concours (photos by John Ossenfort)

Four Roadrunner issues will be published in 2019: January-February , March-April, Summer, and November-December. Contact the editor, John Ossenfort, at [email protected] or 928-913-0005. What is a Full Classic® Car? A Full Classic® as defined by the Classic Car Club of America is a “fine” or “distinctive” auto- mobile, American or foreign built, produced between 1925 and 1948. Generally a CCCA Classic was high priced when new and was built in limited quantities. Other factors including engine displacement, custom coachwork and luxury accessories such as power brakes, power clutch, and automatic lubrication systems, help determine whether a car is considered to be a “Full Clas- sic®”. The complete list of recognized classics may be obtained from the Classic Car Club. of America, P.O. Box 346160, Chica- go, IL 60634. Purpose of the Classic Car Club of America, (CCCA): for the development, publication and interchange of technical, histori- cal and other information for and among members and other persons who own or are interested in fine or unusual foreign or do- mestic motor cars built between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and distinguished for their respective fine design, high engineering standards and superior workmanship, and to promote social intercourse and fellowship among the members; and to maintain references upon and encourage the maintenance, restoration and preservation of all such Classic cars.

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A Message from Region Director Dale Lillard LAS VEGAS CONCOURS:

The Inaugural Las Vegas Concours d’ Elegance will be held at the renowned Dragon Ridge Coun- try Club in Henderson, Nevada on Saturday, Octo- ber 26, 2019. The Arizona Region of the Classic Car Club has been asked to participate in what I believe will be a significant automotive event. The Concours is searching for pre-war Classics to fill the 200-car field. You can still enter your Classic or non-Classic collector car by going to their web site: https://www.lasvegasconcours.com

Our Regional Directors are evaluating a caravan to and from Las Vegas. Contact Ed Winkler or Dale Lillard if you’re interested. This trip could make a Hi Fellow Motorheads, great October event filled with wonderful automo- The summer is almost over according to the calen- tive related activities such as the Concours, Sun- dar, but it was 114 degrees in Phoenix this week so day morning viewing of the show cars on the Strip it does not feel like it’s over. plus all typical activities associated with Vegas. It is too hot to drive my old cars here now but I am We could even schedule some Region-only activi- looking forward to the “Going To Sun” tour in Mon- ties. tana in a few weeks. We are driving our E-Type Jag- uar. We already have several of our Region members Fall is opening up many opportunities to get our working on the Concours and expect to have a cars on the road. The Pacific Northwest Region of good turnout from the Phoenix area. So buckle up the Classic Car Club has a CARavan in Canada in and let me know if you are interested. September that one of our members is participating in. There may still be a few spaces open if you Ed Winkler would like to join. The Las Vegas Concours d’Elegance is on October 26 and 27 (see right). Dana Rapaport has worked on this and it looks like a great event. On Sunday we get to show off our cars by cruising the Las Vegas Strip with no other traffic! Marilyn and I are show- ing our 1936 810 Cord. I am arranging a caravan to leave the Phoenix area on Friday, October 25 around 9:00AM. If anyone wishes to join, please contact me - I will send out details later. I get many requests for us to bring classic cars to events. Many are for retirement homes where the IS YOUR CLASSIC PICTURED? residents are as old as our cars most of the time. This year we have been asked to support a Rio Vista Ele- The Region’s website (arizonaccca.org) has mentary school event on October 23, 2019 (see page been substantially updated by Steve Evans in 13). Maybe we can interest some younger club the last year. One of the most interesting sec- members in joining CCCA. If interested contact tions is the Members’ Cars photo show. If [email protected]. your car/cars are not included, please send I look forward to seeing all of you at our annual photos to Steve ([email protected]) meeting in November 3rd (see page 5). for inclusion. We want everyone to see what Dale beautiful Classics we have in Arizona. Arizona Classic Roadrunner, Summer 2019 Page 3

2019-2020 Regional Events October 25-28, 2019 Las Vegas Concours: possible caravan Winkler/Lillard November 3, 2019 Regional Annual Meeting, Scottsdale Resort Hotel McAtee January 15, 2020 Auction Breakfast, McCormick Ranch (tentative date) February 1, 2020 Garage Tour (tentative date) March 28, 2020 Poker Run (tentative date)

National CCCA 2019 Events Grand Classics: September 28 Southern California Region (Westlake Village) CARavans: September 8-17 Canadian Adventure, British Columbia (Pacific Northwest Region) Concours D’Elegance: September 14 Cobble Beach, Kemble, Ontario, Canada October 25-28 Las Vegas Concours, Las Vegas, NV October 25-November 3 Hilton Head Island Concours, South Carolina Page 4 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, Summer 2019

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European Classics A-Z:

SS & Jaguar

“Value For Money”

The story of Jaguar is among the most well known of all cars. In 1922, 20-year-old William Lyons joined fellow motorcycle enthusiast William Walmsey to build sidecars in Blackpool, England, as the Swallow Sidecar Company. They soon ex- Above: 1931 Wolsely Hornet 2-Seater Sports (n/c) panded the business into building streamlined auto Courtesy DAWarwick Photography bodies for common small British automobiles, such as the Austin 7, under the name Swallow Coach- In 1932, Swallow put bodies on the Standard Mo- building Company. The popularity of their designs tor Company chassis and engine; these were sold as led to a move to larger premises in Coventry in the SS (Standard Swallow) 1 tourer or coupe (a 1928 and to bodies on other chassis, notably the 6- CCCA- recognized model), powered by a 6-cylinder cylinder Wolseley Hornet in 1931. side-valve engine of either 2 or 2 1/2 litres, and the SS 2 (n/c) with a 4-cylinder 1-litre engine. Two years later a saloon was added to the range. In 1934, Walmsey decided to leave the business, and Lyons went public with a new company, S.S. Cars Lim- ited, which purchased the Swallow assets.

Above: Swallow Sidecar Model 8 Sports Touring Courtesy ...someguy Below: 1931 Austin Seven Swallow Saloon (n/c) Above: 1933 SS 1 Tourer Courtesy historics.co.uk Courtesy Andre Karwath Below: 1934 SS 1 Airline Coupe Courtesy WheelsAge.org

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In 1935 the SS sports saloon, available in 1-1/2 After WWII, in 1945 the company name itself was and 2-1/2 litres, was renamed the Jaguar model. changed to “Jaguar Cars Limited”. Post-war produc- The 2-1/2-litre open two-seater sports model was tion used the same pre-war engines designed by named the SS Jaguar 100. In 1938 the 3-1/2-litre 6- Standard Motor Company. Standard supplied the 1- cylinder engine also became an option in the Jagu- 1/2-litre 4-cylinder engine directly, but Jaguar built ar range, and all-steel construction became the the 2-1/2 and 3-1/2-litre 6-cylinder engines in- norm. All engines were designed and built by house. The cars were later unofficially referred to as Standard Motor Company, with some “fettling” by the Mark IV model. SS Cars. Essentially identical passenger compart- The first new model came out in 1948—both 2- ments were fitted to all engine sizes, but the larger 1/2 and 3-1/2-litre models were available, both with engine bodies were 7 inches longer to accommo- torsion bar independent front suspension and hy- date the 6-cylinder engine. Body styles were sa- draulic brakes. These were given the model name loon and drophead coupe, and, of course, the SS “Mark V” (n/c); the earlier post-war models (1945- 100 OTS. 49) were retroactively, and unofficially, then re- ferred to as “Mark IV’s”.

Above: 1936 SS Jaguar 2-1/2-Litre Sports Saloon Courtesy mick Below: 1937 SS Jaguar 100 2-1/2-Litre Open Two- Seater 1940 SS Jaguar 3-1/2-litre Drophead Coupe Courtesy Sicnag Below: 1947 Jaguar Mark IV 2-1/2L Sports Saloon Courtesy nemor2

One activity during WWII with a non-classic but long-lasting effect was the conception and design of a new powerplant, a twin-cam straight six with a cross-flow cylinder head and inclined valves. The engine was designed by engineers Bill Heynes and The 2019 CCCA handbook lists the SS and Jagu- Wally Hassan during breaks from their fire- ar cars separately; it shows 12 SS models, 3 SS watching duties at the Coventry plant. This was the Jaguars and 12 Mark IV Jaguars, all, of course, 6- XK engine, used first in the 1948 Jaguar XK120 cylinder models. None of the cars reside in Arizo- (n/c so far!) and in several other Jaguar models all na. the way to 1992. Arizona Classic Roadrunner, Summer 2019 Page 7

European Classics A-Z: Below: Lagonda 12/24 4-seat tourer, 1923-26 (n/c) Courtesy Vintage-cars Lagonda

W.O. Bentley’s Favorite Car

An American opera singer, of all people, started one of the best-known English cars of the 1930’s. Emigrating to England in the 1890’s,Wilbur Gunn changed his career and worked as an engineer on The first 2-liter car appeared at the 1925 Motor steam-powered speedboats and racing motorcycles Show. This was the 14/60, a much more sporting in Staines, England, with some success. In 1904 he car than earlier models, with a 4-cylinder twin over- founded the Lagonda company to expand his mo- head cam engine and hemispherical combustion torcycle business. Although the name may sound chambers, mounted in a conventional chassis frame Spanish or Italian, it actually derives from a Shaw- with a fabric-covered body. In 1927 the more pow- nee Indian name for an area around Springfield, erful Speed model was introduced, with a top speed Ohio, where Gunn was raised. of about 80mph. Later variants of the 2-litre includ- He progressed to building chain drive tricars with ed the Low Chassis models, a few supercharged 2-cylinder water-cooled engines. In about 1909 the versions, and the steel-bodied Continental. company moved into 4-wheeled automobiles: at first a 10hp model, then a 16/18, and finally a 20 hp, which won the 1910 Moscow-St. Petersburg Reliability Trial. A 6-cylinder 30hp model fol- lowed shortly. In 1913, Lagonda produced the 11.1 model, a 2- seater coupe with a 4-cylinder 1100-cc engine mounted to a unitary chassis and body; a 4-seater followed the following year. After war manufactur- ing ended, the 11.1 returned to production, fol- lowed by the 1420cc 11.9 with a longer wheelbase, and then in 1923 the 12/24 (all n/c).

Above: 1927 Lagonda 14/60 Tourer Courtesy Lagonda Club Below: 1928 Lagonda 2-Litre High Chassis Speed Model Tourer Courtesy Akela

Above: Lagonda 11.1 2-seater cabriolet, 1913-19 Page. 8 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, Summer 2019

The 16/80 model used the Continental chassis but In 1933 Lagonda’s first 4-1/2-litre car was intro- with a 6 cylinder 2-litre Crossley engine, rebuilt by duced: the M45. The straight-6 engine was from Lagonda and with 2 SU carburetors, and was usually Meadows and was essentially the same as that fitted fitted with an ENV Preselector gearbox. to the Invicta. It had dual (coil & magneto) ignition; Meanwhile, in 1926 Lagonda’s own 6-cylinder 2.4 the chassis was from the 3-litre but with servo -litre 16/65 with pushrod operated overhead valves brakes; the gearbox also came from Meadows. In was introduced. Soon the engine was enlarged, first 1934 a trio of lightweight short chassis M45 Rapides to 2.7 litres, and then in 1928 to 3 litres. In 1934 the won the team trophy at the RAC Tourist Trophy race 3-litre was replaced by the 3-1/2-litre model, with a at Ards, and in 1935 an M45R won Le Mans. further enlarged engine in a different chassis. The Rapier model (n/c), a light 2-seater with an 1100-cc twin overhead cam engine, was also being produced, although the bodies were made by Abbott and other coachbuilders. However, there were too many models and not enough buyers as the Depres- sion bit. In 1935 the receiver was brought in, but businessman Alan Good reformed the company as LG Motors. The M45 chassis was modified as the LG45 and the M45R engine was the powerplant. The Rapier became an independent company and the oth- er models were dropped. W.O. Bentley, his unhappy three year contract with Rolls Royce being complet- ed, was brought in as chief designer.

Above: Lagonda 16/80 T2 Special Tourer Courtesy Ed Callow Below: 1927 Lagonda 16/65 2 1/2-litre tourer Courtesy Wikipedia

Above: 1935 Lagonda 4-1/2-litre M45 Rapide Courtesy Brooklands Motor Museum Below: 1937 LG45 4-1/2-litre Drophead Coupe Courtesy classiccarsforsale.co.uk

1930 Lagonda 16/80 2-litre Weymann Saloon

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The LG45 (and subsequent LG45R tourer) went through a series of engine improvements over the next few years. In 1938 the LG6 model, with a 2018-19 Season lovely design by Frank Feeley, utilized the Mead- ows 4-1/2-litre engine for the final time in a new Redux chassis with hydraulic brakes and a tandem master cylinder. And at the same time, Bentley’s dream Photos by Steven Kreisman, Cheryl Ossen- car, the Lagonda V12, was brought out in a very fort, John Ossenfort, Dee Pellegrini similar body shape. It was also a 4-1/2-litre with dual overhead cams and 2 carburetors (4 in the V12 Rapide). Lightweight versions of the V12 Rapide If some of these photos look familiar, it’s “Déjà were entered in the 1939 Le Mans race as a prepa- vu, all over again!”, as Yogi Berra is reputed to ration for the 1940 race, and came in 3rd and 4th. have said. Here are a few photos to remind us what The 1940 race never occurred. fun we had last season. Will you be in the picture this season? Annual Regional Meeting

Top: 1937 Lagonda 4-1/2-litre LG6 Drophead Coupe Courtesy Andrew Bone Above: 1940 Lagonda 4-1/2-Litre V-12 Drophead Coupe Courtesy Mr.Choppers Lagonda went into war materiel production, and when the war ended, W.O. Bentley was building a 2.6-litre straight 6 engine with a light alloy head and dual overhead cam. But lack of available steel shut the company down. David Brown needed a powerplant for his recently purchased Aston Mar- tin company and bought Lagonda to acquire the engine. It was merged with Aston Martin in 1948. There are 15 Lagondas in the 2019 CCCA Hand- book: nine 6-cylinder models, one of which resides in Arizona, and 6 V-12’s. Page 10 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, Summer 2019

Holiday Party CCCA Grand Classic

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Classics Under the Sun Poker Run

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The Stephens Family’s 1937 Lagonda LG45 Rapide Sport Tourer At the 2017 Arizona Concours