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Vol VI, No. 10 St Louis Sports Car Council August 2017

Council News & Notes Up & Coming 29 Jul 17—MG Club of St Louis Cruise to Eckert’s Restaurant. Meet at the  Hope everyone survived the re- Walmart parking lot, 3270 Telegraph Rd near I-255 and Telegraph, 5:30 PM. Will cent heat wave, have to assume leave by 6 PM for a scenic drive, winding up at Eckert’s Belleville Country Store & a fair number of our sports/ Farms, 951 S Green Mount, for food and live music in an outdoor setting. special interest vehicles have functioning air conditioners...and 29 Jul 17—Gateway Cars & Coffee, at Gateway Classic Cars, 1237 Central Park if not, there’s always the joy of Dr, O’Fallon, IL, 9 AM-12 noon. For information call (618)589-9952 or call up driving at dusk (hey, at least the www.gatewayclassicars.com. sun isn’t beating down on you, eh?). 30 Jul 17— St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 5, Gateway Motorsports Park. Info at www.stlsolo.org.  However long this weather lasts, 4 Aug 17—Memories Car Club Monthly Cruise – aka “The Zoo” – at Faith still plenty of opportunities to get out as a club or as individuals, as Church, 13001 Gravois Rd, Sunset Hills, 4-9:30 PM. Held the first Friday of each noted in “Up & Coming.” If you’ll month through October for cars 1979 and older; door prizes, please bring a canned take a look to the right, just about good item for the church’s food pantry, arrive early if you’re putting your car on every weekend offers a mix of display. driving and show events—some 4 Aug 17—Friday Nights at the Sonic, 1002 S Kirkwood (Kirkwood & Big Bend), weekends are particularly every Friday from 14 April through 29 September. Sponsored by The ‘Stang Gang, packed— with even more cruises 5-9 PM, manager’s choice award every show. All makes/years/models welcome! and such announced on the St Louis Car Shows & Cruises link. 5 Aug 17—Cars & Coffee-O’Fallon, SunRise UMC, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8-10 AM.  We’re planning on getting the photo crew out to cover as many 6 Aug 17—BSCC Autocross No. 5. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs events as possible, with particular for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the email- emphasis on a couple of standing list. outs. If your club is holding a 6 Aug 17—7th Annual Jerseyville DARE Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show. driving or other event and would Register between 9 and 11:30 AM, awards at 3:30 PM, $20 for judging, $10 for like photo coverage, drop us a display, dash plaques for the first 100 cars. Hosted by the Jersey County Street line; besides publication in the Machine Association, at Jersey Community High School. Relay, any shots taken will get forwarded to the club’s officers 12 Aug 17—Arnold Historical Society Car Show, at the Arnold City Park, near (and newsletter editor, as appro- the Meramec. 9 AM-3 PM, $20, registration until noon, top 24 cars received tro- priate) for use as they see fit. phies, awards at 3 PM. Food/soda/water available, 50/50 raffle, proceeds benefit the Historical Society. For info call (636)375-1106 or call up  Drive ‘em! And try to keep www.arnoldhistorical.org. cool…. 19 Aug 17— Cars & Coffee-Westport, at Westport Plaza off I-270, 8-11 AM. Info at http://carsandcoffeestl.org. (Continued on page 2)

Note: Some club events restrict participation to club members only, primarily for national/chapter insurance reasons. If interested in joining in on a drive or other event, we recommend you contact the club’s event coordinator in advance for details.

In Print We’ll start with the 10 July issue of Autoweek, which provides an initial look at the Volvo XC60 (“…it’s a solid push forward for Volvo’s new era”). The 24 July issue has a look back at the Volvo 850R, “The Swedish Sleeper.” Road & Track for July offers up a comparison test between 2017 BMW X4 M401 and the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Coupe. Car & Driver for the month uses a BMW 430i Gran Coupe as the test vehicle for a comparison of summer performance tires manufac- tured by Goodyear, Hankook, Pirelli, Continental and Michelin. A bit further along, tests of the 2018 BMW M5 and 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country. (Continued on page 7) Continued on pg. 11 1

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19 Aug 17—St Louis Metropolitan Police Department Car Show Benefit, for injured officers Gary Glasby and Sheena Smith, upper Muny parking lot, 8 AM-4 PM. Top 50 show with special awards; registration 8-12 noon, $20 show, $10 display, awards at 3 PM. Dash plaques for the first 100 cars, food and beverages available. 100% of the proceeds will be given to the officer’s families during the event. For more information, contact Officer Phillip Anderson (314)444-2531. 19 Aug 17—St Louis Region SCCA Scenic Byways Divisional Rally. Roughly 100 mile drive through Missouri’s Rhineland between O’Fallon and Hermann; registration from 8-9 AM, first team out at 9:31 AM with a finish about 1:30 PM, awards presentation at 2:30 PM. Registration now open at https://www.motorsportreg.com, or for more information call Rallymaster Ron Ferris at (314)503-7411, the fee is $70 for both days or $40 for single-day. This is a divisional road rally that is part of the SCCA’s 2017 National Rally Championship yet suitable for the beginning or occasional rally team. 20 Aug 17—Gateway Autocross Association events 3&4, Gateway Motorsports Park, info at www.gatewayautox.com. 20 Aug 17—St Louis Region SCCA Wilderness Trail Divisional Rally. Roughly 100 mile drive through Missouri’s Rhine- land between O’Fallon and Hermann; registration from 11 AM to noon, first team out at 1:01 PM with a finish about 5 PM, awards presentation at 6 PM. Registration now open at https://www.motorsportreg.com, or for more information call Rally- master Ron Ferris at (314)503-7411, the fee is $70 for both days or $40 for single-day. This is a divisional road rally that is part of the SCCA’s 2017 National Rally Championship yet suitable for the beginning or occasional rally team. 20 Aug 17—Cars & Coffee-Gateway, Gateway Motorsports Park, 12-3 PM. 20 Aug 17—26th Annual Edwardsville DARE Car Show, hosted by the Piston Pushers Car Club, proceeds benefit the DARE program. At Edwardsville High School, 6161 Center Grove and IL 157, registration 8:30 AM to 1 PM, $15 or $10 for display only, pre-register at http://edwardsvilledare.com. Fifty-one classes, dash plaques for first 350 cars, entertainment, music and food, prizes. 21 Aug 17—MG Club of St Louis Total Solar Eclipse Drive, to St Clair, IL, with picnic. Meet at Wilmore Park (7200 Hamp- ton Ave) at 9 AM for a 9:30 departure, plan to be on site to observe the eclipse around 10:45. Partial phase of the eclipse starts at 11:48, full eclipse starts at 1:15 PM. Monitor www.stlouismgclub.com for any changes/developments. 24 Aug 17—3rd Annual V8TV Drive-In Cruise at the Skyview D/I, 5700 N Belt West, Belleville, gates open at 6 PM. Come out and see “American Graffiti;” portion of proceeds will benefit the Air Force Aid Society. Info (314)783-8325 or in- [email protected], hosted by the V* Speed & Resto Shop and V8TV. 26 Aug 17 – JAGSL Do-Nuthing But Show-Up Picnic. At Pere Marquette State Park, with drive before the picnic meeting at noon. Watch for final details in the August Growl and monitor www.jagstl.com, or call Allan Ellis at (314)229-9610 for more information. 26 Aug 17—Gateway Cars & Coffee, at Gateway Classic Cars, 1237 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon, IL, 9 AM-12 noon, pastries and coffee provided by Dunkin’ Donuts. For information call (618)589-9952 or call up www.gatewayclassicars.com. 27 Aug 17—SLTOA Aces & Eights Poker Run. Starts at the West County Mall south parking lot opposite Sears, plan on a scenic, winding country drive with stops to pick up your cards, $5 per entry. The drive ends with a picnic at Ferris Park in Ballwin, awards for best hand and worst hand plus a hard luck award. Open to all clubs/cars; final details TBA, in the mean- time please RSVP via www.surveymonkey.com/r/7FDMR6D and monitor www.sltoa.org. 27 Aug 17—St Louis Chapter BMWCCA Summer Driving Tour, 8 AM-4 PM. 27 Aug 17— St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 6, Gateway Motorsports Park. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 1 Sept 17—Memories Car Club Monthly Cruise – aka “The Zoo” – at Faith Church, 13001 Gravois Rd, Sunset Hills, 4- 9:30 PM. Held the first Friday of each month through October for cars 1979 and older; door prizes, please bring a canned good item for the church’s food pantry. 2 Sept 17—Cars & Coffee-O’Fallon, SunRise UMC, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8-10 AM. 3 Sept 17—SLICK Car Show, hosted by the St Louis Independent Car Klub and the Harvester Lions Club, at 4835 Central School Rd, St Charles. Registration 8 AM-noon, $20 per car, multiple classes, raffle, 50/50, music. All proceeds go to Back- stoppers, in support of police and firemen and their families. Awards at 3 PM, for information call Rick (636)485-9113 (rain date 10 September). 9 Sept 17—Gateway VCOA Annual Mid-State Meet Up, with the Heart of America (KC) Chapter; guided tour of the old Mis- souri State Penitentiary ($15 per person), Jefferson City, followed by lunch at Canterbury Hill Winery. More details to follow, monitor https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. 9 Sept 17—Cars & Coffee-Chesterfield, The Place, 600 Spirit Valley East Dr, 9 AM-Noon. 9 Sept 17—Troy Fire Department Car Show on the Lake, hosted by the Piston Pushers Car Club and sponsored by the Troy/Maryville/St Jacob/ Marine Chamber of Commerce. Runs 10 AM-3 PM, entry $10, awards at 2:30 PM, dash plaques, live music, food and drinks, benefits first responders. Event at Troy Township Park, 410 Wickliffe, info [email protected]. 10 Sept 17—BSCC Autocross No. 6. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the emailing list. 10 Sept 17—Cars & Coffee-Gateway, Gateway Motorsports Park, 12-3 PM. 16 Sept 17—Cars & Coffee-Westport, at Westport Plaza, 8-11 AM. Info at http://carsandcoffeestl.org.

St Louis Car Shows and Cruises: http://clubs.hemmings.com/lakerscarclub

Roadwork—One-of-a-Kind Leaping Cat

Behold a true one-off won- David Hobbs and Dick Att- der, a Jaguar designed (under wood did much of the early deep cover) specifically to get development driving lap at the the company back into the MIRA (Motor Industry Re- winners circle at the Le Mans search Association) vehicle 24-Hour race after several engineering test center in War- years’ absence. However, due wickshire. During one test run, to rule changes and technolog- Jaguar development driver ical advances, the car was Norman Dewis managed 161 obsolete before it hit the track. mph on the straight, setting the It never raced and, in fact, Jag- test track record and apparent- uar never replicated the car. ly, a speed record for the entire But, in the end, it still achieved island. legendary standing among Unfortunately, by the time British sports-racing vehicles. Jaguar’s engineering team According to Jaguar Herit- The Jaguar XJ13. Photo: SuperCars.net. finished the car, it was al- age, development started in ready obsolete. If entered in 1965 although the employees who worked the car did it quietly the 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour and on the side. Corporate’s primary emphasis at the time race, it would’ve faced off concerned development of a new, modern saloon/sedan, against a large contingent of which became the XJ6 (the Series I XJ debuted in 1968). Ford GT40s and GT40 MkIIs – the latter fitted with the 7- Malcolm Sayer, who previously de- liter engine – Porsche 906s signed the C-, D and E Types and would and multiple Ferraris includ- later pen the XJ-S, came up with a highly ing the 330 P3. Le Mans rule aerodynamic design, with a front end that changes didn’t help; after harkened to the E-Type. The car featured The XJ13’s V12 engine. Photo via the 1967 event, prototypes a monocoque chassis with suspension NetCarShow. dropped to a maximum 3- derived from the E but modified: up front, liter engine displacement. coil-over springs vices the E’s torsion This mean cars with bigger bars and at the rear, the addition of two engines had to run as pro- radius arms on each side linked to the duction vehicles, with proof lower suspension. Malcolm Sayer. of manufacturing of 50 ex- Photo: Loughbridge Claude Baily started working on the amples. University aluminum block DOHC 5.0L V12 engine In addition, in the fall of in 1964. The prototypes were originally 1966 the British Motor Cor- fitted with six carbs, but later switched to poration (Austin, Austin- Lucas fuel injection; the carbureted en- ...and the cockpit. Photo via Con- Healey, Morris, MG, Riley, gines developed about 445 bhp, while ceptCarz. Wolseley) acquired Jaguar. the F/I engines turned out about 500 bhp. Reportedly, corporate man- The powerplant served as a stressed agement looked askance at any high-expense, factory- member, an idea ahead of its time in authorized auto racing effort. In any event, development of the competition car design (Colin Chapman’s V12 design for production cars continued, but the XJ13 went legendary Lotus 49, which introduced into storage. using the engine as a part of the chassis Claude Baily. Photo: in Formula 1, wouldn’t follow suit until In Janu- Jaguar via Hemmings 1967; the rear suspension fitted directly ary 1971, to the engine and transmission and not the compa- a subframe. All up, the car weighed right about 1000 Kg/2200 ny brought lbs. the car out, freshened it and sent it back to MIRA as part of the debut of the Series The wreck. Photo: Jaguar via Building A Legend 3 E-Type V12; this marked the first-ever public viewing of the XJ13. In and around filming, Dewis drove the car on several hot laps, against the recommendation of Managing Director Frank RW “Lofty” England, who warned of the car’s questionable wheels and tires. Sure enough, one of the wheels failed on the bank- ing and Dewis went for a ride as the car flipped twice, rolled twice and then returned to earth. Fortunately, he wasn’t seri- ously injured but the 13 came out looking a tad worse for wear. The wrecked prototype went into storage, until spied some- time later by Edward Loades of Abbey Panels, who offered to Dewis with the XJ13. Photo: Jaguar via SuperCars.net rebuild the car for the grand sum of £1000. Lofty England (Continued on page 4)

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agreed and Jagu- ar received an immaculate, drive- able XJ13 in return. It subse- quently went to the Jaguar Herit- age Trust Collec- tion, with occasional forays to tracks and shows. The XJR13 at Amelia Island, along with the For example, in 1988 Le Mans-winning XJR-9. Photo: via 2002 the XJ13 At the Royal Windsor Jaguar Festival. Photo: the Jaguar En- ConceptCarz made a public thusiasts Club appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In 2010, it showed at to the castle grounds; several dignitaries attended, including Amelia Island and made a return visit to Monterey, where Jag- Prince Phillip and his grandson, Prince Edward. uar served as the honored marque in celebration of compa- th Probably not a surprise, but several fabricators now offer ny’s 75 anniversary. Company Managing Director Mike replica XJ13s. Predator Performance of Tampa, Florida, built a O’Driscoll led a pack of 12 XKSSs from Carmel to Laguna replica car with production Jaguar V12 – punched to 7 liters - Seca as part of the festivities; he later described driving the and ZF gear box, plus air conditioning and left hand drive. car in an interview for MotorAuthority: Predator brought the car to the 2007 Monterey Sports & Clas- Climbing behind the wheel takes dexterity. Both feet sic Car Auction, but it failed to sell at a high bid of $100,000. on the seat, hands on the seat back for support and DRB Sportscars of Australia built two of the replicas; one slide down. The driving position was designed for wound up in Kansas City and went on display at the Kansas Jaguar’s legendary test driver Norman Dewis who’s not City Art Institute’s 2014 Art of the Car Concours. much more than five feet tall. I'm nearly a foot taller, Race Car Replicas of Fraser, Michigan (north end of greater but I managed to squeeze myself in! Detroit), already offers street legal replicas of the Ford GT and GT MkII, Porsche 917, Porsche 962, Ferrari 300 P4, Lola T70 and T70 MkIII, Aston Martin DB3S, Jaguar D-Type and now, the XJ13. The body’s in fiberglass but replicates the rivets of the original aluminum-bodied car; the monocoque chassis will fit a Jaguar V12, natch. The price for the all-up deluxe kit? $46,995. St Still, there’s only the one original, safely displayed and main- tained. Per Mike O’Driscoll, Ian Callum, Jaguar’s Design Director, calls it “possibly the most beautiful Jaguar ever made,” and I agree. We like to say that Jaguar builds beautiful, fast cars, and for me XJ13 defines what a beautiful, fast Jaguar is.

The XJ13 leads the pack at Monterey, 2010. Photo via Motor Au- thority. Fuel pump on, let the pressure build, then flick the ignition switch down (there’s no starter button here) and the big V-12 with its mechanical fuel injection, whirrs over and over and finally erupts with a glorious metallic, raspy snarl. The gear selector for the 5-speed ZF is mounted on your right, on top of the monocoque, and demands a bit of a strict technique to wrangle it into first. So, pull the stubby lever back into third, then The cat roars: the XJ13 at 2011’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. forward into second, and quickly towards you and down into first. Photo by Dave Dyer/Motorsport.com Back in its day, the V-12 was happy to rev all the way Sources: “1966 Jaguar XJ13,” Jaguar Heritage, n.d.; Race Car to 7,600 rpm, but these days we limit it to around 5,500 Replicas, http://race-car-replicas.com/; Tom Strongman, rpm. Out on the road, it really comes alive when the “Jaguar XJ13: This replica of the famous race car is drop-dead flickery tach needle sweeps past the 3,000 rpm mark. gorgeous,” Kansas City Star, 14 February 2015; “Jaguar XJ13,” Then it erupts, squeezing you firmly back into the seat, SuperCars.net; Daniel Vaughan, “1966 Jaguar XJ13,” Concept- emitting this most glorious, hard-edged roar. Chills go Carz; “1966 Jaguar XJ13,” Car & Driver, August 2002; Lyndon straight down your spine. Conrad Bell, “Driving Jaguar’s XJ13 With Mike O’Driscoll, Jagu- ar Managing Director, MotorAuthority, 15 September 2010; This last May, the one-and-only XJ13 served as one of “Royal Windsor Jaguar Festival-Report,” Sports Car Digest, 29 1200 Jaguars (NOT a typo) which gathered at Windsor Castle May 2017; Doug Warren, “Windsor Jaguar Festival-May 2017,” for the Royal Windsor Jaguar Festival, in support of the Prince Jaguar Enthusiasts Club; Frank Filipponia, “Monterey 2010: Philip Trust Fund. Over 6500 attended the soiree, with Jags Jaguar’s 75th birthday party at Pebble Beach,” Autoblog, 16 from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and August 2010; The Car Nut, “Jaguar XJ13,” Supercars.net, 29 Sweden. The events included a lap around Windsor leading February 2016. 4

Featured Events SLTOA SweatFest 18 July 2017

Cars & Coffee-Westport 15 July 2017

Featured Events—Cars & Coffee continued

1962 Chrysler 300H (center left)...with an 8.4L Viper V10 stuffed in it.

Scott Centennial Car Show 14 July 2017

Featured Events continued Retired Old Guys (ROG) Dinner Drive Photos by Steve Moore SLTOA—13 Jul 2017

BSCC Autocross 9 July 2017

Photos by Steve Moore and Jack T. Bear

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In Print (Continued from page 1)

July’s Thoroughbred & Classic Cars incorporates a cover article on one owner’s “perfect” E-Type Jaguar, the 62nd UK roadster built. Same issue, the extensive (and extended) of a rare Triumph Italia fixed-head coupe, one of only 100 or so surviving. Final- ly, in and around a salute to Ferrari on its 70th anniversary, Octane for July has a write-up on the Austin-Healey 100/BN2 which served as the type’s debut vehicle at the 1955 London Motor Show at Earl’s Court. 7

Featured Events—BSCC autocross continued

JM JM Twin Oaks Car Show 3 July 2017