Moss Jaguar Expansion ^^£g^te^a»£^aiaSifa^as 77ie newMoss Jaguar dealership, located inthe heart ofdowntown Santa Barbara, ismany facilities has also made itpossible totake on another car line, Peugeot. The transition from one limes larger than ouroriginal location. The expansion of our showroom and seruice location toanother was hectic, but the new Moss Jaguar/Peugeot isinfull operation. During Ihe 1950's, Moss Motors performedservice work Immediately, itwas apparent that quality control was the we opened, the situation started to change. Newowners and sold new cars. Times changedand Moss evolved into a biggest problem Jaguar faced. People loved the car, but it brought their cars in, not because they were broken, but supplier ol parts for vintage sports cars. Nineteen eighty just didn't work. Harry Haigh commented, shortly after simply lor routine maintenance. onefound Moss Motors once again in the newcarfield Of coming to Moss, that in his days with Santa Barbara's for The Jaguarcrew had done their homework welL Quality course, at that time the future of British cars in the US mer Jaguar dealer, he wouldarrive every Mondaymorning had improved dramatically and the word spread that looked bleak. MG and Triumph were gone and Jaguar to find a line of cars waiting for repairs. Most of the these Jaguar was on the rebound. Witliintwoyears. Jaguar sales looked shaky. The doomsaycrs had a point, it looked like cars did not arrive under their own power. By 1980, the were muslirooming and the voices of doom were silenced. thewrong time to start selling Jaguars. situation was so bad, the local Jag dealer dropped the Jaguar sales have grown steadily from a low-of14,000 in We felt, as did ournew sales manager, Harry Haigh, that Jaguar franchise and concentrated his efforts on other 1980 to a record37.000 in 1985. However, booming sales makes. Jaguar was about to turn itselfaround. The new chairman, caused a problem: our small dealership could no lon John Egan, liad the ability and enthusiasm to do the job. Into the breach! MossJaguar opened itsdoors inAugust ger handle the load. What were we to do? Move, of course. British Lcyland was not in the best shape, but their top of 1981 with a small (two car) showroom, a handful of new The new dealership, located in the heart of downtown management wanted Jaguar to survive, so they made the Jaguars and a commitment to service after the sale. Busi Santa Barbara, is many times larger than ouroriginal loca necessary funding available to make improvements. ness startedslowly, but timewas on our side. Not long alter tion. The expansion of ourshowroom and service facilities has also made it possible to take on another car line. The British have threatened to export new car lines to the Statesfor some time. To date, nothing has reachedour shores. Whilecastingabout for anothercarto complement New Jaguar Catalog Available the Jaguar line, we stumbled onto an interesting device known as Peugeot. (That's pronounced Peu-zho.) Weput considerable mileage on a gas turbo station wagon this summerand were not only surprised, but quite impressed. The car was quiet, rattle free and completely devoid ol Yes,ithas beena longtimecoming, but our newJaguar items includingbooks, manuals, maintenance equipment, mechanical glitches. The interior design received rave XKCatalog is finally here, and it's well worth the wait Jaguar sporting apparel etc. The selection is sure to please reviews. Handlingwas flawless, particularly in lightof the Wecan nowofferanevenmoreextensiverangeofparts even the most discriminatingJaguar enthusiast. car's size.Asifallofthis weren' t enough, it goes likea roc ket! Here is a car just waiting to be discovered. Needless to andaccessories tothcXK120,H0 and150 enthusiast. Many Ifweoweyou a newJaguarXK120-140-150 Parts Catalog, monthsofresearch anddevelopmentwentintoproducing say, we were so impressed we changed our name to Moss you should be receiving one bymailwithin a week or so. For Jaguar/Peugeot. a parts catalog that would be far superior to any oilier thoseof you not on our Jaguar mailing list who would likea offered to the Jaguar market copy, you can purchaseone for only $3. Just mail a check to The transition from one location to another was hectic, Clear,conciseexplodedviewillustrationsinan easy to us at our Goleta. CAlocation(see address on pagc8) and but the new Moss Jaguar/Peugeot is in fulloperation. We use format make shopping for the Items your classic needs we'll get one in the mail to you right away along with a$5 have built a reputation tliroughout Southern California on fastand easy.Newinthiseditionarc sixpagesolaccessory Gift Certificate good on your next counter or mail order. the qualityolour service. Whether sellingnewcars or parts for old ones, Moss applies the samephilosophy: take care '•'. of our customers and they'll take care of us. It seems to be working! Ml MOSS MOTORING PAGE1 Why Did You Drop Me From Your Mailing List? Letters 'Why did you drop mc Don't despair, Moss Dear Moss Motoring, from your mailinglist?' Motors will gladly send Price Thank you for your front page coverage of VintageRac We certainly do not in List Updates and Moss ing in the Summer 1986 issue. tend to drop people, but it Motoring Newsletters to any The sport of Vintage and Historic Racing has realty does happen. Usually, the one who wants copies. explodedinNorthAmericaduringthe past fewyears. We reason is simple; the car is Therefore, if you have not now have nearly 100 vintage sports car races and hill sold, put in long-term stor received anything (or climbs a year nationwide, most with fields of 100-300 some time, call or age or the owner moves cars. write. We want to without giving a forwarding As in the50's and60's. many of the racers that make up put your name back address. In an clfort to the gridsol today are Britishmarques. In fact, MGscan be on the active list maintain an orderly, found at any vintage race across the country. accurate mailing list we do, Better yet, buy some thing; tune-up parts At certain select events, there arc MG Only races, put from time to time, go together by the MGVintage Racers group. Most of these through and remove names or air and oil filters. (You are changing races ( hut not all) are limited to the T-Scries. There is an which have shown no activ MG Vintage RacersNewsletteravailable by writing Greg ity for an extended period your oil at least once Prehodka at 62 Dartmouth Street Edison. NJ 08837. of time. a year aren't you?) Our magazine. Victory Lane,covers all of vintageand We know quite well that With any purchase, even a small one, you will be kept historicracingon a monthlynationalbasis.Themagazine situations change and your contains RaceReports and Results.SpecialReports, News. car might be set aside in on the mailing list longer than you would with a writ doesn't happento you, TELEX #658473 Cars and Drivers. Accessories, Previews and Reviews, favour of other pursuits. Classifieds,ClubListings,a Calendarol Races, and a whole You want to stay on the list ten request keepin touch! FAX #1-805-968-6910 People often come after us lot more. Anyofyour readers who wouldlikea Iree sample but our computer decides 800-235-6954 Outside California wondering why wc have copycan send theirname and address to VICTORY LANE we have not heard from 800-322-6985 Inside California MAGAZINE, 2460 Park Blvd., Suite *4, Palo Alto, CA you in a while and down stopped sending them mail 805-968-1041 Customer Service 9-1306. comes the axe. ings. To make sure this Wishing you happy motoring miles. Dewey Dellinger Publisher/Editor Palo Alto. CA CONTENTS Dear Moss. As requested by your June letter, I am returningthe defective shock absorber from my MGB.Ref. RA'20669. 1want to express my appreciation lor the prompt res ponse to mydilemma.Asusual,Mosshas bentoverback wards to help meout Ionlywishthat other companies and organizations wouldfollow the way Moss operates. So many couldn't care less. Thanks. Although inconvenient forme to have to R& Ra shock again, there is no need (or an apology. I realizethat some Jaguar Expansion Page I Bob's Garage P<m^4 Bigllealey, times rebuilds just won't rebuild. Besides, if my friends/ neighborsdon't see mylegssticking out fromunder my1 B' every' couple of months, they can't get their jollieswith MOSS Jaguar Expansion By Robert Goldman 1 statements like,'MG down?. again!' So once again. thanks. Now all I have to do is finish the clutch job, get the New Jaguar Catalog Available XK120/140/150 Parts and Accessories 1 new starter on. get the engine back in... Fast Idle By Mike Jacobson 3 Sincerely. JackC. Eads Bob's Garage: Ocean To Ocean On One Restoation By Robert Goldman 4 Camp Hill. PA 17011 VTR Convention: A Huge Success By Bea Meyer. 4 Gentlemen. Club Corner AContinuing Series By Lawrie Alexander 5 Havingheardscoresofstoriesover the years concerning Lucas Wiring: A Simplified Approach By Chris Nowlan 5 British motor cars-some good and some not so good-it might be of interest if I added mine to the list. Austin Healey 100-4, 100-6 &3000 ABig Healey Comparison 6 During my term of employment in Germany in 1964. I O.O.T.T.T.: 50 Years Of Fun ByRobertGoldman 7 purchased a new MGB froma dealer in Dusseldorf. Con sideringthe type of secondary' roads over there, the MG ClassiC-fieds What'sOnThe Market? 8 proved to be a fastand safe formol transportation. Sixyears later, I brought the car back to Californiawith me. whereit is still my daily means of transportation to and from work, being driven about30 miles each day at freeway speed.