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February 2010

Tech Session Saturday January 16 On Upholstery And Tops By Dale Hancock

We started out the new year with a shop out of his home at 2894 W. great turnout for a Tech Session 7268 S., West Jordan, UT and can on Upholstery and Tops presented be contacted at 801-569-8861. He by Dale Hancock. The session was is willing and eager to assist us all held at J. Jenning's shop with our upholstering needs and (ThermPro), and was attended by other questions we may have. WMJR and BMCU members. Many thanks to Dale Hancock for sharing his knowledge and talents Dale has done work on many of with us, to Gary Lindstrom for both clubs cars, and had lots of setting up the tech session and to J. good tips for those interested in Jennings for providing his Therm- doing their own work. Some of Pro shop. the members brought in examples of projects they are working on Club members (from BMCU and and Dale provided feedback and WMJR) were Lee Taylor, Bud recommendations. We all learned Merritt, Jim Revel, Gary Lind- a lot from the discussion and ex- strom, J. & Kay Jennings, Mike & change of ideas from all of those Susan Cady, Steve Nelson, Clayton in attendance. Merchant, John Progess, Dave & Sue Budden, Larry Farrington, Several topics were covered Andrew Frink, Rob Foye, T. including the best types of glue McNair, Pugs Piviroto, Craig to use in upholstering Mossberg, Barry Engstrum, (suggested not using aerosol Werner Prochaska, Brak Parkin, glue), convertible tops, head- Jonathan Wright, Keri Bruce, Jon liners, dyes, carpet kits, leather Hermance, Bob Jahnke, Paul preservatives, best way to cut Jaroch, Kevin Cowan, Rick Lee, foams, tempered masonite in Casey Lindbeck, and Haruo Mi- door panels, and the list goes yogi. on..... One tip that came up during the exchange of infor- Since I'm not sure that everyone mation between members signed the attendance roster, I really caught my attention. apologize if I missed anyone who When trying to remove a tar was in attendance. and for any type glue it was recommended misspelling of names. Again, to use dry ice. The dry ice thanks to everyone for sharing all makes the glue cold enough to chip it off. would have guessed. of your ideas. We are looking forward to Using heat releases oils in the glue and additional tech sessions this year. makes it difficult to clean up. Who Dale Hancock is currently working in a —Susan Cady Page 2 Western States Meet Less Than Three Months Away April 26 - 30, 2010 in Santa Maria, CA

The Los Angeles Jaguar club look forward to greeting 12 Cana- is watching the mail with dians and 12 Texans. We will also great expectation as the date have some attendance from the for Western States 2010, northern mid-west. These people April 26-30th, draws closer. are having to make the biggest What registrations will today time commitment so seem to have bring us? So far 20 clubs are planned ahead farther than the represented, including the more local club members. Classic Jaguar Association. Other than the Los Angeles mem- We do have more registra- bers, we have 16 other Califor- tions from our club than from nians registered. We are certainly any other, about a third of the hoping that this number will grow total. So we are getting sup- as people get around to making port to handle the 1000 big their plans more definite. and little jobs associated with being the host club. And we Decisions. Decisions. What kind know there are more positive of room do you want, original or good intentions out there. tower? Will your car be ready for the concours, or will you just dis- Maybe not too surprisingly, the greatest clubs is from the people coming the response we have had so far from other greatest distance. As of this writing, we — cont’d on p. 3 Page 3 Western States 2010 — cont’d from p. 2 play it? Do you want beef or fish at the The Central Coast Jaguar Drivers Club, can be made at the Santa Maria Inn – Awards Banquet? What movie star are organized for the area where we will 800-462-4276: Mention “Jaguar Western you going to dress as for Theme Night? be, regretfully decided to disband this States” to get our special rate of $89 for And, oh yes, when will it hurt least to year. They are our assisting club for the the original rooms and $109 for the new write the check? Meet and some of the members have tower rooms. Other questions: Judy told us they still plan to give us some Graven at 323-257-9992 or Well, dilemma time is getting short. The help, participate in the Meet, and want [email protected] or Susan Muir at registration fee goes up $25 per person to join another Jaguar club. 714-525-6690 or Samuir@ roadrun- after March 15. Your host club is getting ner.com. into the final planning stage and would The Classic Jaguar Association is plan- really like to get a better idea of the ning its annual spring tour to coincide Thanks again to our sponsors. Please headcount – from the jacket order to with the Western States Meet. They give them your support. various other details. will be at the Inn at Morro Bay April 24-25. You may access their website or Platinum: XKs Unlimited, Coventry About 175 people attended in Grand call Bill Rooklidge at 949-939-5125 for West, SNG Barratt USA, Hagerty Insur- Junction, Colorado in 2008, and about more details. Some CJA members will ance, Hospitality Resources 190 in Bend, Oregon in 2006. We expect bring their old beauties to join in our that Santa Maria will attract these num- festivities. This is shaping up to be a Gold: Auto Effigies, Classic Showcase, bers as well. We especially look forward happening, size large. Jaguar Classic Parts, Jaguar Heaven, to additional support from the other Cali- Welsh Enterprises, mptv fornia clubs. Our registration form is on our website: www.jagswestmeet.com. Reservations Bronze: Jaguar Ventura, S & S Industrial Page 4 A Great Read Jaguar in Coventry: Building the Legend by Nigel Thorley 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the the sidecar business, so the company name first appeared in 1935 denoting a Jaguar name, so this is a fitting time to was transformed into SS Cars, Ltd. — model (SS Jaguar Saloon) not a firm or take a historical look at its development and Walmsley elected to leave the firm marque — that came in the postwar ramp over the years. up when SS had to be dropped given the distasteful Nazi connota- Many informative and enter- tion. taining books have been writ- ten describing the various All the landmark events in Jag- Jaguar models and their life- uar’s history are described, includ- cycles. However, this is the ing the Le Mans wins in 1953 and first I’ve seen that focuses on 1955, the terrible fire in 1957 that the people, facilities and doomed the XK-SS, death of Wil- manufacturing techniques that liam Lyons’ son John driving to Le produced them. Mans in 1956, the purchase of Daimler in 1960, the disastrous As someone interested in envelopment by British Motor cars, history, manufacturing Corporation in 1966, Jaguar’s re- techniques, and the effect of flotation as an independent com- people, money, and social pany in 1984, and its rescue by considerations on all the Ford in 1990. above, I found this volume to be a true delight. The passing of Sir William in 1985 is of course noted respectfully. The book’s title correctly Since the book was published in indicates that it centers on the 2002 the current Indian ownership Coventry region and the role is not recounted (call it “Tata for it played in Jaguar’s develop- now”). ment. For context it starts with Jaguar’s 1922 founding The strongest suit of this book is by William Lyons and Wil- the many historical photos, docu- liam Walmsley in Blackpool menting individuals, facilities, and on England’s west coast. But events. These alone are worth the when the Swallow Sidecar (as price ($29.95 plus S/H from Brit- Jaguar was then known) busi- books.com). Two are reproduced ness grew and they began here as samples: production of buying chassis for custom car Mark VII and XK120’s at Foleshill bodies (notably the Austin in 1950, and the 1957 fire at Seven), the need to relocate Browns Lane. and expand became evident. Although several other locations Coventry in England’s Mid- contribute to Jaguar production lands was then and is still today, the Browns Lane plant is today the center of UK vehi- still operational, sharing production cle production, including with the Castle Bromwich assem- cars, trucks (oops, lorries), bly plant near Birmingham. and even airplanes, at least through WW II. The advantages of a solely in the hands of William Lyons. Sir William on the introduction of skilled workforce and nearby suppliers Sir William (he was knighted in 1956) the XJ6 in 1968 said “I have always been made the move to Coventry an obvious by all accounts was a brilliant design convinced that visual appeal—without choice for Lyons and Walmsley in 1928. and manufacturing mind, though some- resort to gimmickry—is fundamental to Initially the site was in the Foleshill area, what prickly to deal with — attested to the success of any product, and it costs but the move to Browns Lane came in by the many labour actions recounted no more to design a product in a pleasing 1951-2. in the book. manner.”

By 1933 the car business was larger than As many readers know, the Jaguar Who could argue? —Gary Lindstrom Page 5

Does the image at left re- mind you of any WMJR canine member?

Take Home Quiz

Q. Which of the following 1974 cars had the lowest list price for the US market?

1. Iso Lele 2. De Tomaso Pantera 3. Jaguar XJ12 4. Maserati Ghibli

A: See page 6. Page 6 Event Calendar Club Officers

February Co-Presidents Tech Session - J.'s Car Barn Susan Cady, 801-731-1599 POSTPONED [email protected] Liz Green, 801-451-5776 March [email protected] No activity Vice-President April 26-30 Jim Revel, Western States JCNA Meeting 435-640-3347, [email protected] Possible Rally Past President May Glen Hawkins BBQ, TBD 801-253-9878, [email protected]

June Secretary / Treasurer Taggarts Grill Drive and Lunch John Green, 801-451-5776 [email protected] June 19 British Field Day—Liberty Park Newsletter Publisher / Webmaster Bill Davis, 801-484-5049 Gary Lindstrom, 801-554-3823 [email protected] July 31 Concours with Austin Healey Club Membership Park City Duane & LeAnn Allred, 801-943-9253

August Chief Judge Utah Concours d’Elegance Duane Allred, 801-943-9253 Thanksgiving Point Concours Chair September 1 TBA Luau Mike and Susan Cady, 801-731-1599 Take Home Quiz September 26 Fall Color Tour Cont’d from page 5 A: (2) the De Tomaso Pantera at $10,295 vs. $24,000 October 23 for the Iso, $13,000 for the Jaguar, and $19,275 for the Hallowe'en Party Maserati. J. and Kay Jennings, 801-274-2671 Source: jalopnik.com — for their complete automotive November trivia quiz (lots of fun), click here. Planning Meeting

December 4 Christmas Party