Issue 263 January - February 2019 OWNERS’ CLUB The FF was always in front..... COMPLETE 1000s BESPOKE JENSEN TRIMMING OF PARTS RESTORATION CAR SALES SERVICES IN STOCK 01962 779 556 Unit 1, Itchen Abbas Business Centre, Main Road, [email protected] www.jensenparts.co.uk Itchen Abbas, Winchester, SO21 1BQ Editorial appy New Year to all our readers, Talking of JOC subscriptions and costs, your 2019 membership fees Hand welcome to this edition are now due; you’ll find our Membership Secretary’s article about this that’s full of news and cars. I hope on page 7, complete with you 2019 membership card temporarily you enjoy reading it; it’s certainly affixed there – so don’t lose it! got a varied collection of articles. And so, what of my FF? Well, not a lot has happened beyond an oil and My apologies for those whose cars or filter change. For once it has had to take second place to my Jaguar XF, stories are not in this edition (they will which needed some attention. For the last two years now I’ve been be in the following one), rest assured warned of rust spreading on its rear subframe, and (ominously) rust that you’ll appear in print in due course. staining appearing to come from at least one of the side sills – where the inner and outer are joined. A trawl of various websites revealed And we have some more good news too – Colin Mayes has now been that the Jaguar S-types have a severe problem in this locality, caused appointed as our magazine’s Editorial and Advertising Assistant; so by the foam rubber inserts between the inner and out sills getting welcome aboard Colin! wet, and causing RUSTING! But surely modern cars are better made now than that? Well, it’s half true – literally – as when my son Peter Big thanks too are due to Stuart Turner, who since mid-2017 has and I removed the (plastic) outer sills from the car, we found that only managed our adverts in the same efficient manner as his predecessor one side had foam rubber inserted between the inner and outer sill Steve Salway. Like Steve he has also helped with the proof reading (the other side had no foam rubber at all). Shades of JML here? And of the magazines, whilst the JOC searched for a successor. He’s got yes, the foam rubber was wet, and was indeed the cause of the water eagle eyes has Stuart (something to do with his height otherwise he dripping down onto the inner metal sill and making it rust..... At least wouldn’t see anything from up there), which is more than I can claim JML didn’t use such stuff. – for, like many people, I don’t always see my own mistakes in my own typing..... But Stu always did. So, many thanks indeed, Stu, for your Some days later, after a good rub down and the use of Bilt Hamber’s support and help, it was much appreciated. Hydrate 80 rust converter and Dynax S wax protector, all was well. The other side’s sills were of course fine, but are now protected too, We also hope to have a new Editor on board soon too, which would be just in case. Next time it’s the FF’s turn..... good (I can then retire at the AGM). It’s worth saying here something too about our Advertisers; thanks to their generosity we are able to offset some 50% of our magazine Paul costs, which really helps the JOC balance its books (and keeps your annual membership subscription costs down). So please do support our Advertisers whenever you can. As a thank you to them for their loyalty and support to the JOC, we put their adverts in our very recent Torque 9 magazine completely free of charge. Thank you, gentlemen (and ladies). Disclaimer to maintain the highest printing quality. 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Publication Digital copies The Jensen Owners’ Club magazine is published bi-monthly on the 1st Digital copies of the magazines are available to view online of each month starting in January. The submissions deadline for the in the members’ section of the website. To get access to this March/April issue #264 is Fri 8 February and these must be sent to the please contact the club’s IT Officer, Zac Marshall – [email protected] Editor only. Articles for the magazine are welcomed for publication by – please note that these electronic magazines are restricted to Jensen the Editor, together with electronic copies of photos which are preferred Owners’ Club members only. 3 Contents Committee Chairman* Membership Secretary Editorial 3 Shaun Winfield Darren Barnes Chairman’s Interception 5 07969 129382 07973 961640 [email protected] [email protected] Membership Matters 7 26 Foster Park Road, Denholme, Darren Barnes Bradford, W. Yorks BD13 4BE Treasurer* JOC at the Lancaster Insurance 9 Ian Roberts General Secretary* (07920) 055153 & Club Archivist Classic Motor Show at the NEC [email protected] John Lane Shaun Winfield Edwinstowe, Hambledown Road, (0151) 9249621 Denmead, Waterlooville, [email protected] Back from the brink… 18 Hampshire PO7 6EP 1 The Cloisters, Crosby, the rebuild of my Series III Interceptor Merseyside L23 3DA Mark Case International Weekend C-V8 Registrar Way above the pay grade of us simpletons 25 Stuart Allan John Staddon (07712) 767533 (020) 8291 7464 Roel Korzaan [email protected] [email protected] JOC Spring Weekend 10th – 12th May 28 Concours Secretary Interceptor Registrar Clive & Lindsey Bishop Keith Lee Stuart Turner VACANT(0151) FOR3364562 2019 (07814) 039889 C-V8 Registrar 31 [email protected] [email protected] John Staddon Regalia Secretary Int’ceptor Variants Reg. Jensen Club of Switzerland 37 Mrs Raj Mangroo Tim Clark Tony Cope JOC 07740 142583 (01322) 333484 [email protected] [email protected] Eric Neale 39 i Tony Cope PR & Media Secretary FF Registrar Nic Cooper Dave Barnett Jensen-Healey Registrar 40 (07860) 467253 (01708) 456439 [email protected] [email protected] Helen Newby Letters to the Editor 42 IT Officer Jensen-Healey Reg. Zac Marshall Helen Newby New Members 44 (0117) 9792759 (01653) 628537 [email protected] [email protected] Area News 47 JOC Diary 49 Early Cars Registrar S-V8 Registrar Joerg Huesken Chris Watts Classifieds 50 +49 172 3543210 07973 135219 [email protected] [email protected] 541 Area Co-ordinator Registrars John Pym David & Jane 07831 777665 Turnage [email protected] (01206) 273140 [email protected] * Executive Committee Members MAGAZINE Editor, JOC Magazine Editorial Paul Strange & Advertising Asst. Tel (01327) 700217 TEMPORARY Stuart Turner Mob 07767 672085 07814 039889 [email protected] [email protected] 22 Cross Street, Daventry, 66 Riverside Way, Hanham, Bristol The FF always was superb in the snow..... Northants NN11 9ES BS15 3TF. 4 Chairman’s Interception A view from the bridge o 2019 awaits us. What does this year Shold for the JOC? Hopefully another year to move forward to show the marque at its best around the world, as many of you all did in spectacular manner last year. This year is the 60th anniversary of the prototype 541R, PEA 541, winning its class in the 50th Anniversary Bleriot Air race between London and Paris and it is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Interceptor and FF Mk II’s. No doubt some form of commemoration of these events will take place during the year. Which brings me to just how many members get involved with events, shows, meets etc. Over the course of the last year or so I have had the opportunity to talk to several officials from other classic car clubs. It would appear that membership numbers are possibly generally solid in most clubs with members leaving, more than likely following the sale of a vehicle, to be replaced by new owners together with lapsed members who return after a while having got the bug again to get a car. Our Chairman in his flying machine (let’s hope he’s enough fuel in it this time)! However, a common theme appears to run through their clubs the same as ours: within the membership, and this does not matter if you are a club of our size or one of the big boys with over 20,000 the Committee. Currently, we will require a new General Secretary members, it would seem the active numbers out there, those that at the AGM when John Lane steps down after many, many, years of actually do something, the ‘get the car used’ brigade etc. would appear outstanding work, often behind the scenes doing “stuff” you probably to be around 10% of the membership.