A Jaguar Clubs of North America Affiliate WWW.JDCLI.COM NOV 2020 President Mike Carroll [email protected]516-607-6074 Vice President Quentin Nieman [email protected]2nd Vice President Don Wolf [email protected]Concours Chairman Mike carroll [email protected]Chief Judge Rich Mooers [email protected]Membership Vlad Prutsky [email protected]Treasurer Graham Scaife [email protected]Secretary Maryann dellinger [email protected]Social Media Chairman Eliud Custodio [email protected]Board Directors Ivan Scarborough Newsletter Editor Steve Becker [email protected]Facebook page www.facebook.com/jdcli/ By Mike Carroll O n September 13 th our club held the inaugural Scramble type event. This kind of gather- ing is defined as : “A BRITISH RELAXED INFOR- MAL MOTORING EVENT AT A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL LO- CATION” The weather turned out to be perfect, and 45 cars took part on the lawns of the Vanderbilt es- tate, overlooking scenic Northport Harbor. The par- ticipants included a great se- lection of Jaguars, Aston Martins, MG’s and several unique specialty cars. We ended up with an unex- pected benefit. We did not have the normal catering tent set up this year. However there was a small wedding that took place Saturday night, and their tent was still set up on the lower field for us to use on Sunday. Turned out to be a per- fect place to enjoy the picnic lunches that people brought and enjoy the fantastic view of the harbor. So we had all the necessary in- gredients for a successful Scram- ble type event. Great cars and location, plus it was very relaxing. Normally we are at the Vanderbilt for the Concours which is very hectic. That day we were just able to enjoy ourselves without the pressure of running a show. With the success of our inau- gural Scramble it certainly seems to make sense to include a second event for next year. Photos of the Scramble can be found here, on the next page, and on the club’s website, www.jdcli.com, under the Events tab. Scramble at the Vanderbilt (Continued on page 2)
O n September 13th our club held the inaugural Scramble
type event. This kind of gather-ing is defined as :
“A BRITISH RELAXED INFOR-MAL MOTORING EVENT AT A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL LO-CATION”
The weather turned out to be perfect, and 45 cars took part on
the lawns of the Vanderbilt es-tate, overlooking scenic Northport Harbor. The par-ticipants included a great se-lection of Jaguars, Aston Martins, MG’s and several unique specialty cars.
We ended up with an unex-pected benefit. We did not have the normal catering tent set up this year. However there was a small wedding
that took place Saturday night, and their tent was still set up on the lower field for us to use on Sunday. Turned out to be a per-fect place to enjoy the picnic lunches that people brought and enjoy the fantastic view of the harbor.
So we had all the necessary in-gredients for a successful Scram-ble type event. Great cars and location, plus it was very relaxing. Normally we are at the Vanderbilt for the Concours which is very hectic. That day we were just able to enjoy ourselves without
the pressure of running a show.
With the success of our inau-gural Scramble it certainly seems to make sense to include a second event for next year.
Photos of the Scramble can be found here, on the next page, and on the club’s website, www.jdcli.com, under the Events tab.
Scramble at the Vanderbilt
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Photos by David Trotman-Wilkins
See website www.jdcli.com for more photos
Scramble at the Vanderbilt Photos
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Editor’s Notes
I n July of 2010, Kris and I joined Susan & Dave Blackwell on a two-
week odyssey across the pond. The catalyst was a set of four tick-ets to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, including hotel, transporta-tion, dinner and a show in London.
They had come upon these tickets as part of a Toyota-sponsored charity sale, and, when Susan called, we jumped at the offer of the tickets.
I was the only one of the four of us who had been to England before this
trip, twice, in fact. Since we al-ready were on the hook for the plane tickets, I suggested that, ra-ther than just spending a weekend, we should do the Goodwood weekend and then rent a car for a week or so, and really see the country. So we started out on Monday, driving south from London, careful to stay to the left side of the road.
After seeing Goodwood (a story for another issue), we stopped at Beau-lieu, one of the South of England’s top visitor attractions, set in the heart of the New Forest, the UK’s newest National Park. So much for the guide book description! Dave Blackwell suggested this estate as something to see, with its 250-car Motor Museum, Palace House (home of the Lord Montague family since 1558), training ground for the Spe-
cial Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII (see the film 13 Rue Madeline), a James Bond exhibit, and the historic Beaulieu Abbey.
We headed for the Motor Museum where, after a quick overview of the terrain, Kris and I headed for the ride through the history of the Automobile. This was much like a ride at Disneyworld but without the, “you must be this tall…” signs. We sat
in a clamshell seat that twisted and turned through an inter-esting variety of sets filled with old photos, dioramas and subliminal advertisements for the Ford Motor Company.
The main floor held a dazzling array of strange and/or exciting vehicles. One room dis-played numerous compa-ny cars, such as the Northington’s beer com-pany, the Birds Eye pea car and the Outspan Orange. The spirit of George Barris was in evidence here.
The Leyat Propeller car left
me with a question: would the Tom-my gun, of the era’s gangsters, fire through the hub or was it synchro-nized to shoot through the prop?
Kris liked the 1903 Fiat 3.5hp (at
top left), probably one of the slow-est cars of its time (what else is new) but it was rust free! Probably owned by someone in Florida!
Dave’s MG Club jacket led him into a (Continued on page 4)
Outspan Orange
Birds Eye Pea
Northington’s Beer
Leyat Propeller Car
1903 Fiat 3.5 hp
Sunbeam 1000
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conversation with a couple of the local folks and the next thing we knew we were being given a private tour of the various land speed rec-
ord cars. The red Sunbeam 1000 (as in 1000hp) (page 3) was driven to 203 mph at Daytona by Henry Seagrave in 1927 - the first car to
exceed 200 mph. Not to be out-done, Malcolm Campbell, and then Donald Campbell, Seagrave’s rivals, exceeded this fig-ure in a succession of Bluebird cars, culminating with a run of 403.1 mph in the Bluebird shown. We were allowed
to examine everything, short of climbing into the cars, while we were regaled for two hours on the history of the LSR cars.
Many of the street cars at the museum brought back memories of my youth, when you could buy a Hill-man Imp (below left), a Simca, a Morris Minor and many other cars that were legislated out of the USA in the
late 1960s.
The James Bond exhibit, in a sepa-rate building, contained several of the cars from the newer movies,
including the Lotus Submarine Car from 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and the Jaguar XKR Roadster from 'Die
Another Day', plus memorabilia and props, like the steel-brimmed bow-ler worn by Oddjob, Goldfinger’s caddy. As a fan of most of the Bond films, this exhibit was of par-ticular interest to me.
Outside of the estate grounds was the town of Beaulieu itself. Much (maybe all) of the town was at one time part of the estate and one of the shop-keepers not-ed the sepa-rate rooms of the shop were origi-nally a row of stalls for the horses. The architecture of the area is what you’d expect of a small English
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Bluebird
Hillman Imp Ford Ka
Montague Arms Hotel
Leygreen Farmhouse B&B, circa 1660 Drawing by Steve Becker
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town, with thick brick & stone walls, Tudor style hotels and narrow curvy roads with curbs too close to
the road (but that’s another story). The Tudor at right is the Montague Arms Hotel.
We wandered around and found the Beaulieu Garage, filled with what appeared to be many high-end res-torations, including the Talbot, a 1938 MG VA DHC, a the 1969 Mini Clubman. Despite the sign on the door, allowing serious customers only to enter, they let us in to walk around as we pleased. Elsewhere we met a couple of the residents of the town, also attracted by the MG
Club jacket, and had an interesting conversation. These folks, like everyone we met, were as nice as
they could be.
We also saw the pink Ford Ka (page 4) with the lipstick on the trunk. Don’t know if this means she loves the car or that you can kiss her a--!
About a half mile outside of the es-tate we stayed at
the Leygreen Farmhouse B&B, circa 1660 (previous page, draw-ing by Steve Becker), where we found an in-teresting mid-1930s Aus-tin Seven reproduction.
This belonged to the brother-in-law of the owner, David Helyer (page 4, with Dave Blackwell), who was more interesting than the car. He and his wife, Malala, ran the B&B and he was a warehouse of stories about the estate, the B&B and his family’s history. The house would make a great museum and was a high point of our trip. We stayed there two nights.
A short distance from the Montague Hotel we found what I speculated was a gatehouse for the estate. As it turns out, I was correct. On the second day at Beaulieu we went to the Palace house and there, at the back of the house, was the same stone gatehouse. The estate grounds are huge and we took a monorail from the Motor Museum area to the Palace House (above, drawing by Steve Becker), built in 1558 next to the Beaulieu Abbey.
And make no mistake, this is what we think of when we hear the word “palace” - many rooms filled with paintings and furnishings that date from before the creation of the United States, a large kitchen with bells attached to ropes that run to many of the rooms so you could call for room service, and even a secret staircase. There are several dining rooms - one of which (left) is filled with furniture similar to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylva-nia.
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Beaulieu Palace House, given to the Montague family in 1558 by Henry VIII Drawing by Steve Becker
One of the din-ing rooms
Beaulieu Abbey
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It was interesting to see the fami-ly’s history in the portraits hanging in every room, and of the children playing on the estate’s grounds with their dogs and cats. In fact, a portrait of one of the cats, circa 1830, hangs just outside the en-trance to the secret staircase.
The Beaulieu Abbey, which was built in the 13th century (that’s the 1200s for those of you in Rio Linda, as Rush Limbaugh would say), took over 40 years to complete. It was founded by the Cistercian Monks, who lived and worshipped there for over 300 years. In 1538 it was taken over by the government and King Henry VIII gave the Abbey, and all of the surrounding lands, to the 1st Earl of Southbury, who de-molished the large church and built
the current Palace House, preserving the rectory and several other buildings. This is what we see today, along with the remains of the church foun-dation. When you tour the Abbey you can see films and
exhibits that portray its history.
Beaulieu remains in the hands of the descendants of the first Earl, who still live there.
Another exhibit was The Secret Army, which tells the story of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), sometimes re-ferred to as the Baker Street Ir-regulars. This was a WWII or-ganization formed by Winston Churchill & Hugh Dalton to conduct warfare by means other than direct military engage-ment (similar to our O.S.S, which
became the CIA). Its mission was to encourage and facilitate espionage and sabotage behind enemy lines and to serve as the core of the Auxilia-ry Units, a British resistance move-ment planning for the eventuality of England being invaded by Germany.
Much of this is documented in the James Cagney movie, 13 Rue Made-line, which, other than being about American spies, follows the SOE-type training - even to getting their final training at British country es-tates.
Beaulieu turned out to be an inter-esting place to visit and one I rec-ommend if you have the opportunity
to travel to England.
One word of caution - rent your car at the airport and keep it out of London! We picked up our car in London and returned it there about a week or so later. The fee for driving about one hour in London each time, became almost $200, due to late fees, when we were fi-nally notified by the rental company that we should have paid it in per-son on the days we were there.
J aguar is an iconic automaker with British roots that’s known
for the impeccable quality, luxury, and style of its vehicles. It was founded in 1922 by William Walmsly and William Lyons. Back then it was named the Swallow Sidecar Company. The company changed its name to Jaguar on March 23, 1945 to give it distinc-tion and set the brand apart from its competition. Jaguar has main-tained its distinction ever since, and it’s a brand loved by car en-thusiasts the world over. The company has produced a number of amazing cars during its history, including those that are noted for being pop culture icons.
Here are 10 of the finest Jaguar cars ever made.
1. XK120
The Jaguar XK120 was produced from 1948 to 1954 and was the first sports car the company pro-duced since it stopped making the SS 100 in 1940. The XK120 fea-tures a wood frame body, panels made of handcrafted aluminum, and its profile is a classic. Lighter bodied aluminum models were cre-ated for racing, and those ver-sions of the car had more powerful engines, removable windscreens, and aeroscreens.
The car got its name from the fact that it reaches a top speed
of 120 mph. At the time, this made the XK120 one of the fast-est cars in the world. This car inspired US automakers to create their own two-seater roadsters, including the Corvette. If you can find this vintage ride, it will cost at least $150,000 to buy one.
2. XJ6
Jaguar’s XJ is a beautiful full size luxury car that is sill being pro-duced today. In its current form, this model is an official car of the UK’s royal families and Prime Min-ister. The first model was re-leased in 1968, and it was the last Jaguar car made that had the input of founder William Lyons. Many see the XJ6 as a model that embodies everything Jaguar stands for. In fact, ads touting the car and featuring William Lyons called the XJ6 the “finest Jaguar ever” produced.
The four door saloon has a 2.8 or 4.2 liter engine, power steering, leather interior, and a distinctive grille. To snag a decades old XJ6, you’ll pay at least $170,000. A current base model of the XJ will have a more affordable price tag of $74,400.
3. XKR-S
The Jaguar XKR-S is all about performance, and its power starts with a design that includes a 5.0 liter supercharged V8 engine and sleek aerodynamics. 2015 was the last year that the XKR-S was produced, and the cost to buy one starts at $130,000.
4. XJS
Jaguar produced its XJS from 1976 to 1996. This grand tourer was built with V12 power, and over its 21 year history it didn’t see much updating in terms of style — it certainly didn’t need any significant changes. If you can find one of these cars for sale, you’ll pay at least $50,000.
5. XJR-9
This is one of the most famous race cars that Jaguar ever built. In 1988, the Jaguar XJR-9 broke records when it won the 24 Hours of Daytona race. It also won the Le Mans during the same year as well as the 2010 Le Mans Legend. This model evolved from the XJR-8 and was designed with a 7.0 li-ter V12 engine. At auction, it sold for over $3 million.
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6. E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type, also known as the XK-E, was produced between 1961 and 1975. Enzo Ferrari fa-mously declared this model to be the “most beautiful car ever made” — that’s quite a compli-ment, especially considering the source. Back in the day, the E-Type was a must-have of the world’s elite and it became firmly attached to the Jaguar brand. When someone mentioned the com-pany, the image of an E-Type im-mediately came to mind. Over 70,000 cars of this model were sold during its 14 year production run, and buying a vintage E-Type at auction today costs several mil-lion dollars.
7. XKSS
Jaguar’s XKSS was created to be a street legal version of its D-Type race car. The XKSS is one of the most sought after cars that Jaguar ever produced, and only 16 were sold. Out of those, just 12 still exist. One 1957 XKSS that had been completely restored and had 24,850 miles was sold at auction for $1,925,000. Steve McQueen’s XKSS is estimated to be worth $30 million.
The main reason that the XKSS is so rare is because of a fire that broke out at a production plant on February 12, 1957. 25 cars were to be made, and only 16 survived the incident. In March of 2016, Jaguar publicly announced that they’d finally finish up the original 25 car order and build the re-maining 9 XKSSs from scratch. The expected selling price for each car will be approximately $1 million.
8. XJ220
This two-seater sports supercar was made by Jaguar between 1992 and 1994. The XJ220 reached top speeds of 212 mph and broke rec-ords at the time. It was a revolu-tion in auto engineering and was designed with a 5 speed manual transmission and a 3.5 liter twin turbocharged V6 engine. The inte-rior was created to be suitable for both racing and road use. To get your hands on a Jaguar XJ220, you’ll pay at least $400,000.
9. Mark 2
Jaguar’s Mark 2 was produced be-tween 1959 and 1967. The mid-size luxury saloon was created to
be an improvement over the Mark 1 and features door pillars that are slimmer, larger windows, and better suspension. The differences between the models doesn’t seem too significant on the surface, but the way that each car drives is a different story. This car was so smooth and speedy that the Mark 2 was a top choice for placement in detective and action movies with car chases. Depending on the con-dition that the car is in, you can buy a Mark 2 for $60,000 and up.
10. F-Type R
The F-Type R is not only one of Jaguar’s most powerful cars — thanks to its supercharged V8 and high tech torque that produce 550 HP — it’s also one of the compa-ny’s most gorgeous. Its body and exterior look great, and the inte-rior is also full of style and so-phistication. This coupe was intro-duced to Jaguar’s lineup in recent years, and its mass appeal was bolstered by advertisements fea-turing famous slick Brits, including actor Tom Hiddleston, Mark Strong, and Ben Kingsley. The price for a Jaguar F-Type R starts at $105,400.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Garrett Parker
Garrett by trade is a personal finance freelance writer and journalist. With over 10 years experience he's covered businesses, CEOs, and investments. However he does like to take on other topics involving some of his personal interests like automobiles, future technologies, and anything else that could change the world.
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R M Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off the Incredible Scottish
Racing Blue 1955 Jaguar D-Type Continuation
Perhaps no Jaguar model demands more respect than the legendary D-Type. Specifi-cally engineered to win Le Mans, it was a signifi-cant departure from the prior C-Type’s archi-tecture. The D-Type was no-table as one of the first mono-coque sports racers, as it featured a fabulous aerodynamic body designed by Malcolm Sayer. The model was powered by a development of the C-Type’s carbureted 3.4-liter inline six-cylinder engine, which was increased to a fuel-injected 3.8 liters in the later cars.
Debuting at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1954, the D-Type fin-ished a narrow 2nd to a 4.9-liter Ferrari V-12, and a year
later, it won the race outright with a long-nosed factory body equipped with a revised motor. Jaguar retired from racing after the 1956 season, but the D-Type continued to flourish in pri-
vate hands, winning Le Mans in 1956 and 1957 for the esteemed Ecurie Ecosse.
Although not necessarily well suited to every type of course, the D-Type proved to be ex-tremely effective on properly surfaced endurance circuits, and it remains one of the most im-portant Le Mans race cars ever built, holding a special place in Coventry lore. The survivors are
maintained and treasured by en-thusiasts world-wide, who adore their thrilling per-formance and beautiful, curva-ceous lines, and many remain some of the most valua-ble and desirable Jaguars ever built. They are exercised on both
road and track, as well as in any number of vintage rallies and competition.
COMPLETING THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION RUN
Jaguar’s total production run of D-Types was 75 cars out of a planned produc-tion run of 100. The 25 remaining chassis were in-tended to be re-purposed for XKSS road cars, but a fire in the factory resulted in that project being cut short, as well. Thus, 62 years after building their
last D-Type, Jaguar decided to complete the original production run by building 25 more. Pro-duced by Jaguar Classic, each of the 25 “new” D-Types was not a mere replica, but literally a new car, built in Warwickshire to the original engineering and using many of the original materials and methods, along the original blueprints, exactly as the model had been turned out in the 1950s.
The D-Type was available in two iterations: either the 1955-specification “short-nose” or 1956-specification “long-nose” bodywork; the short-nose car came with a correct 3.4-liter engine with its narrow-angle cyl-inder head, three Weber 45DC03 carburetors, four-speed manual transmission, and four-wheel disc brakes. The bodywork
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was a light aluminum monocoque combined with front and rear subframes, as originally de-signed, with individual leather seats. Even the Dunlop knock-off wheels were authentic.
Jaguar made no bones that they intended the new D-Type to compete in vintage races, as several of the previous light-weight E-Types produced in 2015 had. It was an automobile built in every detail as the origi-nal—including the intention to race it and win.
CHASSIS NUMBER XKD 805
Chassis number XKD 805 was finished to the early “short-nose” specification with 3.4-liter engine and livery in the iconic and striking metallic Scottish Racing Blue of Ecurie Ecosse. The car has a few minor but im-
portant con-cessions to ensure safe and reliable modern use, including the fitment of Racetech har-nesses and a NAR Group high-performance radiator, but
is otherwise an authentic D-Type and presents beautifully throughout. In fact, the level of detail is truly remarkable, as seen in the serial-number plate within the engine compartment, which is cor-rectly stamped with the same fonts used in 1955!
The car has only 170 miles record-ed at the time of cataloguing and remains immaculate, with virtually no signs of wear to its finishes. Even under the hood, the engine
appears essen-tially new and spotlessly clean, with few signs of use. The spare tire compartment within the tail contains a cor-rect spare, as yet unused, and this compart-ment, too, is untouched.
Suitable for both driver and passenger, the D-Type features a passenger windshield as well as Le Mans passenger cover when the second seat is not occupied.
The run of 25 new D-Types vir-tually sold out before introduc-tion, with hardly a car available at the time of the prototype’s debut at Rétromobile. To acquire this one from its original owner is a rare treat indeed. In fact, it is believed to be the very first of these extraordinary, very special automobiles to be-come available for public sale. It is ready for a new owner to run
on the course of his or her choice.
For road or track, the Jaguar D-Type is without parallel—a vin-tage driving experience resur-rected for a new generation.
This vehicle will be offered in RM Sotheby’s Elkhart Collection, taking place 23-24 October as a live and online sale. View addi-tional lots and register to bid online at RMSothebys.com.
And, per Mike Carroll, the car actually sold for $1,325,000.
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Don’t know how many of you are familiar with Autosport Designs, in Huntington Station, but they usually have an as-sortment of interesting cars for sale, as well as being a Lotus dealer (but I repeat myself!). As I have heard that some of you are interested in classic Jaguars, we decided to include this one in the newsletter.
1963 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Liter Series 1 Roadster
Since its restoration this E-type has always been maintained regardless of use. Having won approximately 100 first place awards, Best of Show and Best in Class awards over the years, it is not only a superb concours contestant, it is also one of the best driving E-types we have had the pleasure of owning and supplying. Having retired from the concours circuit, it has been updated with radial tires, an auxiliary cool-ing fan and even a modern radio with CD changer. A recent road test attests to the car performing flawlessly in every way, and it is indeed ready for immediate use and enjoyment. https://www.autosportdesigns.com/inventory/images/5545/jaguar-e-type-38-liter-series-1-roadster-1963
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