The Award Winning Newsletter of

THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Issue #154 www.jaguarcarclub.ca October 2017

New Members Luncheon D-Types at Hampton Court Jaguar Book Reviews Classic Car Prices Flooded Cars Electric Car Stuff Eastnor Castle Drives Hospice Events Events Calendar

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THE JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA 2017 Cadboro Bay Road, Box 112

Victoria BC Canada V8R 5G4 www,jaguarcarclub.ca

The Island Growler is published monthly, except August and December, and is

distributed by digital file to members of JCCV. All back issues are available by digital file.

All information and advice is presented in good faith, and no liability whatsoever will be assumed by JCCV.

Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of JCCV, the Directors of JCCV, or of the Editor.

Editor: Malcolm Baster thegrowler@shaw.ca

Associate Editor: Lois Smith

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Events: Malcolm Baster spmanor@msn.com

JCCV meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except July & December, at 7:30 pm in the Chiefs & Petty Officers Mess, CFB Esquimalt, at 1575 Lyall Street in Victoria. Our AGM is held with the January meeting.

MEETINGS

JCNA Liaison: Gregory Andrachuk 250-595-7453 v12.vdp@gmail.com JCNA Chief Judge: Terry Sturgeon

250-370-2299 terrysturgeon@telus.net Chief Recorder, JOTI Concours Cori Barraclough

clbarraclough@shaw.ca Social Events JOTI Ian Marshall

250-920-0420 topara@pacificcoast.net Social Events non-JOTI Betty Baird 250-216-5427 mssuccess@shaw.ca

Prowl Convener: Graham Darby 250-385-4954 gjd9@telus.net

Regalia Coordinators: Barbara Driver and Telse Wokersien

Barbara: 250-743-6756 bdbe@shaw.ca Telse: 250-885-7391 twokersien@gmail.com

Meeting Coordinator Vacant Hospice Liaison: Tom Arnold

250-519-1749 Tom.Arnold@victoriahospice.org

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Contents Words from the President 4

Cover Photo Story 4

New Members Lunch Report 6

New Members Lunch Perspectives 7

Jaguar and Feeding 8

D-Types at Hampton Court 9

Linda Darby’s Art Show Notice 9

Prowl and Meeting Info 11

Jaguar Book Reviews 13

Pricey Classic Cars 15

Flooded Cars 16

Dyson Electric Car 17

XKSS Continuation News 17

E-Pace Art 17

Formula E News 18

Eastnor Castle Driving Experience 19

Hospice Events 19

Fast Skiing 19

Jaguar E-Type Zero 20

J D Power Ratings 20

Events Calendar 20

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Our New Members Luncheon was by all accounts a suc-cessful ``do``, and we thank the organizers, volunteers and attendees. We certainly welcome all those who have joined the club. New members have a lot to offer, bringing with them new ideas for events and activities, and I am sure the club will be receptive to their thoughts. Two new members have already submitted items for this month`s Growler, and I need hardly add that submitting items for the Growler is indeed most commendable and appreciat-ed! Thanks to Bob Drew, Donnamarie Kendall-Singh, Adrian Small and ``Anon`` for their written and pictorial contributions. Unfortunately summer appears to be slipping away, and the indoor ``season`` looms ahead. Regrettably the Growler was not able to attend much this year due to medical issues at home, but we hope for a resolution to these and a return to more participation next summer. Therefore I would like to thank all those who submitted write-ups and pictures of our summer fun for the newslet-ter. And while we are on that topic, submissions from readers always make for interesting reading, so if you have knowledge of something that would interest club members, please submit it. thegrowler@shaw.ca

EDITOR’S NOTES Malcolm Baster

WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Graham Darby

Donnamarie Kendall-Singh and Maneesh Singh

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Big Picture. Happy Halloween. But be careful if you ven-ture out in your Jaguar. Small picture. In October 1925, Percy Shaw of Halifax, Yorkshire received a patent for “Improvements for Blocks for Road Surface Marking.” Or, as they are now known, Cat’s Eyes.

It is that time of the year; Fall , Autumn. The time of change. We have celebrated the Harvest and given Thanks. Soon comes Halloween to mark the end of abun-dance and the beginning of the entropic decay of Winter. The birds are migrating as are many of JCCV members, and many of our Jaguars are being put into hibernation. In the Wiccan tradition this is the start of the New Year. It is also the time of Diwali, one of the most popular festi-vals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. Spanish North Americans cele-brate Día de los Muertos, and in Britain there is Bonfire Night. So, a time of reflection, looking back and preparing for the future. Looking back I am gratified that we have shared in many successful gatherings; that the club con-tinues to renew itself and we are attracting new members. I am also aware that many of our friends have had a diffi-cult year with many stresses and losses. I hope their as-sociation with JCCV has been a help to them. Looking forward, we have an interesting members meeting ar-ranged this month and the December Luncheon is again an event to savour. This is also the season of the big car shows. Linda and I were in Paris a couple of years back and enjoyed the huge show there. What will we see this year? An all electric “G-type”? One can only wonder.

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David and Susan Moisik spoke hilariously at our New Members Luncheon

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NEW MEMBERS LUNCHEON REDUX October 1 saw the club return to the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club for this popular New Members event. In a lovely nautical setting, the casual, the fun-filled gath-ering was organized by Membership Co-Chairs Bob & Glenis Jackson, along with Telse Wokersien and Ian Mar-shall. An ad hoc phone committee contacted everyone to invite them to this traditionally enjoyable event, with about 40 attending. Excellent weather allowed some of the guests to enjoy a Prowl on the way to the event. This year’s new members as well as those of 2016 were feted with an excellent buffet luncheon courtesy of JCCV. The lunch format allowed out-of-town members to join us. New members Bob and Edna Pellow came down from Parksville, as did member Tom Milne, while Mike and Carol Thorp came from Coquitlam. Mike’s XJR 100 received the Grace, Pace and Space Award at JOTI 2017. New members joining us included the Aurick deSou-sa family, John Jackson, David & Susan Moisik, Adri-an Small, Nigel Stringer and James Tennant. By bring-ing their young daughter, we can thank the brand new member Donnamarie Kendall-Singh family for statisti-cally lowering the average age of our members! President Graham Darby welcomed the new members and first set the tone when he candidly described how he got into Jaguar. Guests got into the spirit of things, lead-ing to what turned out to be a relaxed, friendly and funny session of anecdotes with lots of laughs. As each in turn gave their entertaining backstory, a repeated theme emerged -- They would describe how they were attracted to Jaguar because of its grace, undeniable beauty and attractiveness, only to discover later just how much maintenance would be required. (Hmm…perhaps like some marriages?) Our thanks to the executive for all their hard behind-the-scenes work and, thank you, new members for joining JCCV. From what we’ve just seen, the “class of 2017” bodes well for the club.

New Members Luncheon, 2017 Story by Bob Drew. Photos by Bob Drew

New members Luncheon, 2017….Cocktails

Waiting for food.

Food

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Perspectives…………

We have received three articles on the New Members Luncheon, two from new members and one from a long-time club member. With my XJL Metallic Silver 2013 Jaguar, we attended the “A Celebration Of Jaguar Automobiles” in Oak Bay. It was our turning point in a definite decision of wanting to be a part of a proudly distinguished and steadfast Jaguar group. Shortly upon entrance, I was graciously ap-proached by Telse with such a pleasantly inviting and assisting demeanour. Even with her busy schedule, my questions to our interests and inquires were met with warm attention and informative input, relayed back to us, above and beyond our inquiries. As a new member on the day of the latest Luncheon in Sidney - I sensed a united stance on Jaguar kinship - and friendliness to new acquaintances abound. Next time at a large-attending gathering, we should have a 50/50 draw with funds either going into our Club or donated to a respectable local charity. One Life to Live, Make It The Best - Own a Jag, Donnamarie J. Kendall-Singh, 4th Generation Victorian < >

JCCV BITS & BYTES

New Members Lunch date:- October 1st 2017 I joined the JCCV in July just after becoming the own-er of a low mileage 2003 XKR coup and saw member-ship as a means to soak up information and history about Jaguar cars in general. It is clear to me that Jagu-ar have had a knack for creating astonishingly beautiful cars, more so than any other manufacturer. It is also clear to me now that it is not just about the cars, but al-so the great people who own them and have stories and words of wisdom to impart. Membership was off to a very good start with the New Members Lunch and scenic Prowl. We met in the Mayfair Mall parking lot where introductions were made with new and long standing club members and many fine old and not so old Jaguars. Written instructions describing the Prowl route were handed out, and most participants comprised a driver sitting next to a navigator. My strategy was just to tail the car in front as I had no navigator. I don’t think any-one got lost, so the instructions were good. The Prowl route took us to many interesting parts of Greater Victo-ria that were completely new to me including a pretty stretch through Mount Douglas Park. I shall have to do this journey again with a navigator. We broke the journey at Dan’s Farm shop and some of us took the opportunity to buy locally grown pesticide-free fruit and veg. It was here that a cluster of XJR own-ers discussed the legalities in removing the front license plate on the basis that this vehicle is particularly sensi-tive to foreign objects affixed to the shapely nose. The lunch at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht club was marvelous in the dining room looking out over the marina. There was an opportunity to mingle beforehand and I found club members to be very friendly and wel-coming to nervous new members. I sat with Jim

Tennant, a new member, but long-time owner of an E-Type, a car I am looking forward to meeting one day, and Shelley and Andy Thackray who apparently and under-standably own dozens of XKRs. I thought this event was an excellent way to welcome new members. It must have taken a good deal of planning and I am sure all new members were as impressed as I was and appreciative of the club’s effort. Well done to those behind it. I am looking forward to getting to know the many other participants whom I didn’t get a chance to chat with and gauging how I may be of service to the club. Adrian Small < > New Members' Lunch As intrepid 'Prowlers' wended their way up the penin-sula, the less 'adventurous' (soon to be joined by the 'Prowling Growlers'), assembled at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club on the perfect October 1st Sunday morning to join together to meet and welcome the ‘New’ members to our club. After quenching thirsts and chatting, the very affable group sat at tables strategically placed, so that all could enjoy the truly spectacular view of the bay and the sea-scape beyond. As President of the club, Graham Darby invited the 7 new members to 'identify' themselves and to tell the 'story' of 'their' Jaguar. The next 20 minutes or so was filled with amazing stories of how a Jaguar had be-come part of the new member's life. All assembled were regaled with fascinating accounts of E-Types driven to the North West Territories and kept there for 40 years, anoth-er recreated scenes of school boys with their 'moist nos-es' pressed against the local exotic car dealer's window in wide-eyed admiration (and envy), to a recent arrival from the Caribbean, looking for a powerful and impressive car – stories from Parksville to Coquitlam! A delicious buffet-style lunch was prepared by Brian Taylor and his hard-working staff, much enjoyed by all, following which the conviviality of the room continued with more Jaguar 'tails' ahem... 'tales' – which is one of many activities of the club. An anonymous JCCV type

New Members Luncheon organizers and volunteers: Glenis, Lois and Telse

Welcome!

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Have you ever felt a twinge of guilt as you blast down a country road, scattering the peasantry with your Jaguar? Well, there is no need to……. A guy looked at my Jaguar the other day and said, "I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that car cost." I replied, “I am not sure. It fed a lot of families who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. It also fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families. BUT,… I have to admit, I guess I really don’t know how many people it fed. (This apparently appeared in a Corvette publication originally, so we have substituted “Jaguar” for “Corvette”.) Submitted by Benni Chisholm.

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60 Years have elapsed since D-Type Jaguars

finished 1st, 2

nd, 3

rd, 4

th and 6

th at Le Mans. And this year

in celebration of that triumph, three of those D-Types were displayed at the Hampton Court Concours d’Élé-gance, along with two other D-Types that competed there.

Cars at the Concours ranged from an 1896 Arnold Benz Motor Carriage to a 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, with all sorts of fascinating stuff in between.

The D-Types at Hampton Court Palace

H ampton Court Palace is about 12 miles southwest of London and upstream on the River Thames. Con-

struction began in 1515, the palace being built for Cardi-nal Wolsey, King Henry VIII’s almoner. A favourite of King Henry, Wolsey rose to great power, ultimately becoming Lord Chancellor, Henry’s top advisor. Most unfortunately for the Cardinal, the good King Henry got the hots for Anne Boleyn, and Wolsey was unable to negotiate an annulment of the King’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After Wolsey died in 1530 while enroute to London to face the customary charges of treason, King Henry seized the palace for himself.

The Concours at Hampton Court ***************************************************************** “My wife suffers from a drinking problem,” my friend told me. “How sad,” I replied. “Is she an alcoholic?” “No,” he said. “I am, but she is the one who suffers!”

Hampton Court Palace

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Prowl Announcement Sunday, November 5, 2017

The next meeting of the

JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA is on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

at 7:30 pm

at the Chiefs’ & Petty Officers’ Mess CFB Esquimalt, 1575 Lyall Street, Victoria

Presentations by: Peter Mercanti of Jaguar Victoria is

bringing an expert from Vancouver to talk about tyres for your Jaguar, and

he will discuss Jaguar wheels and how to protect and maintain them. Also, Clive

Townley will present a slide show of his JOTI images.

SEE YOU THERE!

Longest car in the world. Built by Jay Ohrberg in the ‘90s. 100 feet long. Helipad, Jacuzzi etc etc

No Prowl info as of press time

So watch your e-mail for all the details of a

potential November Prowl

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Victoria Battery Ltd

DBA Canadian Energy

New Members Luncheon 2017. President Graham “works the room.”

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The Growler Literary Review Porter Press international announces two new Jaguar books:

Jaguar Lightweight E-type - the autobiography of 49 FXN and Jaguar C-type - the autobiography of XKC 051 ‘Great Cars' No 8 Acclaimed Jaguar author Philip Porter and former Classic & Sports Car editor James Page tell the story of a re-markable E-type in this superb book, the latest in the 'Great Cars' series. After an aerodynamic makeover by Dr Samir Klat in 1964, 49 FXN ran third in the GT class at Le Mans with Peter Lumsden and Peter Sargent. It was best-placed E-type at the Tourist Trophy at Goodwood and has remained active ever since, with a succession of no-table owners. Illustrated by more than 300 period images and studio photographs, this book is a must-buy for ad-mirers of Jaguar E-types.

‘Great Cars' No 9 This glorious book tells the story of a celebrated light-weight JaguarC-type, XKC 051, which Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt drove to victory in the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours. The car’s career with Ecurie Ecosse, its privateer days and its races on American soil with Briggs Cunning-ham are all covered in full, with more than 300 period im-ages and studio photographs. Interviews with drivers and mechanics and an account of the car's recent career in historic races, told with flair by motoring experts Philip Porter and Chas Parker, make this an unparalleled record of a great car. Porter Press is synonymous with Jaguar. Founder Philip Porter owns the oldest E-type in exist-ence, the prototype 9600 HP that was displayed at the Geneva launch, and the 1961 roadster 848 CRY which starred in The Italian Job. Author of more than 30 books, Porter’s award-winning Jaguar titles include Jaguar E-type - the Definitive History, Original Jaguar XK and Ulti-mate E-type - the Competition Cars. He is also the founder of the Jaguar E-type Club and the Jaguar XK Club.

49 FXN at work

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S ummer’s over, you’ve finished concoursing and slaloming etc etc, and now it’s time to plan for

next summer. Perhaps buying another classic car might be an idea. So in order to help you decide which marque might be most suitable, here, from the Island Growler, is a list of the most expensive models from ten of the more likely manufacturers: (Prices in Sterling) Ferrari 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. £29.5 million 2

nd off the production line, won the World GT

Championship. Mercedes-Benz W196. £23.5 million Won nine out of 12 races it entered. Driven by Juan Manuel Fangio to two World Championships. 1956 Aston Martin DBR 1 £17.5 million Won races. Driven by Stirling Moss et al. 1955 Jaguar D-Type £16.8 million Did very well at Le Mans. 1932 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupé £15.9 million (2017 £s) 12.7 litre engine! 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider £15.3 million Designed for the Mille Miglia. 1962 Shelby 260 AC Cobra £10.6 million First Cobra off the production line. 1968 Ford GT40 £8.8 million Did very well at Le Mans. 1931 Duesenberg Long Wheelbase Coupé £8.5 million Only 500 built. You could pretend to be Al Capone!

1982 Porsche 956 £7.9 million Held the lap record on the Nurburgring. And for a bit further enlightenment, here is a list of the all-time 10 most expensive cars, regardless of make: 1. Ferrari 250 GTO £29.5 m 2. Ferrari 335S £27.6 m 3. Mercedes-Benz W196 £23.5 m 4. Ferrari 290 MM £21.8 m 5. Ferrari 275 GTB £21.8 m 6. Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale £20.6 m 7. Aston Martin DBR1 £17.5 m 8. Jaguar D-Type £16.8 m 9. Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider £15.3 m 10. Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider £14.4 m And, seeing you are a loyal Jaguar type, here is one no doubt a bit closer to your heart: For a mere £270,833 (C$451,100) some one bought a 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 at the Bonham’s sale at this year’s Goodwood Revival. The Jaguar XJR-15 is a road-going version of the Le Mans-winning XJR-9. It was conceived by Tom Walkinshaw in 1988, and built as a collaborative effort between Jaguar and Walkinshaw’s TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) from 1990 to 1992. Only 53 were made, and they sold for US$960,165. It is a two-seater, and the chassis and body are made of carbon fibre and Kevlar. It is powered by a 450 HP six litre V12, and has a six-speed unsynchronized manual transmission, with a five-speed synchro transmission as an option. It has a 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds, and a top speed of 191 MPH. During the production run TWR built a few more powerful variants, known as the XJR-15 LM. These cars apparently used a 7.4 litre V12 which produced around 700+ HP. Writing in Motor Trend in 1992, racing driver Ron Grable says: "As the engine sprang into a muted rumbling idle, it was impossible to keep from grinning. Easing the unsyn-chronised six-speed into gear, I accelerated onto the straight. Many race cars are diabolical to get moving...not so the Jag, the smooth V-12 pulled cleanly away, nearly as docile as a street-car. On the track, the XJR-15 is a truly wonderful ride, the perfect compromise between rac-ing and street. You can say the savage edge of a pure race car has been softened slightly, or conversely, that it's the best handling street car you can imagine. Being 100% composite, it's so light that every aspect of performance is enhanced. Relatively low spring and roll rates are enough to keep it stable in pitch and roll, as well as deliver a high level of ride compliance. The brakes are phenomenal and the acceleration fierce. And always, there's that V-12, a medley of mechanical noises superimposed over the rau-cous rise and fall of the exhaust."

Porsche?

Ferrari?

Bugatti? Aston Martin

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Alfa Romeo?

Mer

cedes

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Jaguar?

Duesenberg?

XJR-15

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Deals! Deals! Deals! There are estimates that as many as half a million cars were damaged from the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey along the Texas Gulf Coast, and many people are wondering what happens to those cars now. While some believe that they will be dragged off directly to junkyards or maybe even crushed, the process of recovering these vehicles is a lot more complex. Cleanup efforts have already started and insurance ad-justers, truck drivers, and auction representatives are al-ready on the ground and working on processing these cars. Let’s jump into the process and see how all of these cars will be moved from the street to their final destinations. We’ll start off with cars that have comprehensive insur-ance coverage as most will follow a similar path. Once owners report that their cars have been flood damaged, the insurance companies will send adjusters out to in-spect the cars on a first-come, first-serve basis. The insurers have contingency plans for large disasters such as Hurricane Harvey and were able to put them into effect as soon as it started making landfall. Most insurers were assembling mobile teams of adjusters as early as the 27th and many will set up mobile claim centers as soon as areas are deemed safe. Since there are so many affected vehicles the adjusters will be processing them in bulk and mostly verifying that it is the correct vehicle and noting the extent of the damage to see whether a vehicle can be repaired or if it will be declared a total loss. Once they’ve declared the vehicles a total loss, they will need to be transferred to a contract-ed auction facility. The transport is usually handled by local tow truck com-panies that are contracted but due to the large amount of cars that need to be handled, tow truck drivers are com-ing from all over the country to assist in the removal ef-forts. Once the vehicles are picked up they will go to a yard managed by one of the two major salvage auctions, ei-ther Copart or Insurance Auto Auctions. Both of the auction houses have multiple yards around Houston, but they are filling up quickly due to the large amount of cars that need to be handled, so they are leas-ing space from local businesses in order to store the cars until they can be auctioned off. Copart has contracted with Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas in order to store cars and they have announced that the drag strip will be closed until the end of the year due to the quantity of cars that will need to be stored there. IAA has set up a similar offsite location at an industrial lot off Highway 90 northeast of Houston. Each of the companies have already collected more than 10,000 cars and space will be at a premium as the the days go on. The lot workers at each auction have already started taking pictures and cataloging the cars in order to prepare for auction dates which will start as soon as the claims are processed and the titles are received.

Once the paperwork is in order and auction dates are held, buyers will go onsite or bid virtually from all over the world. These vehicles will be bought up by local salvage yards, used car dealers, exporters, metal recyclers, and even individuals who pay a membership fee to bid or use a broker. Once the sales are completed, some will be repaired by people who will try to flip them or by exporters who will send them to another country with less strict title laws while a majority will likely end up as parts at a junkyards. None of these cars are likely to be crushed until all useful parts have been pulled out of them which could be months or years away. Luckily, since these cars will go through multiple reportable points, most of these events should show up on a vehicle history report. The cars without comprehensive insurance will follow a variety of paths. Since the owners have no recourse, many will try to dry them out and repair them without ever reporting that they were flooded. These are usually going to be older, paid-off cars since most banks require a com-prehensive policy when writing a loan. The cars that end up repaired are the ones to watch out for in the future. Inspect used car purchases closely be-cause there will be no record that they were flooded since the insurance companies and auction houses will never see them. Uninsured and under insured cars that are not repairable will likely be sold for around scrap value to tow companies that will be on the hunt for vehicles that have not been picked up and will meet their insured counterparts at junk yards where they will be picked apart for anything useful before they are crushed. The recovery operation for these cars is a complex but well-oiled machine that has already processed tens of thousands of cars and is likely to process hundreds of thousands by the end of the month. The adjusters, truck drivers, and auction lot workers will be working long days and nights in the coming weeks in order to clean up the streets of Houston and help people to move on into new transportation but the unscrupulous flippers are just get-ting started, so keep your eyes out for flood-repaired vehi-cles that will be showing up on the market shortly. Bozi Tatarovic Jalopnik.com

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Today the broom closet….

Tomorrow the freeway! Dyson to make electric cars

Dyson, the British company best known for vacuum cleaners and fans, is spending some £2.5 billion to pro-duce an electric car, proposed to arrive by 2020. Appar-ently some 400 personnel have been working on the pro-ject at the company headquarters in Malmesbury, Wilt-shire. Plans are advanced, but no prototype has yet been built, and no factory site yet chosen. Sir James Dyson: “I’m not a Johnny-come-lately to electric cars. It’s been my ambition since 1998 when I was rejected by the indus-try that has happily been creating dirty vehicles, and gov-ernments have kept on allowing it. We’ll choose the best place to make it and that’s where we’ll make it … Wher-ever we make the battery, that’s where we will make the car. We see a very large market for this car in the far east … We want to be near where our markets are and I be-lieve the far east has reacted [to electric] more quickly than the UK or Europe.” It is not yet known if the car will pick up road debris as it proceeds. *************************************************************** Our Vision “To be the world’s most successful bespoke engineer-ing services company”. What We Do “We are a passionate and highly qualified team who con-sistently find innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions for our clients. Our strengths are in design, engi-neering and model making, combined with cutting-edge prototype manufacture and recruitment all under one roof. Large production programmes to one-off coach-built cars are equally exciting for us.” Coventry-based Envisage Group has been commissioned by Jaguar Classic to build the hand-crafted monocoque body shells and body panels for the nine XKSS Continua-tion Models.

Art Chris Labrooy is a Scottish-born CGI (computer-generated imagery) artist. He has created many surreal images of cars, and has recently turned his attention to the new Jaguar E-Pace. Detroit serves as the setting for these images.

***************************************************************** A Question for Jaguar: The Electrically-powered SUV is the I-Pace. The Internal combustion SUV is the E-Pace. Wouldn’t it be more logical to reverse the letters? ***************************************************************** Though cars with no driver sound scary And sharing their roads makes me wary, Software doesn’t use gels, Comb its tresses, dial cells, Or smoke cigs, so the concept’s less hairy. From Mad Kane’s Humor Blog

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Some Electrifying News! This concerns Jaguar’s Formula E campaign. The global engineering firm GKN is partnering with Pana-sonic Jaguar Racing to provide design, manufacturing and consulting services to the Formula E team. From the GKN website: www.gkn.com/ “GKN has a wealth of experience and expertise gained across aerospace and automotive industries. We will ap-ply this knowledge to improve the performance of the I-TYPE 2 and have identified four key workstreams: driveshafts, the differential, lightweight pump systems and the transmission. In addition, a cross-divisional additive manufacturing team is working to provide lightweight ad-ditive manufactured components, a key competency of GKN.” GKN (Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds) has been around for a while. The company can trace its origins back to 1759 near the start of the Industrial Revolution and the estab-lishment of Dowlais Ironworks in the village of Dowlais in Wales, managed by John Guest. The company that now exists is a bit bigger, employing 58,200 people at 160+ manufacturing sites in 33 countries. The company has a long history of involvement in motor sports, stretching back nearly 75 years. Its partnership with Jaguar began with components supplied for the drivetrain of the XK 120. Additionally, Jaguar is sponsoring a single-make race series run in conjunction with the Formula E Champion-ship races. The single make here is the new I-Pace elec-tric SUV. Drivers will compete in what will be known as the I-Pace eTrophy series. Single-make races tend to be very exciting, and probably very popular with the opera-tors of local area body shops, as contact between cars sometimes tends to occur.

The I-Pace racer ***************************************************************** September 2017 sales for Jaguar Land Rover. Up 7% over September 2016 to 65,097: China Up 20% North America Up 17% Other overseas markets Up 10% Europe Up 1% U.K. Down 4% ***************************************************************** An odd phenomenon here. Everyone my age seems older than I am.

S hould you find yourself A In Herefordshire, and B Wishing to motor up and down muddy hills,

you might wish to proceed to Eastnor Castle, the 5,000 acre estate where Land Rover has a test track facility. There Jaguar Land Rover Classic is offering what is called a Classic Drive event. Once enrolled, you will be offered the opportunity to discover how Land Rover ac-quired its reputation for unstoppabilty (if that is a word) by getting behind the wheels of vintage and pioneering Land Rover models. And after you have got everything suitably covered in mud, you will able to try out (on un-muddy roads) some classic Jaguar models such as the XK150 and E-Type.

Fun at Eastnor Castle

Eastnor Castle is a 19th

century creation, built to resemble a real castle of the sort found in medieval times on the

English-Welsh border.

Real fun at Eastnor!

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One Stop Furniture Shop has enjoyed 11 years in busi-ness! In honour of this celebration, One Stop Furniture is giving back to the community by raising funds for Victoria Hospice and the Victoria Humane Society. Starting Octo-ber 4th and running until December 15th, come into the store at 9819 5th Street in Sidney to see how you can help these two charities. Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ^^^

Night of Lights at Hillside Centre On Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 6 pm - 9:30 pm Hillside Centre is hosting the 17th annual Night of Lights. The evening includes fabulous in-store discounts, tasty treats, live entertainment – and the chance to win one of over 100 door prizes including the GRAND PRIZE TRIP for 4 to DISNEYLAND! The special evening requires a ticket which can be purchased from participating non-profit organizations, including Victoria Hospice. The $5 ticket price goes to the charity you purchase your ticket from.

Can't make the event but want to enter the raffle? Victoria Hospice would be happy to enter your ticket in the draw barrel for you!

To purchase your tickets drop by our Fund Development Office (#404) on the 4th floor of the Richmond Pavilion at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. You can also contact Wendy Innes by phone at 250-519-1747. Or for more information, visit Hillside Centre.

https://www.victoriahospice.org/events/night-lights-hillside-centre

Hospice Events

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I got this chair at One Stop Furniture in Sidney. They’re having a fundraiser for Victoria Hospice and the Victoria Humane Society. You should check it

out at www.victoriahospice.org/events/one-stop-furniture-shop-fundraising-event-victoria-hospice-victoria-humane-society

Advent Concert Series Advent Concert Series – St. Mary the Virgin Church in Oak Bay (please check Victoria Hospice Website as de-tails are yet to come)

www.victoriahospice.org/events

Wednesdays 12:10 – 11:50 , November 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13 ^^^

Sharing of the Lights Sunday, November 26, 2017

Join us from 4:30-5:30pm at Finnerty Gardens for an af-ternoon of reflection and remembrance. The event will have an indoor and outdoor component. This is a free event and everyone is welcome.

www.victoriahospice.org/events/sharing-lights ^^^

Micaela Serra Charity Birthday Ball Tuesday, November 28th Edelweiss Club,

Victoria, BC 7:30-10:30 pm

Please check Victoria Hospice Website as more details to follow. In the meantime: http://webhome.cs.uvic.ca/~mserra/Temp/CharityBall1/WhereAndWhen1.html

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117.48 MPH

British Winter Olympian Graham Bell shattered the previous towed-by-a-vehicle ski record of 70 MPH to es-tablish a new record speed of 117.48 MPH. This took place last March at Jaguar Land Rover’s Revi winter test facility at Arjeplog in northern Sweden. The tow vehicle was a Jaguar XF Sportbrake. In preparation for the rec-ord attempt, Bell had previously been towed by another Jaguar around the Austrian Alps the previous year, reaching speeds of up to 100 MPH. With a longer track, a more powerful Jaguar and better clothing in both the aerodynamic and safety sense, Bell thinks he could reach 160 MPH. This would establish him as the fastest man on skis, beating the gravity-powered Italian Ivan Origone who hit 158 MPH in France in 2016. The fastest woman is Valentina Greggio who hit 153 MPH at the same downhill event.

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Jaguar Car Club of Victoria

Christmas Party

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Don`t forget to mark Saturday, December 9 on your cal-endar. That is the date of our annual

Christmas Luncheon 11:00 AM University Club, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria Cash bar and social Buffet Lunch Christmas pudding Gift exchange

A bit of not so good news buried on the back page. In the 2017 J D Power Initial Quality Study, Jaguar placed second from last out of 32 makes, with 148 problems per 100 vehicles. (Fiat was last with 163 problems per hun-dred vehicles.) Top of the crop this year was Kia, with 72 problems per 100 vehicles. Jaguar fared much better in the 2017 J D Power Vehicle Dependability Study, which examines cars over the previ-ous three years. In this study Jaguar finished in 10

th spot

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Jaguar E-Type zero

I know electric cars are “in”, but……… Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Coventry have com-pletely restored a 1968 Series 1.5 roadster, and installed a 220 kw electric motor for power. The electricity is stored in a 40 kwh battery, which gives the car a range of about 170 miles. Performance is a bit better than that of the original, 0-60 taking 5.5 seconds. The E-Type looks remain unchanged, the only obvious clue that something is different is the altered instrumenta-tion and fascia. With the future of internal combustion en-gined vehicles in some doubt, Tim Hanning, director of Jaguar Land Rover Classic has said: “Our aim with the E-type Zero is to future-proof classic car ownership. We’re looking forward to the reaction of our clients as we inves-tigate bringing this concept to market.” An electric E-Type is obviously better than no E-Type. So what is next? An electric Ferrari 250GT? An electric Aston Martin DB5? Or (shudder) an electric Trans Am?

Jaguar Events, 2017-2018 JCCV Events are printed in bold

October 2017

Oct 24 JCCV Regular Meeting, details page 11

Membership in JCCV is open to anyone interested in and enthusiastic about Jaguar automobiles. There is no need to own one of these fine cars to be a member.

For information, checkout our website, jaguarcarclub.ca or drop us a note in the mail. We’ll send complete details.

If you believe that a Jaguar is more than just a car, you are one of us!

MEMBERSHIP

November 2017

Nov 5 Sunday Prowl, details page 11

Nov 19 Turkey Head or Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon

Nov 28 JCCV Regular Meeting, details TBA

December 2017

January 2018

February 2018

Dec 3 Sunday Prowl, details TBA

Dec 9 JCCV Christmas Party, University Club. 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. See below.

Dec 17 Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon

Jan 7 Sunday Prowl, details TBA

Jan21 Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon.

Jan 23 JCCV Annual General Meeting

Feb 4 Sunday Prowl, details TBA

Feb 18 Oak Bay Beach Hotel Coffee Klatch, 9 am to noon

Feb 27 JCCV Regular Meeting, details TBA

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