This Month s Events. At the Route 66 Concours in Albuquerque - story on pages XK 120 and footwear nicely matched!

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1 XK 120 and footwear nicely matched! At the Route 66 Concours in Albuquerque - story on pages From 1984 to 2016, a parade of Great Cars on display at the Conclave. Gary George deserved the thanks of hundreds of British car owners for his decades of commitment to this event! Ray Horrall Photos This Month s Events Sept. 13 th, Tuesday, General Meeting at Piccolo s Sept. 17 th Saturday, Ride-the-Rockies Sept. 18 th, Colorado English Motoring Conclave

2 The Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club - RMJC P.O. Box 2923 Denver, CO The club s purpose is to promote interest in the preservation, operation and ownership of Jaguar automobiles and to encourage safe, careful and skillful operation. To be a source of technical information, to establish rules and regulations governing Club activities and to promote good sportsmanship at all times. Cat Tales is published monthly. Reproduction of articles is welcomed if proper credit is given. Editor: Gordon Kenney, newsletter@rockymountainjaguarclub.org Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Piccolo s restaurant at 3563 S. Monaco Parkway, 0.2 mile east of I-25 at Hampden and 1 block south on Monaco. Meet at 6:30 pm for drinks and dinner; meeting starts at 7:15. Meeting are held every month except March, July and December when special meetings are arranged. Board meetings, open to all, are at a members house at 6:30 pm on the 1st Tuesday of every even numbered month. Dues are $65.00/year which includes Cat Tales, membership in JCNA, the national Jaguar Journal, eligibility to enter JCNA sanctioned Concours d Elegance and other national and regional events. For new memberships there is a one-time $20 additional charge covering name tags, club patch, decal and membership cards. Use the form in this newsletter or printed from the web site or sign-up on-line. Non-members subscriptions are $30/year; Canadian and foreign are $36/year. Membership is open to owners of Jaguar automobiles and to others interested in furthering the enjoyment of them Officers: Put title in front Contents by page 2 Club Information 3 President s Page 5 Coming Events 7 Board Meeting minutes 9 Piccolo s Meeting report Jaguars on the Island 12 CCCC, RMJC Car Badge Albuquerque Concours 17 Membership Application 18 Calendars and Clocks 19 Classified Ads President Dwight Eisnach president@. Vice President Teresa Ross vice_president@ Secretary Steve Kennedy secretary@ Treasurer Deanie Kennedy treasurer@ Newsletter Gordon Kenney newsletter@ Webmaster Steve Kennedy webmaster@ Past President Frank Sullivan past_president@ Chief Judge Gary George chief_judge@ Board Members at Large Bill Beeson Bob Grossman Vince Lane Frank Oakley Jackie Redrupp Concours Chairs: Cyndi Mumm/Deanie Kennedy 2017 Concours: Steve Kennedy & Gary George Dust Off: The Kennedy s Membership: Deanie Kennedy , form in newsletter Local Contact & Regalia: Steve Kennedy skennedy@ecentral.com to board at: board@rockymountainjaguarclub.org Jaguar Club Southern Colorado - JCSC Don Yowell, President General Meeting on 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Jaguar/Land Rover dealership in Colorado Springs. See the web site for leadership and event information at jagclub.org Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 2 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

3 The Jaguar Club of New Mexico completed its first ever Concours d Elegance in Albuquerque a couple weeks ago and there is much more detail about it with lots of pictures in this issue of Cat Tales. But let me say that it was an unabashed success and a great party! There were lots of beautiful cars, and I must say with great pride that RMJC members fared very well in the judging against some stiff competition from six different states. The winners and their scores are detailed by Steve Kennedy on Page 13. Overall there were 42 cars in the field, some of which were one of a kind. Our club was represented by 14 members with seven cars entered in everything from display to champion, including Linda and I, the Kennedys, the Georges, Ray Horrall and Leni Lambert, the Oakleys, the Fegleys, and the Ramirez s. As we were reminded by several of the New Mexico club members, the driving distance was 444 miles down I-25, so to make the drive (and in Mike and Deb Ramirez s case trailer) that distance says something about the supportive nature of our club members. And to the three from Jaguar Club of Southern Colorado our hats are off to you as well. And you can see from Steve s write-up they did very well too in the competition! Just a quick note about the People s Choice award at the Route 66 Concours, it was the 1962 yellow (primrose) MK2 saloon owned by Robert and Lynn Brown of the Jaguar Club of Southern Arizona. This immaculate car won the same award at our own Concours two years ago. I want to congratulate New Mexico President Gloria Chavez and Treasurer and Concours Chair Lyle Ferrell, and all the New Mexico members, for putting on a fun and very well organized and punctual concours. Although it was their first, it seemed as if they have been doing this for many years. And the bonus was a Saturday afternoon tour that traced some parts of the original Route 66, a fond piece of America s motoring history! Ray Horrall Photo Next up is the 33rd annual English Motoring Conclave at Oak Park in Arvada the weekend of September The Ride the Rockies Tour is on the 17th and the car show is the 18th. Don t forget to register, let s have a great RMJC turnout for this event. Advance registration received before September 10 is $20 for the first car entered, $10 more for a second, and any additional cars are free. The registration covers both days. Day of registration is $25 for the first car and $15 for any additional car. Keep those Cats active! Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 3 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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5 Sept. 13 th, Tuesday, General Meeting at Piccolo s Sept. 17 th Saturday, Ride-the-Rockies Oak Park at 8:30 - leave on drive at 10:00, lunch in the mountains Sept. 18 th, Colorado English Motoring Conclave Oak Park registration from 7:30 am, club provides sandwich, bring side dish Bids for Kids on Oct. 7 th at Balistreri Vineyards - details below FYI - The August 7 th slalom of the RMJC was canceled this year due to an inadequate number of participants. The club needed 25 signed up but only had 15 by the deadline. There are no plans to reschedule it later this year. Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 5 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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7 The August Board Meeting was called to order by President Dwight Eisnach at 7:40 at the home of the Eisnachs. In attendance: Bob Grossman, Gary George, Deanie Kennedy, Teresa Ross, Bill Beeson, Gordon Kenney, Vince Lane, Jackie Redrupps, and Steve Kennedy. Deanie said that the concours did make a little bit of money, including some money from Jaguar Cars. Overall, we are ahead of budget and our other events have made a bit of money too. The Christmas Party will be held on December 10, Dwight says he will need to give a $500 deposit to Hyatt Place at Cherry Creek soon. The cost is $55 per person. The total cost for the hotel dinner is $2768 for 60 people. The Registration fee is $55 pp, cash bar, December 10, 2016, the Hyatt Place at Cherry Creek, the old Lowes (Darth Vader) hotel. We also talked about purchasing our own microphone rather than renting one for concours, Christmas Party and other events. There was lots of discussion on how to increase membership and get younger members to join the club. Having someone maintain a Facebook page was one suggestion. There just do not seem to be that many younger people interested in joining any clubs of any kind. Teresa said she had put a Facebook page together for her club in Dallas and was willing to do it for RMJC. Thank you Teresa. Vince Lane talked about holding the 2017 concours in the Roxborough subdivision where they live. There are several buildings and parking areas available. Food would have to be either brought in by the attendees or catered in, but that is what we do at the Conclave and the Ability Connections of Colorado (CP) show. Gary also talked about holding the concours at the Spirit of Flight Center Museum in Erie, CO as another possibility. The cost is $10 per person, but that would also include access to the museum. Whichever location is decided upon for the Sunday, June 25th 2017, concours, the board recommended using the other location for The deadline for getting photos to Teresa for the RMJC calendar has been moved up to October 15th. Please get your photos to Teresa at teresa.ross@me.com There will be Light Music by Modazz Band. They are friends of Brent McGibbons and Brent is paying for their services. Thank you Brent!! The Slalom just did not seem to have the interest this year as it has in past years. Maybe everyone is just busy. We needed at least 25 drivers and we only had 15 signed up. The Conclave will be held September 17th for the Drive and 18th for the show. RMJC will be handling Registration from 7 to 9. Please also bring a side dish for our traditional great lunch. Thank you to Dwight and Linda for hosting the August board meeting. Meeting Adjourned 9 pm Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 7 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

8 October 1 st, 2016 Jaguar Club of Southern Colorado hosts the Pikes Peak Concours d Elegance & the British Motoring Festival This annual event is held at Jaguar Land Rover facility in Colorado Springs 565 Automotive Drive Schedule: 9-11 Registration 11:00 Rags down, judging begins Lunch on site, pay as you go for all 3-5 Blind Slalom 5-6 Cocktails 6-7 Dinner 7-7:30 Awards For more details and on-line registration go to their web page jagclub.org Jaguar XJ. A modern flagship for a classic auto maker. Contact: Jack TerHar jterhar@sthmotors.com x Ian Redding iredding@sthmotors.com x. 769 Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 8 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

9 President Dwight Eisnach called the August meeting to order at 7:30 pm and welcomed new member John Davis, who just bought an F- Pace from Stevinson Jaguar. Dwight reminded everyone of the upcoming Route 66 Concours in Albuquerque, NM. The registration form is available on the RMJC web site. Their concours will be held in Old Town Albuquerque. The Conclave will be here very soon. If you have not already signed up, a registration form was in the July newsletter. The 50th RMJC badges have arrived. Deanie handed them out to those who had preordered them and sold several to other members. The Conclave Drive will be September 17th and the Show is on Sunday, the 18th. You should have received your registration form in the mail. If not, there is one in the July newsletter. We usually have Jaguars on the field. We do need volunteers to help with conclave registration 7 to 9 am on the 18th. Contact Deanie if you can help, dkennedy@ecentral.com, Please do bring a side dish. The club will get the traditional 6 foot sub sandwich. Bob G, Brian R, Vince, Dwight and Frank O. have volunteered so far. We still need four more to help out at the table. The Bid for the Kids auction will be Friday night, October 7th, 6:30 to 9 pm at the Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E 66th Ave., Denver. You will have a chance to tour the barrel room and learn more about wine making. Enjoy delicious food made with local ingredients and craft beer from the Dry Dock Brewing. Last year they raised $15-20k for children's hospital. Tickets are $90 per person or $80 per person for a table of 8. Register soon by going to denverroundtable.ejoinme.org/bids4kids as they expect a sell out. They can only seat 150 people max. Calendar, Teresa need photos by October 9 th. The deadline was November but it got moved up so there will be plenty of time to sort through all of the photos. Teresa Ross, teresa.ross@me.com Membership 126, holds pretty steady. The Christmas Party will be held at the Hyatt Place in Cherry Creek, formerly Los Georgios, Saturday, December 10th. There will be catered food. Thanks to Brent, we will have live music. The Gift Exchange will be One Open and One Steal in hopes of moving the evening along faster. For the 2017 Concours, Vince is checking on the details for the area adjacent to the club house in Roxborough. The tentative date is the weekend after Father's Day. Gary is also checking on the Spirit of Flight Museum in Longmont. Depending on the results of both of their details, the board will make a choice between the two. Either way, the concours will be a one day event. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 9 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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12 Political Committee: Leo Boyle reminded everyone that we will be primarily concerned with individuals who are likely to be on the transportation committees of the Colorado Legislative House and Senate in He reviewed those legislators he has worked with in the past, some of whom are term-limited and will not be returning. He noted that with term limits in place, lobbyists are often called on to provide background on bills under consideration. The political committee will meet with Leo to discuss where donations will be most effective in promoting collector car interests. Issues of concern to hobbyists include single license plate authorization, potential limits on sales of cars by individuals, air quality and emission tests, and verification of insurance coverage by other motorists. Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page th Anniversary of RMJC Car Badge RMJC Members. We are offering a very nice 50 th Anniversary RMJC Car Badge, that will be brass with green mountains, and numbered from 1 to 50. The cost is $35 each. The Anniversary car badge has been made to be very similar to the original 1967 car badge that Gary George has. His had a chrome headed carriage bolt in the center for mounting purposes. The new badge will have two cast fasteners on the back, be supplied with the mounting hardware and will have the Growler in the center. It will be three inches in diameter, as was the original. Please contact Steve to order yours right away. Anticipated delivery is around the end of July.

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17 RMJC Membership Form Name (as you want it on your name tag) Spouse s Name (as you want it on the name tag) Street Address City/Town/Zip Code address 1 address 2 Home Phone Other Phones Annual Fees Current Membership Renewal fee $65 OR New Membership Fee* $85 Optional Business Card Ad in Newsletter $25 Optional Business Card Ad on the web site $25 BOTH Newsletter & web site ad $45 Amount enclosed = $ Make check payable to Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club 1 st Jaguar year model body style 2 nd Jaguar year model body style 3 rd Jaguar year model body style *New Membership Fees includes membership card(s), JCNA Decal, name tag(s), subscription to Cat Tales and Jaguar Journal. Members joining after Sept.1st pay one years fee and are members throughout the following year. Mail this form (or copy) and payment (RMJC) to Deanie Kennedy, Membership Chair 8137 Zang St Arvada, CO Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 17

18 It s Time for YOUR RMJC 2017 Calendar Fellow RMJC members, please join in the fun and participate in making a calendar to showcase our beautiful cars as well as your favorite places around Colorado. Just submit a picture showcasing your Jaguar in your favorite setting perhaps under a canopy of Aspen trees in the autumn, a red rock formation, a field of spring flowers in bloom, or maybe a snow capped mountain in the background. The photos will be compiled into a calendar at least 8 x 10 in size, so please be sure to use the best quality setting on your camera so it can be enlarged. Cost will be determined at the time of printing, but at this time we expect the price to be under $20.00 each. It will also be dependent upon if we do a 12, 18, or 24 month calendar. We would like to have the completed calendar ready in time for the RMJC Christmas party and of course it will make a wonderful gift for friends and family who share in the enthusiasm for the mark. Please indicate your interest to me, Teresa, at Teresa.Ross@me.com and submit your photo to me via by October 15th, That gives us a little time before the holidays to get the calendar laid out and sent to the printers so we get it back in time to distribute before Christmas. Clock Photos In addition to the calendar that Teresa is doing, Steve is doing Clocks with the photo you supply for $25. For the clock photo, you need to hold the camera in what is called Portrait format, long ways top to bottom. You also need to stand back further than you usually do. By the time the photo is cropped and made circular for the clock, the high background goes away and the picture clock looks just fine Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 18

19 FOR SALE: 1974 Series 3 E-Type OTS, 4 Speed, AC, PS, older restoration, matching numbers. 87K Miles. All new saddle interior, kool-mat, 72 bumpers, wire wheels. Oversize radiator, dual fans. Never overheats. High-end maintenance just completed. Recent appraisal, $81K by Gary George. Heated garage. $75,000. Todd Keleske, tmkkel@yahoo.com, m8-16 For Sale, 1997 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4-door sedan, Beautiful teal/green, burl walnut trim, hand tailored leather seats, 63,625 miles always garaged $6,950. Ward wbarcafer@aol.com nm7-16 FOR SALE: 1968 Series 2 E-Type FHC This Jaguar has been in the club for many years. In 2014 it was awarded 9.986, and in two state and one regional Concours. 82k miles. It s a 4 speed with AC that blows cold and with updated components underhood and enhanced cooling system. Recently appraised at $75k but on sale for less. Needs a new home. Contact at or at gordonkenney@comcast.net m8-16 FOR SALE: 1996 Jaguar XJS Beautiful British Racing Green with tan leather interior and top. 59,600 miles. Many local and regional concours awards. Always garaged. Good maintenance history with Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate. One of last 100 cars produced. Asking $16,750. Contact Jim Beck or jwbeck99@hotmail.com m8-16 FOR SALE: XJS: Need a nice Jag for the upcoming Sept. 17 Ride the Rockies and Sept. 18 British Car Conclave? This XJS is ready to go! Runs and drives great! Recent windshield, rack & pinion, timing chain tensioner, AC pump, fan clutch and belts and fuel pump. V12 HE very strong. 93,400 miles. Had bare metal paint job body was perfect no rust, no filler. Nice navy blue leather interior. $5500 or best offer. Call Ron nm 9-16 Cat Tales Sept, 2016 Volume 49 Issue 9 Page 19

20 From: Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club PO Box 2923 Denver, CO To: At the Route 66 Concours in Albuquerque - story on pages January Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s Joanie Jones, life in Cuba 23 Brown Palace Tour EVENTS 2016 July 2016 (no Piccolo s Meeting) 9 Summer Party at Lanes 30 Race for Kids Cancer with RMVR February Board Meeting at Oakleys 9 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s Year-In-Review video 13 Cars/Coffee in Parker March 2016 (no Piccolos Meeting) 19 Presidents Dinner - Cool River Cafe April Int. Jag. Festival - AGM 5 Board Meeting at Beesons 9 1st Judges Kennedys 12 Monthly meeting at Piccolo s May Oakleys Tune-Up 7 Hagerty Racing Legends show 10 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 15 2nd Judges School 22 Dust Off - Estes Park - Klinks 28 Front Range Airport Show June Ability Connections Show 7 Board Meeting at Redrupps 14 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s RMJC Concours in Breckenridge August Board Meeting at Eisnachs 7 Slalom 9 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s Concours in Albuquerque September General Meeting at Piccolo s 17 Ride the Rockies 18 British Car Conclave October JCSC Concours 4 Board Meeting at Grossmans 7 Bids for Kids - Balisteri Vineyeard 11 General Meeting at Piccolo s November General Meeting at Piccolo s December 2016 (No Piccolo s Meeting) 6 Board Meeting at Kennedys 10 Holiday Party at Hyatt Place in Cherry Creek, (Co & Mississippi) Visit our webpage at Rockymountainjaguarclub.org