September 2002 Volume 34, Issue 9. Indicator. The Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan A FEW WORDS FROM THE PREZ

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1 September 2002 Volume 34, Issue 9 The Indicator The Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan A FEW WORDS FROM THE PREZ Here we are, one week from JAGM s 35 th annual celebration of the JAGUAR automobile. All of our plans and volunteers are in place and all we need to make our premiere event a great success is your participation! If for some reason you cannot enter a car PLEASE come on Friday night or Saturday to say Hi to old friends, meet new friends and enjoy the hospitality of the club! The fact that JCNA dues are going to increase by $3.00 per member has been covered in The Jaguar Journal and mentioned at several club meetings. The increase will, among other things, help to cover the cost of the JJ going to 40 pages starting next year. Your Board of Directors has been agonizing since April if a club dues increase was necessary or if we should attempt to absorb this increase. It was decided that since approximately 1/4 of our yearly revenues comes from advertising, Jaguar of Troy and Jaguar Cars, and is not guaranteed from year to year, a dues increase was the prudent course to follow. The Board of Directors has the power to increase dues with no vote from the membership but we decided to put our recommendation of a $5.00 a year dues increase to the members at the August meeting for their approval. After the above facts were pointed out, the recommendation was passed with little to no dissention. Over the past 18 months we have made a concerted effort to reduce the costs involved in the operation of the club and to increase revenue, with great success. These efforts will continue and have made it possible to make events like the club picnic and the coming Christmas party basically free to the members and still retain a bank balance high enough to see us through any hard times! We hope to be able to continue to offer more of these types of free events in the coming year. Suggestions on what to do and where are always welcome! If you have not visited the JCNA web site, I urge you to do so! The site covers everything going on with Jaguar, JCNA, discussion forums, member s cars, cars and parts for sale etc. There is a great article with pictures, of a car that is coming to our Concours that is owned by Glen Henson from The Jaguar Club of Central Ohio. It s amazing to see the pictures made during the restoration and to discover that his National Champion car started as two separate damaged cars that were joined together! Glen gives credit to our own Ralph Parks, who is the original owner of a unrestored Series 3 E-Type 2+2, for the information he provided him on authenticity to help make the car as correct as possible. Please don t forget our annual charity auction at the October meeting! Once again the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be the recipient of our efforts. With your help we can equal or surpass last year s results! Old Silver Tongue Jason, our auctioneer is ready, are you? Bob Attention Concours Attendees: This year Lydia is taking a well earned rest from hosting the Hospitality Room Friday night and all day on Saturday. Club members thank her for her diligent help on prior Concours. This year, Concours chairman Greg "gently convinced" Louise Hoskins to try to follow in Lydia's footsteps. Louise is asking that anyone who wants to bring a special snack or goodie for Saturday's Hospitality Room to let her know what they may be bringing...she wants to offer a "balanced menu" of snacks. Louise can be reached at winstonsmom@juno.com, or by phone nights/weekends at

2 Jaguar and Other Car Events and Activities in 2002 September 7 JAGM Concours & Banquet Troy, Mi. September 8 19th Annual Battle of the Brits Sterling Hts. Mi. September The Apple of Your Eye Linden, Mi. September Jag Assoc. of Greater Indiana, US Grand Prix Weekend Indianapolis, IN. October 9 JAGM Club Meeting 7:30 9:30 Livonia, Mi. November 13 JAGM Club Meeting 7:30 9:30 Livonia, Mi. December 7 JAGM Christmas Party Livonia, Mi. Plight of the U.S. Jaguar (4-legged) In 1975 the jaguar was listed as endangered in Mexico-but was omitted from the U.S. domestic list due to a government "oversight." In the words of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1979: "It has always been the intent of the Service that all populations of the (jaguar) deserve to be listed as endangered, whether they occur in the United States or in foreign countries. Therefore, the Service intends to take action as quickly as possible to correct the oversight that excludes them from the current list". But not until 17 years later, after a long and bitter court battle, did the jaguar receive federal protection in the U.S.! By then, there was little hope for the American jaguar. There have been only a few sightings of jaguars in recent years - one a few months ago in Arizona. Before that, the last confirmed sighting was in 1996! The one chance for the recovery of these creatures in the U.S. lies with the few jaguars that wander into our nation across the Mexican border. That's why Defenders of Wildlife is leading the effort to secure habitat and migratory corridors for the endangered jaguar along the U.S.- Mexico border. They are also helping to produce brochures and educational materials - even a television documentary - to encourage people to report possible sightings, so that we can take quick action to protect the areas these cats need to survive JAGM Board of Directors President Bob Stevenson BobandDarl@bignet.net V.P. & Concours Chairman Gregg Kalwasinski kallcomm@cac.net Treasurer John Weisgerber jweisge@wachoviasec.com Membership Carol Mattison jaggal722@aol.com Indicator Editor Bob Matejek BobMatejek@AOL.com Advertising Manager Michel Grutter Special Projects Ilene Harris LeneeIHH@AOL.com Special Projects Gary Hershoren gjhjag@aol.com Special Projects Todd Phipps laurajsell@aol.com Special Projects Chuck Mueller Mueller1@Prodigy.net Librarian John DeBano jdledeb@cs.com Corporate & Dealer Liaison Marilyn Marcrum jag1996xjs@aol.com 2

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4 The Apple of your Eye - September 21 & 22 The Car Showcase for Cystic Fibrosis, along with food, music, drawings, arts & crafts, wagon rides etc. will be held at Muellers Orchard in Fenton. Last year's event had about 75 show cars on each day and something for everyone. Chuck & Wendy Mueller 4

5 August Drive, Tour and Party On Sunday, the 11 th, our usual group of die hard drivers minus Gary who was in Florida, Jason and Carol who were up north and Frank who was preparing for our arrival at his house, left our meeting location almost on time. The ride out Huron River Drive, North of Ann Arbor has to be one of the prettiest roads in Michigan, but very slow going as Charlie and Ted pointed out! We continued on to Dexter and stopped at Roy Margenau s dental office, which is a beautiful old church. What a great place to practice Divine Dentistry! There s no way that I can adequately describe this building and the changes he made, but I m sure our editor included pictures in this issue that will. Roy has been collecting old gramophones since he was 14 years old and his collection is very extensive, to say the least. Roy restores these old machines himself and the woodwork is absolutely beautiful, as is the dashboard he restored for his MK9. We ll have to prevail upon him to give a wood finishing demonstration at a meeting next year. From Dexter we continued down some very nice country roads, with NO TRAFFIC, through Hell, Michigan that is, to arrive at Franks where Ilene and the Stiners met us. Franks new house is located on a very picturesque site and being a card carrying motor head he more then doubled the size of the garage before he moved in! I told Frank that no one needs a 6 car garage and maybe I d park a couple of cars there to help him fill it up but he didn t buy that! Frank was disappointed that nobody brought any tools so the 182 parts that need to be installed on his E-Type will have to wait for another day! Anytime we can take the E-Type out for a drive with friends and then sit around and talk for several hours while someone else does the cooking, is a VERY successful day! Thanks Frank! YOUR OPINION, PLEASE Trying to plan meeting and outside activities that meet with the approval of the membership is one of the more difficult tasks for your club officers! The great majority of our members live in the tri-county area and yet we see comparatively few of you at meetings or activities, and on the other hand we have people who regularly drive up from Toledo and down from West Branch for meetings! Are we doing something that appeals to these people and not others, you tell us. JAGM has had this same problem, lack of participation, for the years that we ve been in the club. Help us try to solve this mystery by taking a few minutes of your time and let us know what outside activities interest you the most and what would you like to see, hear, etc as a meeting activity. I can assure you that all suggestions will be given due consideration. I d really like to talk with each of you on the direction this club should follow especially those who have not been participating in meetings or club events. As both Darl and I are retired feel free to call us anytime between 9:00AM and 12 midnight. Thank you in advance for your input, Bob Stevenson

6 JAGUAR AFFILIATES GROUP OF MICHIGAN - 35th ANNUAL CONCOURS d'elegance Saturday-September 7, 2002 at Northfield Hilton-Troy, Michigan Concourse d' Elegance entries are open to all Jaguar owners who are JCNA members. Entries in Championship Division and Driven Division classes are judged according to JCNA rules approved for the current year. Name- Address- City, State, Zip- Home Phone- Business- Address- JCNA Club Affiliation- JCNA #- First Jaguar: Year: Model: Series: Body Style: VIN #: Color: Class: JCNA Championship JCNA Driven Display only Second Jaguar: Year: Model: Series: Body Style: VIN #: Color: Class: JCNA Championship JCNA Driven Display only RELEASE OF LIABILITY & JCNA Event Participation: It is an entrant's privilege to participate in any JCNA sanctioned event held by any JCNA affiliate upon execution proper registration forms and paying published entrance fees. Each affiliate shall be solely responsible for granting entry privileges to each entrant on an individual basis. I hereby agree to enter the above described Jaguar(s) in the 35th Annual Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan Concours d' Elegance. In consideration of the right and privilege to enter and participate and other valuable considerations, and intending to be legally bound, I agree to release the Jaguar Clubs of North America, Inc. (JCNA), Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan and the Concourse d' Elegance committee from any and all liability for injuries, damage, or loss arising from my entry and attendance in the Concours. I am a member in good standing of the Jaguar Clubs of North America. SIGNATURE OF JAGUAR OWNER DATE PLEASE CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE NOT A JCNA MEMBER REMITTANCE FORM First Championship / Driven $25 = After $35 = Second $20 = After $30 = Number of Display $10 = After $15 = Number of Banquet Meals (Italian $35 = Children's $13 = TOTAL $ Please make you check payable to Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan Mail to: Concourse Chairman: Robert Stevenson Greg Kalwasinski Clemons 4420 Ellis Rd. Plymouth, Michigan, Fowlerville, Michigan Phone Phone / Fax

7 JAGUAR AFFILIATES GROUP OF MICHIGAN - 35th ANNUAL CONCOURS d'elegance Saturday-September 7, 2002 NORTHFIELD HILTON, 5500 Crooks Rd., Troy, Michigan 48098, , HILTONS The Jaguars will be judged on the grounds of the Hilton The Hilton will be offering a group rate for this event under Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan. Rates are $79.00 per night, not including state and local taxes. Dates reserved are and , checkout by 12:00 noon. This rate may be reserved until August 23, SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, Sept. 6 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Hospitality Suite, Room 128, Gathering Party Saturday, Sept. 7 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Room 128, Coffee, Donuts, Snacks, Drinks 8:00 am - 10:00 am Registration and staging of autos 10:00 am Registration closes 10:30 am Judges pre-view autos 11:00 am Judges luncheon 11:30 am All cleaning of autos ceases 11:45 am Judging begins 4:00 pm Judging ends Autos must stay in place until released by the Head Judge 6:30 pm Cash bar and cocktail hour 7:30 pm Banquet & Awards Presentation Northfield Room, main floor Concours Classes Championship Class Model / Series Driven Class C-1A Classics (Touring / OTS) D-1 C-1B Classics (Saloons / DHC) D-1 C-2 XK-120 D-1 C-3 XK-140 D-1 C-4 XK-150 D-1 C-5 E-Type S1 ( ) D-2 C-6 E-Type S1.5 & 2 ( ) D-3 C-7 E-Type S3 ( ) D-4 C-8 Saloon (Mk VII, VIII, IX, X, 420G, etc) D-5 C-9 Saloon (Mk I, II, 240, 340, 3.4S, 3.8S, 420) D-5 C-10 Saloon (XJ6 & XJ12, S1) D-6 C-11 Saloon & Coupe (XJ6 & XJ12, S2) D-6 C-12 Saloon (XJ6 & XJ12, S3) D-6 C-13 Saloon XJ (XJ , X on) D-7 C-14 XJS, XJR-S ( ) D-8 C-15 Competition Jaguars N/A C-16 Special Interest / Replica N/A C-17 XK8 (1996-on) D-9 C-18 Preservation N/A C-19 S-Type (1999-on), X-Type (2002-on) D-10 7

8 JAGUAR AFFILIATES GROUP OF MICHIGAN The Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan (JAGM) or (Jag of Michigan) is a non-profit organization formed in 1967 by a group of people dedicated to the preservation of the Jaguar automobile. Its purpose is the encouragement of, and promotion of sporting and social events, the exchange of information, technical and otherwise, and matters of general interest to Jaguar owners and enthusiasts. JAGM is affiliated with Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA) along with more than 50 other clubs. General Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month (except Jan, Sept, & Dec) 7:30 to 9:30 PM, at Rosa s Italian Chophouse, Farmington Road, (just South of 8 Mile Rd.), in Livonia. Board Meetings will be held during the hour preceding the General Meeting 6:30 to 7:30 PM. (Probably while eating dinner.) JAGM has an extensive circulating library including books and videos, offered at the general membership meetings on the even numbered months. JAGM hopes that the membership enjoys the events planned or being planned for the coming year. New ideas are always welcome. Remember, JAGM is only as strong as the participation of all its members. The JAGM Concours D Elegance and Awards Banquet in September are the club s major events of the year. These events give the members the opportunity to present their classic vehicles, view others and to meet other club members from around the country, share their experiences, and forge relationships. Yearly membership is $50, renewable by December 31st of each year. Spouse/significant other is included at one membership fee. A membership application is included below. The newsletter, The Indicator contains information regarding upcoming events, is printed monthly and is sent out to all our members as well as other Jaguar clubs. Its name is derived from the turn signal in the headlight. updates and reminders known as LED s will also be utilized to encourage membership participation. Articles and classified ads are encouraged and welcome, particularly print ready in MS Word format but will be considered on legible cocktail napkins as well. Articles must reach the editor, Bob Matejek, 1900 Pine Valley Court, Oakland Mi , or BobMatejek@AOL.com by the 20th of the month to be included in the next months issue. Views and suggestions in The Indicator are those of the author and no authentification is implied by JAGM. Classified ads, are free to members, renewable after three months. Non-members are charged $5.00 for two months. Checks payable to JAGM. Commercial Advertisement Rates: Number of Issues Business Card $25 $40 $75 1/4 page $50 $85 $175 1/2 page $85 $150 $250 Full page $180 $250 $400 Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan Membership Application Remember, your dues are due December 31, Name(s): Address: City, State, Zip Code: Telephone: Address: Occupation (optional): Jaguar(s) Owned: Year Model Body Style Color Misc. Vehicle ID Number I hereby make application to become a member or renew my membership in the Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan, a nonprofit corporation. I agree to abide by the bylaws of the corporation upon my acceptance as a member. I enclose my check in the amount of $50.00, payable to Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan. New Member Renewal Signature Date Please mail your application and check to: Carol Mattison, Melvin, Livonia, MI JagGal722@AOL.com 8

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10 Garages Reveal Our Self-Image What does your garage say about you? A study done by Impulse Research found that 70 percent of respondents considered how organized a garage is to be a reflection of how organized the owner's mind is, and more than one out of four Americans (27 percent) would be embarrassed if someone got a peek at the inside of their garages. (Oakland Tech News, August 5, 2002) 10

11 Classified Ads For Sale: 1962 Mark II, Right Hand Drive, 2.4 liter, 4-speed with overdrive, new brakes, BRG with tan interior, good driver. Don (9/02) For Sale: 1956 Jaguar XK140 DHC, Automatic, C Type, 6 cylinder, 1992 frame off restoration, 99+ points JAGM concours, 19,600 original miles, complete toolkit. $68,000 obo., Art (9/02) For Sale: 1995 Rinker 280 Fiesta Vee Cruiser, 30'2'' 10' beam, twin Mercruiser 305, 200 hp engines, I/O, gas, Tons of storage! microwave, aft and forward staterooms, transom shower. Craft is currently at Gregory Marine. $29,000 obo, call Michel or (9/02) For Sale: 2000 S-Type, Silver/Black 4.0 Weather Pkg, 17 inch wheels, CD, new Pirelli and set of snows. Fifty five thousand careful miles, owned since new. $26, E-Type engine w/triple (recently rebuilt) Carbs, currently in car and running strong! $3,500.or best. New black vinyl top for Series 1 E-Type, $ Joe Johnston , (8/02) For Sale: 1985 Jaguar XJ12 VDP, champagne color, good condition, 3rd owner last 5-6 years, good condition. asking $ Call Saginaw. (8/02) For Sale: 2 Jaguars, 1957 Mk VII body off frame, all parts available, stored 15 years MK 2, 95 % complete, owned 10 years, moving & don't have storage space. Asking $ for both cars, together. Call Birch Run. (8/02) 1962 Jaguar Roadster. White with a black interior. New body, nose, interior, top etc. Complete photo record of restoration. Eight year project finished in Driven approx. 100 miles a year. (734) johnkozloski@mac.com (7/02) For Sale: 1976 XJ6C, 2 door coupe, low miles, runs good, White with Black vinyl top, $5,500, (734) Jaguar of Troy offers JAGM members 10% off on all parts and accessories. Stop by to check out the new Jaguar Boutique JAGM Name Badges are available for just $7.00. Order them at a meeting, activity or call a Board Member. We would like to see every JAGM member be proud, as well as help in socialization and wear a nametag. October Charity Auction "GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER." Come One, Come All to the Annual Jaguar Club Charity Auction, October 9, This year's charity is Cystic Fibrosis. Let's see if we can top last year's amount of a LOT OF MONEY! So start gathering up goodies around the house or garage. Anything not sold in these classified ads can be donated and you can get the write-off that you and your Arthur Anderson accountant agree upon. Any and all items will be sold, (NO RESERVE). See you there. The Auctioneer JUDGES MEETING Just a reminder that our annual pre-concours judges meeting will take place on Tuesday September 3 rd at All European Auto Parts, 308 E. Parent St, Royal Oak, at 7:PM. This is our usual meeting place that is E off of Main Street 1/4 North of I-696. We ll go over any rule or judging procedure changes and discuss future judges certification tests. We ll also lay out judging teams and address any problems that cropped up at the 3 out of state Concours we have attended this year. Because of the distance involved Dan and Miller get a pass on this meeting. Thanks folks, see you there, Bob 11

12 Jaguar Affiliates Group of Michigan Bob Matejek - Indicator Editor 1900 Pine Valley Court Oakland, Mi BobMatejek@AOL.com JAGM Concours 9/7, BOTB 9/8, Apple of Your Eye 9/21&22 JAGM Concours Saturday Sept. 7 th Our 35 th annual Concours is coming up pretty quick at the Northfield Hilton in Troy. Lets kick off the weekend right with a little socializing in the Hospitality Suite, Room 128 on Friday evening. Since the cars will be ready well in advance, we can share our stories and experiences with fellow club members and with our out of town guests. Snacks and beverages will be available as well as the goodie bags. We are still in need of a few good men and women to assist on the day of the show. We don t need your help for weeks or days before the show, just for a couple of hours. Don t be bashful. Volunteer to help out for an hour or two. Have you always wanted to tell people where to go? Well, John DeBano needs a hand parking cars. Is your specialty making coffee? Louise wants to talk to you. Louise Hoskins of Chuck and Louise, [not Thelma and Louise] has volunteered to handle the hospitality room this year. She would appreciate anything home baked [store bought would work too] that the Martha Stewart's of the club would like to bring. We will again this year have an off duty police officer over night to watch the parking lot. I think it s cheap insurance for peace of mind. This year we will again be having an Italian Buffet for our Awards Banquet. The Hilton will have such things as Fresh Pasta with two choices of sauces, Chicken Parmesan, Vegetable Lasagna, Roasted Italian Sausage and for desert Tiramisu and Cannolis. Did you know that you don t have to enter a car in the show to addend the banquet? Just sign up for the banquet only and join everyone for an evening of fun and good food. You can t go wrong with an Italian Buffet. Bob Matejek will be putting on his slide show presentation of the day s activities. The whole evening is well worth it. We are usually finished by about 9:30. The registration form is included in this months Indicator. Don t delay. The weather will be great. Get the early discount and help the registration folks complete their paperwork so they can enjoy the weekend. Greg 12