Volume 23 Number 7 January 2012 - Jaguar Car Club of Western

JaguarsWest
Volume 23
Number 7
January 2012
The Official Magazine of the Jaguar Car Club of WA (Inc)
Upcoming Events:
General Club Meeting: South West Register Run: Great Southern Register Run: E-Type Register Twilight Run:
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Wednesday 11th January
Sunday 15th January
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Saturday 21st January
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Beach Road, Osborne Park.
Magazine Editor:
Dr. Jaliya Pinnagoda (JJ)
23 Farleigh Drive
Willetton 6155, Perth, WA
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Jaguars West
Contents
Page Number
Committee Members & Register Secretaries............4
Upcoming Events & Activities....................................5
President’s Prologue..................................................6
From the Editor’s Garage: “The Jag’s Lair”. .................7
Byfield Builds: Archive Photos by Terry McGrath..............8
South West Register Report: January 2012.................9
Bathurst:
At The Club Rooms: Archive Photo by Terry McGrath......10
Santa-Facts: By Jim Chantry........................................10
Christmas Barbeque Lunch: By Fances Hossell...........12
General Club Meeting &
Christmas Party: By Sheela Pinnagoda.........................13
Built By Byfield: By Eli Solomon..............................14-21
Notices:.....................................................................22
E-Type Register Twilight Run
Grand Tourer Register Twilight Run
2012 Pictorial Calendars.................................................23
Member’s Profile: Howie & Gail Pietersie
The story of “Curvy Kate”: Chapter 2 - “Contact”
Howie Pietersie..........................24
Feral Flavour: by Dr. Nair..................................................25
Notices:...............................................................................28
New Members’ Evening
Breakfast in the Park
From The Archives: By Terry McGrath.............................29
The Library Shelf: By Terry McGrath...............................30
Classified Advertisements........................................32-33
JCCWA Regalia..........................................................34
Front Cover:
The Cliff Byfield ‘Special’ - Jaguar XJS-HE 5.3L V12.
Affectionately referred to as ‘The Yellow Buttercup’, is a
rear-engined variation of an early XJS that parks up and
looks just as good as the Replica XJ 13 (see Photo in
the Centre-Fold). Here, it is on display at the South Perth
Foreshore, Cottesloe, for the RAC 100th Anniversay,
a few years ago. It is usually kept on display at the
Whiteman Motor Museum.
Other ‘Specials’ Built By Byfield are featured on page 8
and a full feature story of this True Motoring Legend and
Pure Genius is printed on pages 14 - 21. Archive Photo by Terry McGrath
JAGUARSWEST
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 PA G E 3
JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF WA (INC.)
Committee Members
2011/2012
President
Concessional Registrations Officer
Rick Leonhardt:
Phone: 9387 6959 or 0413 158 992 [email protected]
Rick Leonhardt:
Phone: 9387 6959 or 0413 158 992 [email protected]
Vice President
Membership and Awards Officer
Luke Zambotti:
Phone: 9271 4189 or 0409 100 626 [email protected]
Lynnette & Neale Baigent:
Phone: 9304 9404 or 0457 542 153 [email protected]
Immediate Past President
Clubroom Manager
Phil Vile:
Phone: 0424 703 200 [email protected]
Grant Shephard: [email protected]
Terry McGrath:
Phone/Fax: 9279 7003 [email protected]
Secretary
Harley Bradstreet:
Phone: 0419 662 565 [email protected]
Ex-Officio Positions
Technical & Competition Officer
Treasurer
Allen Shephard: [email protected]
Boyd Kolozs:
Phone: 9418 8775 or 0404 921 679 [email protected]
Murray Motroni:
Phone: 0431 470 738 [email protected]
Registrar
Regalia Officers
Richard Munro:
[email protected]
Keith Thomasz: Phone 9330 7562
Ian & Michele Muir:
Phone 9364 1497 [email protected]
ACJC Representative
Rod Mathers:
Phone: 9245 1300 [email protected]
Club Historian
Terry McGrath:
Phone/Fax: 9279 7003 [email protected]
Editor
Dr. Jaliya Pinnagoda (JJ):
Phone: 9354 8612 or 0432 224 759 [email protected]
Website Administrator
Shane Wilkes: Phone: 0427 152 441 [email protected]
Publicity Officer
Magazine Distribution Officers
Terry McGrath:
Phone/Fax: 9279 7003 [email protected]
Jim & Carole Chantry:
Phone: 0438 982 003 [email protected]
Social Secretary
CAMS Representative
Corrie Maitland:
Phone: 9316 3540 [email protected]
Register Secretaries
Chassis Car Register: SS, MkIV, MkV, MkVII, MkVIII, MkIX &
XK120, XK140, XK150.
Ian & Corrie Maitland:
Phone: 9316 3540 or 0417 178 288 [email protected]
Classic Monocoque Register: Mk1, Mk2, 240, 340, Daimler
V8, S Type, 420, MkX, 420G, DS420
Garry Webb:
Phone: 9438 3663 or 0429 646 613 [email protected]
E-Type Register: Series I,II,III (includes C Type & D Type)
Ron Magrath:
Phone: 9291 6549 [email protected]
Classic XJ Register: XJ Series 1, 2, 3 & XJC
Neal Garswood & Sheila McBride:
Phone: 9305 9618 or 0437 898 083
[email protected]
Rod Mathers:
Phone: 9245 1300 [email protected]
2011/2012
Grand Tourer Register: XJS, V 12s, XK 8, XKR
Ray Bell:
Phone: 9401 4942 or 0417 926 381 [email protected]
Modern Saloon Register: XJ40, X300, X308 & X350,
S-Type, X-Type, XF, XJ
Greg Stevenson:
Phone: 9458 2114 [email protected]
Great Southern Register
Carey Renton:
Phone: 9844 9282 or 0437 483 660 [email protected]
South West Register
John & Pauline Becker:
Phone: 9751 2773 [email protected]
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PA G E 4 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 JAGUARSWEST
Upcoming
Events & Activities
Wednesday
11th January 2012
General Meeting in Club Rooms*^
109/396 Scarborough Beach Road
Osborne Park: 7.30 pm
Meeting Starts at 8.00 pm
Sunday 15th January 2012
South West Register Run*^
Contact: John & Pauline Becker
9751 2773 [email protected]
Sunday
15th January 2012
Great Southern Register Run*^
Contact: Carey Renton
9844 9282 or 0437 483 660 [email protected]
Saturday
21st January 2012
E-TYPE Register*^
Twilight Run to Mandurah
- See page 22
Contact: Rick Leonhardt
9387 6959 or 0413 158 992 [email protected]
Saturday 4th February 2012
South West Register Run*^
DONNYBROOK WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
Contact: John & Pauline Becker
9751 2773 [email protected]
Wednesday
8th February 2012
General Meeting in Club Rooms*^
109/396 Scarborough Beach Road
Osborne Park: 7.30 pm
Meeting Starts at 8.00 pm
Friday
17th February 2012
Grand Tourer Register*^
Twilight Run to Mount Lawley Golf Club
- See page 22
Contact: Ray Bell
9401 4942 or 0417 926 381 [email protected]
Sunday
19th February 2012
Great Southern Register Run*^
Contact: Carey Renton
9844 9282 or 0437 483 660 [email protected]
Tuesday
21st February 2012
Sunday
26th February 2012
New Members’ Evening in Club Rooms*^
- See page 28
109/396 Scarborough Beach Road
Osborne Park: 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Breakfast in the Park*^
- See page 28
Contact: Harley Bradstreet
0419 662 565 [email protected]
*Denotes Point Scoring Event
^ Remember to bring & wear your Name Badges!
Note:
You can now read and view your favourite articles and photos on our Website: www.jaguarcarclubofwa.com.au in full colour.
JAGUARSWEST
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 PA G E 5
P r e s i d e n t ’ s
P r o l o g u e
Rick Leonhardt
Club President
The Christmas bash at the club rooms
was lots of fun with a special visit from
Santa and his little helper to dole out
the raffle prizes. Santa gave an intriguing statistical summary of his Christmas Eve journey to deliver toys to the
children of the world. Even allowing for
those of faiths which do not anticipate
the arrival of Santa on 24/25 December,
Santa’s task is enormous by anyone’s
measure. It requires visit times measured
in nano-seconds and speeds to which
only Jaguars can come close, which
would appear to challenge our current
scientific knowledge!
Thanks to Jim and Carole Chantry for
a very entertaining performance and to
Corrie Maitland for arranging great finger
food. Another enjoyable club event.
I trust that you all got the Christmas
goodies that you were hoping for and
that you enjoyed your festive season.
If you have little ones around it is certainly a lot of fun to see them ripping the
paper wrapping from presents with anticipation to see what is inside. Some older
people I know still enjoy doing that!
The Calendar of events and Activities for
2012 has been produced by Luke Zambotti and is now available to see on the
notice board at the clubrooms and on our
club website at www.jaguarcarclubofwa.
com.au. The first of our twilight runs is on
Saturday 21st January – see elsewhere
in the magazine for details.
Some of the events listed on the calendar are still tentative and are in need of
volunteers to organise them. If you would
like to put up your hand to do this it will
be greatly appreciated. If you have a
good idea for a mid-week run, then consider putting this forward. There is usually plenty of interest and a good turnout
during the week, so your effort will certainly not be wasted.
The 2012 pictorial calendars featuring
the “early XK” theme are now available
and will be on sale at the regalia table, at
the next meeting. If you would like some
quickly for any reason, I’m sure JJ will
be happy to hear from you and work out
some delivery arrangements. At $15 they
are great value.
Registrations for the 2012 National Rally
next April currently stand at 71. There are
still not many local registrations, so if you
intend registering please do so as soon
as possible.
That’s it from me for this month.
Drive safely.
Rick Leonhardt
The JCCWA would like to welcome the following new members:
Richard & Tracie Prosser: Jaguar 2010 XF
We look forward to seeing you at future club events !
PA G E 6 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 JAGUARSWEST
From the Editor’s Garage:
It is said that “time flies - when you’re having fun”. If this is true, I must be having “a
ball” (read as ‘a blast’!). The past three years
since we moved to Perth from Singapore
has flown by, not unlike the XK 120 that was
timed over the flying mile quite a while ago,
but seems just like yesterday.
Speaking of XK 120s, the JCCWA
members who attended the Albany ‘Roundthe-Houses’ Event in June 2010 would
recall meeting my old motoring friend, Eli
Solomon, from Singapore who was also
my co-driver. He too had decided to retire
early, from the banking profession, to spend
time on his main hobbies – collecting and
archiving rare books on vintage and
classic motor sports, racing single seater
motor cars and publishing a quarterly
magazine called REWIND, which is the
only magazine in all of Asia and AsiaPacific, dedicated to preserving the heritage of
motor sports for future posterity.
In fact, he was with me at that time to do a
‘road-trip-story’ of a drive down to Albany in
a Jaguar XK 120 OTS and a race in a single
seater racer ‘around-the-houses’. This story,
appropriately titled “Cat Scratch Fever”, was
featured in Rewind Issue .003.
I took the time to meet up with Eli on my trip
to Singapore last month and was amused to
find out that he was still ‘mulling’ over that
road-trip. We had a few drinks and recalled
that ‘sensational’ drive......
When he had decided to take up my offer of
a drive to Albany in my (ex-Malaya/Singapore registered) XK 120 OTS, he had been
totally unaware that the hood on my car had
never been reinstalled after dismantling it for
the restoration and that the windscreen had
not only been replaced by aero-screens, but
that both items had been ‘bubble-packed’
and kept safely under the bed. Having known
me for quite a long while now, he had not
been surprised that I had no intention of putting either of the said items back for our drive
down to Albany, even though it was right in
the middle of winter. He had just prayed for
kind weather instead. Fortunately, he had
come prepared with period ‘leather flying
attire’ (helmet, goggles and gloves) for some
‘period photographs’.
As we pulled in to the motel, the lady at
the reception came running out with an
umbrella and said “my husband would
never allow you to park that out in the
open and in the rain”. As we looked up,
with rain dripping off the headgear, she
continued “let me move our car out of
the garage so you can park inside” and
promptly drove out what looked like a
brand new Range Rover SuperchargedSports model. She also said “take
your time - we have your reservations
confirmed - so come in when you are
ready”.
I was just able to straighten my fingers
enough to pull open the bonnet latch from
under the dash. Shivering and wet, we
crawled out and undid the leather buckle
on the bonnet strap and propped open
the bonnet. We were thankful and will
be eternally grateful to “Wally’s” [Walter
Hassan’s Jaguar DOHC (Double Overhead Cam)] engine design. Not only is
it still as beautiful (even though we were
near frozen to death) as it was when first
introduced all that time ago, but it is also
very functional as we had one ‘Cam’
each to thaw our upper bodies. After
we had thawed enough to be able to
converse, we shut the bonnet and sat
on either side of the front fenders to
warm up our backsides and legs. Then,
we could think of nothing better than to
pour ourselves double shots of the duty
free Johnny W Double Black that Eli had
purchased at the Airport and light up
a Cigar. It was in this position (see
photo below) that Terry and Leanne
McGrath discovered us as they drove
up to our motel to ascertain if we had
survived, were still intact and wanted to
walk out for a warm meal. We were okay
and neither of us dared nor cared to think
that we would have to repeat this journey
back to Perth, in a few days time. We
were living life fully - for the moment!
“The Jag’s Lair”
Later that night, after a few more doubles of
Double Black, we were very philosophical and
whole-heartedly agreed that some things you
just had to do, if you were to ever know the experience of ‘classic motoring’, like it would have
been in the good old days and that, therefore,
we had been wise. Similarly, we also agreed
that after we got back to Perth, to ever want to
do this again would not be wise, at all!
REWIND – REBUILD.RELIVE.REDISCOVER is now into Issue .009 and in my opinion one of
the best motorsports magazines being currently
produced on a quarterly basis. I have all the
issues to date and have read them cover to
cover and some even a few times over. For
a ‘historic motoring buff’ like myself, I find it
mandatory to receive and is the best thing that
arrives in my mail box, to date.
While I was with Eli, I asked if he would be kind
enough to let me reprint his feature story of our
very own motoring legend, Cliff Byfield, which
appeared in REWIND Issue .004. I was delighted when he agreed without any hesitation and
have reproduced it here in its entirety, on pages
14 - 21.
I had wanted to do a story on Cliff Byfield since
my very first issue of JaguarsWest, but was
hesitant to redo another story as I knew Eli had
done one on an earlier trip to Perth in 2010,
when he attended the British Car Day at Gingin.
Howie Pietersie’s continuing story on ‘Curvy
Kate’ is very interesting and makes reference to
our other notable motoring legends, Ian and
Brett Boughton and Cliff’s son, John Byfield.
I have particularly enjoyed putting together this
issue of JaguarsWest. Membership certainly
has its privileges when considering that we get
to mix and mingle with legends in the design
and build of special motor cars..................
My Very Best Motoring Wishes,
JJ.
As we approached Albany, the heavens
opened up and we had a good dose of what
the ‘wind chill factor’ could actually do to the
human body - hypothermia! Conversation
was not possible thereafter as if we had
opened our mouths, the teeth would have
chattered worse than any loud ‘tappet sound’
ever heard by mankind!
JAGUARSWEST
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 PA G E 7
BYFIELD Builds - Motoring Legend & Pure Genius.
Top Photo: The Byfield ‘Special’ - Jaguar XJS-HE V12 5.3L,
built in the late 1990s and completed in 2003.
Centre Photo: The Byfield ‘Holden-Repco Sports Car’, built in
the late 1950s and now fully restored to former glory and part
of the Neil McCrudden’s WA Racing Museum’s collection, being
raced at the Albany ‘Round-the-Houses’ in 2010.
Above Photo: The ‘HWM-Jaguar VPA9’, (re)built in the early
1990s, after being crashed by a mechanic while driving it back
to Melbourne after the Templestowe Hill Climb in 1957, being
raced at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, UK, in 2008.
Left Photo: The Byfield ‘Jaguar SS Tourer’, built in the 1980s
from a MkVII chassis & XK motor, MkV bulk head, grill, bonnet
and front mudguards with Lucas P90 Head Lamps.
Archive Photos by Terry McGrath
PA G E 8 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 JAGUARSWEST
SOUTH WEST REGISTER:
John & Pauline Becker
South West Register
Secretary
Report: December 2011
We had a really nice day for our Christmas outing. We started at the jetty
in Bunbury where we met up with John
and Margaret McNess in their XJ6,
Ross Beatty and Ian Farr from Nannup
in Ross’s XKR8 Convertible (very nice),
Dave and Liz Watt in their XJ8, and myself and Pauline in our XJS V12 Coupe.
January 2012
Also, we would like to get some feedback from all the South West and Perth
members about doing a run to Albany to meet up with the Great Southern members
for a weekend down the track. We would like your thoughts on this. We are thinking
about May or June.
You can contact Pauline or John for further information.
Happy & Safe Motoring!
John & Pauline Becker
From there we drove out to Bill and
Sandra Rawlings who own the Settlers
Lodge B & B in Australind. There
we met up with Chris & Doris
Simmons who came in their MK2
and also Martin and Sue from Waikiki
who have a XJ6 Sovereign although
it was in the workshop on that day.
What a lovely day we all had as Bill
and Sandra cooked up a nice roast
beef and chicken while the rest of
us took along some salads and
desserts. At this point, we have to say
a huge thank you to Bill and Sandra
for the effort they went to and also for
allowing us to enjoy their beautiful
property. Bill even managed to get rid
of the flies for the day. ‘Good on ya
Bill!’.
We even had “Santa” there (I think it
may have been Doris dressed up but I
am not sure). Whoever it was had a little
gift for everyone and again we have to
say a big thank you for doing this and
surprising everyone. What a great thing
to do!
Since Bill did not have to drive anywhere,
we all went out to his garage to view his
Mk2 and Sandra’s XJS V12 Cabriolet
that they have both been working on.
We have not arranged an outing for
January at this stage due to the Christmas and New Year break, but you can
contact us for any information.
Our February outing will be to the
Donnybrook Wine and Food Festival on
Saturday 4th February 2012 from 10 am
to 4 pm. All cars must be there before 10
am. This has always been a great day
out and we always have a good turnout.
Chris Simmons would like to have
a ‘bowls day’ at Brunswick Bowling
Club on Sunday 22nd of April 2012,
so please mark this date on your
Calendar. It would be great to see some
Perth members there on the day as well.
JAGUARSWEST
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 PA G E 9
BATHURST at the Club Rooms: October 9th 2011
Archive Photo by Terry McGrath
Chef. Harley Bradstreet explaining the menu to Sheila McBride: Special Pizza, Sushi Smoked Salmon with sauce,
Tempura of Fish, Chicken and Beef with sauces, Moroccan Lamb Tagine.
Sweets - Lemon Delicious with Meringue topping and Cream Chocolate.
SANTA-FACTS
There are 2 billion children in the world. But, since Santa does not handle most Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist children, it reduces the workload to 15% of the total - to 378 million. At an average rate of 3.5 children per household, that is 91.8 million homes.
Santa presumes there is at least one good child in each home.
Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to
west. This works out to 822.6 visits per second. This is to say that for each household, Santa has 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of
the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left,
get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house.
Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth, for the purposes of calculations, Santa has about
0.78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once every 31 hours,
plus feeding the reindeer etc.
This means that Santa’s sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, which is 3,000 times the speed of sound.
The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized Lego set
(1 kilo), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa. Even granting that “flying reindeer” could pull TEN TIMES the normal
amount, Santa cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. Santa would need 214,200 reindeer. This increases the payload - not even
counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. Again, for comparison, this is four times the weight of the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II.
353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance - this will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as a
spacecraft re-entering the earth’s atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy per second, each.
In short, they will burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their
wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second.
Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to acceleration forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity.
A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 1.961 Million Kilograms of force.
By Jim Chantry
PA G E 1 0 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 JAGUARSWEST
MEMORY LANE
CLASSIC AUTO RESTORATIONS
What’s happening at MEMORY LANE this month ...
1 of only 48 HJ Mulliner bodied Bentleys for
a complete restoration.
Mk II and
Ford
Fairlane on
the way to
being
painted.
XK120DHC fully
restored 15 years
ago back for a
very minor touch
up.
Our usual standard
of engine bay
restoration.
Also available: a Series 1 4.2 Roadster, two XK140 Roadsters, an XK140 MC Coupe, and a Series 1 Factory Hardtop.
FM7083/F2 148.5x210
Unit 3, 160 Beechboro Road South, BAYSWATER WA 6053
Telephone: 9370 3655
email: [email protected]
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J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 PA G E 11
Chassis Car Register:
Ian & Corrie Maitland
Register Secretary
CHRISTMAS BARBEQUE LUNCH
PALM BEACH
Sunday 4th December 2011
Before I started to write this article, I thought I should ‘Google’ the definition of the word “Barbecue” – there were 7,850,000 results.
If I had attempted to read all of them, I would have missed the deadline for submitting this article for printing!
However, having read some of the definitions, the recurring theme for a ‘modern’ barbecue appears to be Bringing friends together, having a good time, and enjoying food.
What an accurate description of the wonderful Christmas Barbecue lunch so generously hosted by Corrie and Ian Maitland at their picturesque waterfront house at Palm Beach, such a perfect venue for bringing friends together.
Although it was a very hot day, there was the very cooling effect of being handed an iced glass of delicious punch by Corrie on arrival and
looking at the magnificent expanse of ocean from the large open verandah of their house. This view (and the punch) helped in generating
a holiday atmosphere, enabling the large number of Jaguar Car Club members attending, to having a good time. Ian had even arranged
after-lunch entertainment with the screening of motor racing on TV and simultaneously, a high speed motoring classic on the theatre screen!
It was great to have Margaret and John McNess, and David Watt - members from the South West Register, and also Graham Tressider from
the Great Southern Register, join the gathering. All club members are always very welcome to join all events and the relevant details are
always included in the JaguarsWest magazine.
The other part of the description, enjoying food, could not have been possible without the hard work of Corrie and Ian, organising their home
for this event, appropriately planning for everything at lunch, right down to enough knives and forks! As if all this was not enough, Corrie had
also supplied some lunch items, added to these were the many varied contributions from members of ‘starters’, salads and desserts (again
thanks to Corrie’s organisation, there were no duplications!) The array of delicious food was outstanding. However, the “piece de resistance”
was the beautifully decorated, delectable Chocolate Christmas Yuletide Logs. These very professional creations were made by Harley
Bradstreet, chef par excellence! There were lots of “how delicious, could I have your recipes” comments, not being sexist, but mostly from the
ladies! The barbequing of the meat was a very insignificant part of this incredible lunch, when compared to all the other gourmet food on offer!
What a truly great day.
If I had ‘Googled’ “Exceptional Barbeque”, there would have been only 1 result:
Corrie and Ian Maitland’s Christmas Barbeque lunch at Palm Beach !
Thank you both for your wonderful hospitality, giving us such a memorable day, a great start to Christmas festivities.
Frances Hossell
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General Club Meeting & Christmas Party at the Club Rooms:
Wednesday 14th December 2011
The JCCWA general meeting of December was all about Christmas, camaraderie and cheer, and well it should be. The tradition of members
bringing something to make up into hampers to be drawn by raffle, the effort to wear something Christmassy and enjoy the club sponsored
spread of tid-bits and finger foods were well ensconced in the proceedings.
The party was hosted by our new committee, and together with the usual consortium of lady members and wives of office bearers, everyone
kept the spirits moving and injecting merriment into the gathering. Several members came in festive Christmas attires and many sported
Christmas accessories. It was lovely to see Jim and Betty Percival there too. Our president Rick Leonhardt kept to the brief - the meeting
was short and sweet so that there was plenty of time for festivity.
Jim and Carole Chantry who were featured on the cover of the December magazine as Santa and Elf, reappeared after the formalities in full
costume. Santa delivered a speech peppered with elegant statistics and hilarity. With the help of his Elf, Santa drew the raffle numbers for
hamper prizes. The hampers had been expertly put together by Pam Mathers in the short time between members’ arrivals with contributions
and the start of the meeting. (I for one did not dare venture to help, as I could see that Pam clearly had everything under control and would
have found it more a hindrance to have to instruct me, not unlike having a well meaning spouse trying to assist in the kitchen when you are
in a hurry). Winners kept walking by with boxes full of goodies; new members Howie and Gail Pietersie claimed ‘beginner’s luck’ and Di
Magrath’s own ‘lucky number’ did not let her down. All of us naturally hoped for the top prize and coveted the beautifully decorated Christmas
(Swedish) Gingerbread House made by our well loved Harley Bradstreet. Only one winner could take first prize and sadly it was not either
one of two She/e/i/las left despondently folding away our tickets.
Happily, this was followed by the opening of the buffet, which we had observed out of the corner of our eyes being organised quietly by Corrie
Maitland and Sally Leonhardt during the preceding events. There were more purchases at the bar to complement the conviviality and bolster
the festive moods. Everyone enjoyed mingling and stopping for chats where Jaguars for once were not necessarily the main topic. Christmas
plans, Christmas menus, Christmas gatherings and good cheer were the mainstay conversations of the evening. As the group started winding down, both in numbers and in spirits to make the drive home in safety, the usual suspects (JJ and Sheela, Thierry, Luke, Steve, Terry and
Leanne, and even David and Ann Cox) mused by the clubroom doors under the street lamp, lingering in the cool summer breeze, wishing
for the levity not to end while looking ahead to a happy new year.
Sheela Pinnagoda
Santa & Elf, a full-house of
members, the food table and
the queues, the line-up at the
bar, and Harley’s Gingerbread
House - a masterpiece.....!
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BUILT
BY BYFIELD
They call him the Ettore Bugatti of the Southern Hemisphere.
Cliff Byfield may not be known outside his circle, but when one sees his
craftsmanship with wood and metal, we realise why he is so revered.
Reprinted by courtesy of Eli Solomon Publisher of REWIND.
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nce in a lifetime we may get to meet a genius. I
met one earlier in the year in Western Australia.
I would never have been the wiser had my
friend Brett Boughton not insisted that I make a
point of finding out more about this master craftsman with
wood and metal. Words fail me but I shall try.
Like any other house in suburban Perth, there are no fancy
cars outside to give anything away. The suburban façade
often belies what is inside, as we discovered in Hunting MG
(Rewind 003) when we found more supercharged MGs per
plot ratio than there were at the MG factory in Abingdon at
its prime.
Brett’s dad Ian, a former RAAF engineer based in Singapore
in the early 1970s, and Cliff Byfield are good friends with
similar interests. With Ian as my guide, we spent a morning
at Caversham and lunch at the Whiteman Motor Museum
where were saw the Byfield V12HE Jaguar. Looking at the
sculptured lines of the car would whet the appetite
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In another age and time, Byfield
would have easily landed a job at
Bertone, Vignale, Zagato or Figoni
et Falaschi.
of anyone remotely interested in the automobile. A visit
to the Byfield residence for afternoon tea was arranged.
We weren’t the only ones there. With a regular stream of
visitors seeking assistance on various projects, wife Jean
Byfield jokes that she needs a barcode reader for the
coffee service just to make sure the guests do get what
they want.
But who is Cliff Byfield and why has he piqued our
interest? In another age and time, Byfield would
have easily landed a job at Bertone, Vignale, Zagato
or Figoni et Falaschi . That hand-built yellow car
inside the Whiteman Museum is a striking design,
a composite of Jaguar’s XK13 and 220 with modern
Jaguar underpinnings and its ubiquitous V12 engine.
The car was constructed over a four-year period using
hand-formed aluminium over a space frame chassis in
an open-air workshop. Byfield was a sprightly 82 when
it was completed in 2003. Had he, like American John
Fitch, designed just this one car, he would still have been
accorded the same reverence.
Western Australia is nothing like the Italian Apennines,
nor is it the English midlands. Milan and Coventry are a
million miles away for anyone interested in automotive
design and engineering. So how does someone
attain such amplitude in a country known more for its
sportsmen than its car designers?
Byfield’s first job after school was with an undertaker
in Northam doing the woodwork for coffins using local
Jarrah wood. Apprenticeship at a Western Australian
coachbuilder came later. Byfield was what the trade
called a wood-butcher. Being in a small concern, the lad
was exposed to everything from wood to metal, and this
included having to cut glass, upholster, make springs,
beat panels, weld and of course work as a blacksmith.
A visit to the Chris-Craft showroom in New York during
the Second World War further opened his eyes to the
world of good craftsmanship. Chris-Craft made the best
mahogany-hulled powerboats of the period, and as he
was admiring a 40-ft launch with all the cedar and oak
used, he struck up a conversation with the salesman. To
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Like most Australians, he has no inhibitions with trying to find
something more suitable, even if it is not original.
his surprise, the timber for the bottom planking of the launch
was Australia’s water-resistant Jarrah. Over the years, Byfield
has experimented with a variety of woods for his projects
and hobbies, including using Honduran Mahogany; it swelled
up in winter. At the back of the house is a wood-rack piled
with planks of quality timber, most of which have come from
older buildings that were being torn down in the name of
development.
The favoured wood of vintage car builders is Ash but Byfield
does not rate it. Like most Australians, he has no inhibitions
with trying to find something more suitable, even if it is not
original. The problem with Ash is dry rot, Byfield reveals,
but there is a variety called Tasmanian Ash that is an ideal
replacement for wide swings in humidity.
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Both he and Boughton concur that this closed-grained wood
is “tough as hell”.
In the living room, Jane proudly points out to their handsome
handmade furniture. By one corner is a tall grandfather’s
clock, not a single straight piece of wood employed in its
creation. The table next to it is also handmade, using Jarrah.
No veneers, just solid wood polished down to a silky-smooth
finish.
The real eye-catcher, even though it is positioned in a
discreet corner of the lounge, is an exquisite folk harp that
Byfield made nearly 30 years ago and has never been played
in public. All it needs is restringing for use in an orchestra at
some point in the future. It was built to the plans of the
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traditional English folk harp right down to its dimensions.
Any engineer would have been impressed with the design
given the amount of pressure exerted at the neck and top
of the instrument. For the soundboard, Byfield used the
customary Spruce. Boughton jokes that his friend needs “a
couple of wings out of his shoulder”. Byfield retorts that he
“can shovel coal”.
It is amazing to some how this ambidextrous craftsman,
whom some believe is the reincarnated Ettore Bugatti,
“could have come up with anything as beautiful as the
woodwork he’s created, and still come up with some as
feral as the yellow car”. The desk, the blanket box, dining
room setting, buffet, a music stand and a China cabinet
were all made by hand and all using old discarded timber.
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The buffet took five weeks to complete and Byfield shares his
delight in revealing that the panels for the cabinet doors came
from a demolished old building from downtown Perth.
Carpenters there are aplenty but very few have the ability to
work with wood to this degree. It takes tremendous patience
and a skilled hand to fashion anything like a cello, a harp and a
grandfather’s clock. Over the years, Byfield has found his calling
elsewhere though, not so much because he does not like
working with wood, but because “of the bloody mess it makes”.
He has not forsaken wood for aluminium and steel however.
On the dining table he spreads out sketches for his latest
project, a 1930s Riley Special. Boughton calls his friend
Future”
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Boughton asserts that“every other bugger in town brings up projects
for him to do”.
“a hot-rodder with bloody old car bits”. Byfield is mindful
that the design has to befit the period for which it was
intended. This does not stop him from adding a few ideas
of his own, such as an automatic retractable hood and
disc brakes. With the sketches on the table, the discussion
naturally turns to some of the special items in its design.
There is a pull-out step and a second windshield, what
the Americans would have called a Double Phaeton.
The concealed step is for access to a ‘dicky-seat’, similar
in concept to the concealed door handle of the yellow
Byfield Jaguar.
Will the Riley ever be completed? Boughton asserts that
“every other bugger in town brings up projects for him
to do.” Byfield is also involved in the bodywork for Aussie
Invader 3, the world land speed record attempt using four
rockets, for Roscoe McGlashan. Southern Australia’s salt
flats at Lake Eyre will be used for this record attempt. The
windscreen canopy is being fabricated behind the Riley
Special. There are no apprentices around to assist.
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Byfield at 89 has designed and built several cars including
at least one race car. Driving the cars he has created does
not interest him but building them and the challenges
that come with that does. One of his first was a Holdenengine Sports Car which he redesigned and rebuilt 50
years ago, and which would not have looked out of place
next to any Zagato-designed prototype of the period. It is
part Batmobile, part Disco Volante. That the car won the
Western Australia Sporting Car Championship suggests
that Byfield does not just design for aesthetics but with
the ultimate purpose of speed in mind. After years of
neglect, the Holden-Repco Sports has been resurrected
and restored and is now part of Neil McCrudden’s West
Australian Racing Museum’s collection.
Comfort zone is his workshed across an untamed garden.
Having been smacked in the head backing into a garden
picket before, it is no wonder husband and wife pay
less attention to the garden. Boughton declares that
gardening “is a bloody dangerous business.” Jean and Cliff
Byfield both nod in agreement.
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NOTICES:
E-TYPE REGISTER
TWILIGHT RUN TO MANDURAH
Saturday 21st January 2012
Format and Location:
BYO picnic tea or buy fish and chips or similar at Mandurah. Eateries, coffee shop and
ice cream shop are across a pedestrian bridge from Keith Holmes Reserve, in the Mandurah Ocean Marina.
Meeting Points and Timing:
Meeting Point 1: City Beach - in a car park just south of the corner of Oceanic Drive and Challenger Parade (near the City Beach
south groin). Meet at 6:00pm for a 6:15pm latest departure.
Meeting point 2: Shop car park corner of Boyd Crescent and Cockburn Road South Fremantle. Meet at 6:30pm for an
approximate 6:45pm departure (upon arrival from City Beach of group 1). Depart when group 1 arrives/goes past.
Picnic Destination: Keith Holmes Reserve at the north end of “The Lido” in Mandurah, across the water from the Mandurah
Ocean Marina. Arrival time between 7:15pm and 7:30pm.
What to bring:
•
Picnic table and chairs
•
Refreshments of your choice
•
Lantern if you have one (area has meagre lighting)
•
Picnic tea if not purchasing fish and chips locally.
For further details contact Rick Leonhardt – 9387 6959 (No advance notice required)
GRAND TOURERS
TWILIGHT RUN TO THE
MOUNT LAWLEY GOLF CLUB Friday 17th FEBRUARY 2012
All Registers are welcome to join the Grand Tourers on a Friday night run
across town to the Mount Lawley Golf Club. We will meet at the JCCWA
clubrooms at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm departure. Travelling on a route that
should take us away from the traffic - we will arrive at the Golf Club at
7:30pm. There we will be guests of Regalia Officer Keith Thomasz for dinner
in the dining room with views across the course to take in the sunset. As with
all private golf clubs there are the normal dress standards. The dinner will be
a two course affair with a charge of $50 per person. We need to book so I will
be looking for participants at the January JCCWA meeting. Alternatively
contact Ray Bell on 94014942 or [email protected] early in January.
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The 2012 Pictorial Calendars will be available at the
January General Meeting at the Club Rooms.
They have been produced using an ‘early’ XKs theme featuring the
nine body styles of the XK 120, 140 and 150 as OTS, DHC & FHC
and at $15 each will be a must-have as collectors’ items.
Motor Bike powered by a Jaguar XK Motor
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Member’s Profile: THE STORY OF “CURVY KATE”
CHAPTER TWO
“CONTACT”
Before ringing Ian Boughton, I mulled
things over. Real help is what was needed here. Truth be known – photographs,
mountains of information, dimensions,
advice on methods of construction – the
list goes on.
My experience in this field amounted to
the square root of “Zippo”. Could I be
cheeky enough to ask a perfect stranger, to impart all this know-how to me?
Moreover, what if he asks me if I had
done anything like this before? What
would I say. The last thing I wanted to
do, was to project an image of myself as
being “an enthusiastic amateur”. Which,
I thought soberly, was precisely what I
was. Yours truly – enthusiastic amateur.
But I was not going to lie!
Enough of this already. I don’t think he
will ask me too much about my abilities
anyway.
I bravely dialled the number and waited.
And waited. Just before ringout, a gruff
voice materialised at the other end.
“Boughton” it announced.
He sounded like he had been chewing something and I glanced at my wall
clock – oh crap – it was 6.30pm – what
a great start – I’ve rung at dinner time.
“Good evening Ian” I began waveringly.
“Sorry to ring at dinner time, I ah........”
He cut in “Who is it?”.
“My name is Howie Pietersie – an acquaintance of yours at Whiteman Park
told me that you and your son had built
a SS Jaguar and he gave me your telephone number – John I think his name
is”.
“That is correct” Ian said. “We have built
a SS – what is your interest?”.
“I would like to build one myself” I told
him.
“It’s a bit of a challenge – what do you
know about sheet metal work?”.
“Just enough to be dangerous” I lied –
elevating my know-how.
He laughed then. But then he said “Howie, why don’t you get yourself one
of those Panthers – they were quite
nice. You’d pick up a plum for around
60K I believe”.
This was going the wrong way – so
I dug my heels in. “No, No Ian, they
don’t even look like a SS. They don’t
have the same character”. I said firmly.
“I want the real thing – or at least something that looks like the real thing”.
“Well, you’ve got the right approach” he
said.
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awhile longer but if he was going to offer
assistance, he wasn’t letting on.
Then suddenly he asked “Where will you
get the wings and rear guards? Will you
make them?”.
“Probably not – they’re beyond me” I
confessed.
“Well, there is a fella by the name of John
Byfield, knocking up a set of guards for
someone in the East right now – maybe you could ask him. Do you want his
number?”.
“Certainly do – is he good?”.
“One of the best – second only to his
Dad ‘Cliff’” Ian replied.
“Would you mind if I mention your
name?”.
“No, go ahead – let me know how you
get on”. He chuckled.
I thanked Ian then and hung up.
With only a few hundred cars built and
the survivors scattered across the globe,
it occurred to me that even a “Tinball
Wizard” like John Byfield, in a backwater like Perth, would find it most unusual
to be requisitioned to build one set of
guards for a SS, let alone two!
He had a surprise coming.
The next day I went there. It was an old
wood and iron building in Kent Street,
Canning Vale. The entrance was an
opening in the side of the building – I
looked inside. There was a slim, silver
haired man in a dust coat, with a large
speckled Rooster tucked under his arm,
talking to another man, who was bending something up on a pressbrake. The
silver haired party turned and saw me,
placed the Rooster back on the ground
and walked over. This man turned out to
be Mr John Byfied.
Howie & Gail Pietersie
Apparently, the dies for the SS had been
sold to a new company, who were going
to set up production, but at the time this
had not yet happened. So I tried to track
down a second hand model.
I had a dentist friend who collected
model cars and ships – this was Harry
Levenstein.
I dropped in to see him. Inside, the receptionist Julie, was attending to a man
in pain. She smiled when she saw me
and waved me through.
“He’s in the back” she said.
I walked down the passage and into the
lair he used to take refuge between patients.
“Harry” I said cheerfully. “Harry Levenstein – how the hell are you”.
Harry’s desk was littered with paperwork.
“Counting your money again are you?”.
I love taking the mickey out of him. “I
need your help”.
Harry decided to bite back that day.
“You’re beyond my help boofhead. I’m a
dentist not a brain surgeon”
I laughed heartily at his comical retort
and slapped him across the shoulder.
“Have you got a model of a SS Jaguar
at home?”.
“No – Now what are you up to?”.
Howie Pietersie
To Be Continued....................................
Half an hour later I was on my way, having ordered a set of guards from John
– he having separated me from some of Above: Ian & Brett Boughton’s Replica SS100 at
my money as a deposit - and me feeling the RAC 100th Anniversay at Cottesloe.
Below: Howie Pietersie closing in on the dream car!
like I was really getting somewhere.
Best of all, I had now immunised myself
against “Copping Out”.
There was no turning back. I pulled into
the nearest Pub and had a celebratory
drink all on my own. I was happy.
Up until now, I had still not set eyes on
one of these cars – neither a replica nor
the real thing.
I needed a 1:18 scale model of a SS
100, so I did the first thing that came into
my mind – I rang around all the hobby
shops/toy shops etc. – nothing.
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Feral Flavour
There is no accounting for tastes. The clichés abound – one man’s meat is another man’s poison; one man’s trash is another man’s treasure;
every man does his work after his own fashion; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Taste buds are the weakest of the five senses but are important in enjoying flavours, sensing four basic kinds of tastes: sweet, salty, sour, and
bitter. The tongue has taste buds for salty/sweet near the front, sour lining the sides, and bitter at the back. Babies even have taste buds on
the sides and roof of the mouth making them very sensitive to different foods. As children grow, the taste buds on the sides and roof of the
mouth disappear, leaving the taste buds on the tongue. The taste buds become even less sensitive as we grow, so we are more likely to eat
foods that we thought were too strong as a child - the proverbial ‘acquired taste’.
Taste in personal style is harder to define. We experiment with style in our teens and would have tried a dozen different looks, perhaps even
some disturbing crazes which haunt us or make us laugh when we come across old photos. The finish of our clothes may differ, but overall
the basic style of a nice pair of jeans, a polo shirt or little black dress never goes out of style. We could wear a version of any of these fashion
items and fit into any of the past six decades.
No two people perform a task, approach a problem or deal with a situation the same way. What we have been taught, experience gained from
experimenting, and the environment we have been brought up in influence us greatly. The amalgamation of nurture and nature, create the
varied tastes in hobbies and interests, and the unique insights and methods of application displayed by different individuals.
Men are unified in their taste for women they consider attractive, being based primarily around physical features. Women who look slim yet
are curvaceous and seductive are highly rated. Women (seek providers - of companionship, conversation and comforts) seem more divided
in their taste; some women highly rate men that other women would not find physically attractive at all. This probably explains why you see
many ‘hot’ babes with ‘not so hot blokes’, but hardly ever see it the other way around.
Our classic cats from Coventry are recognised for their tasteful, stylish designs, a legacy of Jaguar’s talented founder Sir William Lyons. His
unmatchable recipes of mixing elegance, refinement and power to create a feral dynasty of readily identifiable masterpieces in the XKs, Etypes and XJ6s have been savoured for decades. Jaguars will never lose their feral flavour, will always stir strong emotional responses and
will remain perennial icons.
“Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.” Contemplation is a luxury that costs nothing and defines who we are.
As we enter another year, it is essential to contemplate our thoughts and actions of the past year and then let them go, so that we do not live
with regrets or cling to unrealistic expectations. We must reset our goals, renew our outlook, and live the New Year with resolve, fortitude and
excitement. It is just what the doctor ordered. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dr. Nair
(Mrs. Sheela Pinnagoda)
Bill Coombs - Replica SS 100 (left), Brett Boughton - Replica SS100 (middle), and Beverley Briese - Genuine SS100
Chassis Number #18004 (right) at the Barbagallo Raceway - Motorsport Circuit - Wanneroo, during the
2005 Jaguar National Rally Hosted by the Jaguar Car Club of WA.
Archive Photo By Terry McGrath
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NOTICES:
NEW MEMBERS’ EVENING
We all know the challenges of settling into a new club.
So, to try to make it easier for you, we have introduced the New Members’ Evening.
The evening will provide you with the opportunity to mix and mingle with
other new members as well as meet with some of the existing members.
You will learn more about the Club and how it operates
all in the atmosphere of a relaxing evening.
We also welcome your feedback and what you are looking for in being
a Jaguar Car Club member.
On the evening, some refreshments will be provided and the bar will
be open for you to avail yourself of drinks at club prices.
Complimentary tea and coffee will also be available.
Tuesday 21st February 2012
The evening starts ot 7.30pm and is planned to finish by 9.30pm
If you became a member in 2011 and are planning to attend,
please contact Phil Vile on [email protected] or 0424 703 200
Phil Vile
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Jaguar Car Club of WA
BREAKFAST IN THE PARK
THE WILLONG PAVILION - KINGS PARK
Sunday 26th February 2012
9.00 - 11.00am
BYO breakfast ingredients
Two large electric barbeques are available to members.
Tea and coffee provided.
The Pavilion provides some shelter.
Members are advised to bring folding chairs and tables.
The Park Authority requires drinking vessels to be non- glass.
Contact:
Harley Bradstreet
[email protected]
0419 662 565
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTS: Jaguars for Sale
1964 Jaguar Mk2
[09]
3.4 L Automatic – Grey with red
leather.
This car has been fully restored
as in very good condition. More
details of the car are in the previous issues of the Magazine.
Three speed auto (Borg Warner ’65
transmission from an XJS, installed
and fitted in July 2011), drives extremely well and is rust free.
$12,000 has just been spent (July
2011) on the mechanics to bring the
car up to scratch. Always garaged
and cleaned. Solid example of this
classic Jaguar car in great condition,
both externally and mechanically. It
has only been driven for 600 kilometres between 2006 and 2010.
Asking $ 35 000.
Gordon Guy 0412 493 882
[email protected]
1985 Jaguar XJ6
3.4 Series 3 Auto
[12]
I am regretfully selling my beautiful
classic Jaguar after 14 years of proud
ownership. Originally imported from
the United Kingdom, and now in Australia via Malaysia, she is in great condition inside and out, and handles better than any other Jaguar or Daimler
I have ever driven. Only 128,900km
Asking $ 8,900.00
alpine mist colour (official Jaguar colour)
dark grey leather
burr walnut
sunroof
tinted windows
new tyres (x4)
new battery
two petrol tanks
excellent handling tight turning circle
unregistered
please contact:
Lars: 043 867-7604
([email protected]) or
Jillian: 041 284-6678
([email protected])
1998 Daimler Super V8
[12]
5 SPEED Auto
British Racing Green
Cashmere Trim
Only one of thirteen to arrive in Australia in 1998 and currently the only
one in WA.
The car is in very good condition and
is featured in the Roadbend Photo
Gallery on the Internet.
$ 28,000/=
Call Dennis Sheldrick
0427 412 998
JAGUAR
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XK120 ROADSTER RHD
Comes with matching copy of
XK120 history book, XK120
CType block and set of wire
wheels. Car requires complete restoration - $25,000.00.
XK120 Roadster [08]
4.2 litre with triple 2inch SU’s, rack and pinion steering.
Very well sorted. See Photo Below.
For sale by Paul Samuels noted motor racing driver and the person
who put Wakefield motor racing circuit together $110,000
Contact: Paul Samuels
[email protected]
JAGUAR XK140 FHC
Special equipment car with
CType motor matching numbers. Could be out on the
road for not a great deal of
money - $35,000.00.
JAGUAR
XK140 ROADSTER
Complete body off chassis rebuild, all synchro manual O/D
gearbox. Competition bucket
seats. Touring car.
JAGUAR E TYPE
SERIES 1 1/2L 2+2 AUTO
with factory airconditioning $16,000.00
See Photo on Right
Contact:
Terry McGrath
0407797003
Jaguar 2000 XKR
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102,000km.
Private UK import.
No rust. Near immaculate
inside and out.
See Photo on Right
Full JSH. $50,000.
Tom:0417998470
or [email protected]
XK120 DHC.
[10]
Fully restored by Memory
Lane to concour standards
$125,000. See full details at
www.carsales.com.au
telephone 93703655
1999 XJ8 Jaguar convertible.
1997 XK8
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Owned since 1999
Imported to Australia in 2007.
Sapphire blue. Excellent condition with very low milage.
The car is serviced regularly
at Barbagallo’s.
Thinking of returning to UK
and therefore, very reluctantly, need to sell the car.
Call: John 0417091644
[08]
White with Tan roof and Tan leather. 20” Chrome, low profile wheels.
In excellent condition and always garaged. 27,000 miles. Asking
$39,500 US Dollars.
The car is in US, but we will have it shipped as a private seller To see
more photos, just click the link to photobucket. http://s1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd453/Leslie-atl/
2004 Jaguar XKR (4.2 S/Chrgd). [11]
Midnight Black with Ivory interior. Personal vehicle in the UK,
puchased in 2009, and brought back here in 2010. Vehicle has
service history, is in great condition, and detailed. Fully licenced
with Rego until 17 Nov 2011. Many features including 20” Montreal
wheels, Brembo high performance disc brakes, Sports Seats/Interior.
Offers over $67k. Phone: Glen 0400 069 602.
<[email protected]>
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTS: Jaguars for Sale
1990 Sovereign XJ6
[08]
(XJ40)
Solent Blue, Round headlights.
V/good condition inside and
out, lovely to drive. During my
ownership for the past 4 years
the following work has been
completed: Engine overhauled
(Jag specialised), Front seats
re upholstered ‘leather’, Paint
renovated,
New water pump and all hoses
replaced, Brake pads and new
discs, All-round new shock absorbers, Wheel bearings, New
CD player. Well maintained with
service records.
Gary R Fulton
Offers around $8500
Phone contact 0408940430
EMail: [email protected]
1996 XJ6
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In good condition. Must sell.
Asking $11,500 ONO.
Contact: Jenna Gilmour
08 9780 7555
jenna.gilmour@amdonline.
com.au
E-TYPE 1968 SERIES 1 ½ 2 +2
Manual, Coupe
[10]
Complete matching numbers.
Accident free. Stripped for restoration. On tilter, Mover, Jig.
Sand blasted in primer ready for
all new Martin Robey pannels
supplied to complete. Engine
& Gear box in 1st class running
order on removal. Full photo
history of dismantling. Over $
30,000 invested, Now sacrificed
for reluctant sale due to house
building. Sale for only
$ 15,500
Call Peter Dixon 0431 162 645
1964 Jaguar Mk 2
3.8L Manual
Matching nos. Power steering. British racing green. Tan
interior. Ground up restoration. Winner of Silver Award
at National Rally 2009. Multiple Silver winner at Houghton’s Concours.
Vehicle must be seen/driven.$52,000
Phone: Martin
9537 8575 or 0432 768 240
‘74 XJ6 S II
‘86 XJ6 Sov S III
‘88 Sov 4 Litre
‘89 XJ6 S III Single Cam
‘86 Daimler Double Six
‘90 XJ6 4 Litre
‘90 XJ 40
Phone:
Andy 9493 4660
Jaguar E-Type
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[01]
Coupe windscreen – light tint with
dark tint on top half. Extremely rare
and not available in this format.
Terry McGrath 0407 797003
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1981 XJS
V12 Coupe
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Concours Gold Award, Only
13,500 kms. Always garaged, never seen rain. As
new throughout. Let’s keep
this beautiful car in W.A.
$39,000 firm
Phone: Doug 0415 425 206
1950 Mk V
3.5L Saloon
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Excellent condition throughout. 2500km since complete motor rebuild. Royal
blue and silver.Tan leather
upholstery. Sun roof. Road
registration MK005. Full
professional maintenance
history available.
Offers around $37,000.
Phone: John
Home: 94775103
Mobile 0407777786
E-mail: [email protected].
au.
1984 Jaguar XJS 3.6 [09]
Cabriolet
First of the 6 cylinder AJ motors. This 3.6 cabriolet maybe
the only one in W.A It has
a 5 speed Gertrag manual
gearbox-chrome wire wheelsAlpine radio and CD player,
also has 80’s car-phone.
Done only 58,000 miles.
This is fast becoming a
collectors item. Offers over
25k.
Jaguar Mk2 1962
[12]
Contact: Keith on 93307562 Complete car requires restoration. Many new and refurbished parts. Fully re-built
3.8 motor, 4 speed syncro
and o/drive gearbox, wires
etc. For more information
and offers, phone:
Roger 0438 770 373
Parts: Sale
SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE
[06]
•Original XK Hood Frame –
would suit most XK120 Roadster or XK140 Roadster
•Straight port head never
been faced and unnumbered
– all water jet bead blasted
•RHD steering rack and other
RHD conversion components
for E Types
•XK140 (1957) 3.4 litre
complete long motor
•MkIX 3.8 litre sump, rods,
pistons and short motor
•Complete set of Mk2 door
rubbers
Terry McGrath 0407 797003
1998 Jaguar Sovereign [11]
LWB Sedan.
Beautiful car with all the Sovereign extras, plus wood steering
wheel and bonnet emblem.
Slate grey with parchment trim.
All books and service history.
Only 161,000km.
$24,000 ono.
Phone: Chas 0427 803 872
1969 E-Type Coupe
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4.2 Auto in V.G.C.
Primrose
Full Licence
Club car
$ 42.500 ono
Glenn Jones
0418953370
2004 XKR
[12]
4.2 L 6 spd
107,000kms (66,400 miles).
Factory upgrade 20” ‘Montreal’
wheels with 285/265 tyres. Midnight Metallic Black with Cream
Interior.
Exterior in good condition.
Interior excellent condition.
Asking Price: $54,900
Glen Hewitt
0400 069 602
Parts: Wanted
4 x 165-16 tyres
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Needed to fit a London
Cab. Don’t need to be serviceable – just hold air long
enough to get the Cab on to
a truck to move it.
Please contact:
Laurie Lapsley 0417 981 495 or
[email protected]
Instruments:
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For any MkI, MkIV or MkVII
Terry McGrath 0407 797003
XJ6 Series 1 Bonnet
In good condition,
Keith:0417902308 / 94149002
Jaguar 420
Windscreen Wiper Motor
Stuart MacPherson
9250 4484 or 0421 550 625
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