JANUARY 2015 THE JAGUAR CLUB OF CENTRAL ARIZONA NEWSLETTER In this Issue... President’s Letter ..................2 Christmas Party Photos ........ 3-8 Umom Dropoff Photos ............ 9 Concours in the Hills Message . 10 Jaguars @ Russo & Steele ....... 11 Norman Dewis Receives Royal Acclaim… ........................... 12 Petersen Museum Cars at the Reagan Library .................... 13 British Race Car Builder Brian Lister, 1926-2014 ................ 14 Petersen Museum's Ghia-bodied Specials Head to… ............... 15 Graham Hill's 1968 Lotus 56 Indy Turbine Car… ................. 16-17 Get the Revs Up for the Arizona Auctions and Concours .......... 18 Daytona Coupe Wins International Historic Motoring Award ........ 19 Le Mans Legends Field Expands for 2015 ................................. 20 Harleys Galore, Plus The Best British Leakers At Bonhams .... 21 Sponsors ........................ 23-24 Classifieds...................... 26-27 Calendar of Events ............... 28 Christmas Party Photos - pg 3-8 UMOM Present Dropoff - pg 9 © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 1 Club Update and News FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK By Phil Parker Good Morning Everyone: 2014 ends and 2015 begins with bright hopes for the future. 2014 was a very good year with a very successful Concour in March and ending in December with a great Christmas Party. We owe Rigo a hearty vote of thanks for organizing it. Mark Stephenson organized a photo shoot of our cars coming out of a turn in the mountains for a club banner to be displayed at our events to entice new interest in what we do as a club. If your car Is on the banner it will be seen at all of our events for a long time. For Halloween we had great time at the Old English Tearoom in Carefree. We will begin 2015 with the 2nd. annual Arizona Concour d'Elegance on Sunday Jan. 11th. This is a great show with some of the finest cars in the country on a scale with Pebble Beach. This years honored guests will be Sir Sterling Moss and Norman Dewis 2 icons of sports car racing and the history of Jaguar. Proceeds go to benefit "Make A Wish" Arizona, the founding chapter of the national organization that grants wishes for children facing life threatening medical conditions. Everyone from private hobbyists to automobile museums have entered their pre 1973 vehicles - you don't want to miss this one !! - Beautiful cars on the lawn of the Historic Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, admission $75.00. The Arizona Concour will kick off the Auction week which starts on the 13th. In January we are also invited to the Russo & Steele auction, more on that to come later. This year our AGM will be on the 25th of January at the Persian Room 17040 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, Az. 85225. Cocktails at 6:00 PM with dinner about 7:00. We will be on the upper level and we will order from the menu and will have a cash bar. The food at the Persian Room is terrific and the price is right. Now comes the hard part, I have decided not to continue as president in 2015 as it is time for new blood and new ideas and I think Robert Bronstein is the person to do the job. I want to thank everyone in the club for their support and assistance . I'm not going away I will continue as the newsletter editor, however most of the hard work on that job is done by Nick Siler. In addition I will now be the concour chairman. I hope to see most of you at the AGM on the 25th., in the meantime keep those cats moving. Keep those Cats on the Road, Phil Parker, President 480-284-5246 317-443-6708 [email protected] © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 2 Event Photos - Christmas Party JCCA’s Annual Christmas Party for 2014 was at The Point in Thyme Restaurant located in The Pointe Hilton Tapatio Resort. Many people attended, and we owe a thanks to Rigo Duran for organizing such a great event! © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 3 Event Photos - Christmas Party Dave & Irene Grubbs Neil Cooper & Rigo Duran, Katherine & Nancy behind Neil Carolyn Eynon , Andrea St.Gelais, and Mark Stephenson © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 4 Event Photos - Christmas Party Mike & Gay Mullen, Marilyn Minihane, John Pennypacker and others Gay Mullen, Marilyn Minnihane and John Pennypacker © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 5 Event Photos - Christmas Party David & Evie Frisby along with others enjoying some delicious pie! Nancy & David Walls with David & Irene Grubbs © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 6 Event Photos - Christmas Party Guest Speaker Chris Gennone, Phil Parker, and Robert Bronstein Nancy Parker & Claudia Duran © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 7 Event Photos - Christmas Party Don’t miss out on JCCA Events! www.meetup.com/jcca-us/events/calendar/ Jeff and others enjoying the party Carolyn Coppano, Kirsten Auzas, and a new member Nancy Parker and some of the presents that were gathered for UMOM © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 8 Event Photos - UMOM Dropoff Phil & Nancy Parker with Rigo Duran delivering toys collected from the Christmas Party to UMOM. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 9 Concours in the Hills For the inaugural show there were some 220 cars and based on information so far about 300 are expected in February 2015. Most clubs we have requested their own area to keep their members together, which we will do our very best to accommodate, but this does present an enormous logistics problem on a couple of fronts. First we do need to know how many cars we will have by January 16 so that we can make sure we assign sufficient space for each club. This means that individual registrations and payment must be in by January 16. Any received after that and we will do our best to put them in your club area but we cannot guaranty it. while others will be directed to another entrance and delays may ensue. Our Title Sponsor, First Western Trust Bank, will be hosting a VIP tent exclusively for exhibitors and sponsors where you can have a continental breakfast and lunch and refreshments. We will have lanyards with passes for exhibitors and sponsors and these will allow you admittance to the FWTB VIP tent. Other sponsors will have complimentary water. There are nice washrooms located where you drive from the parking lot into the park and we will have signage indicating them. We are working with the adjacent restaurants and cafes to offer discounts to those with lanyards. Then it would be exceptionally helpful if club Arrivederci has offered a 20% discount and we will members could meet close by the park and arrive at inform you of others as they are negotiated. We are the same time, by 9AM. We hope to have TV and also trying to get some food trucks to attend. print coverage so this will also enhance the As we get closer we will be sending out further possibility of your club getting exposure. Once instructions and some basic rules. again we will open the show with one or more We welcome your feedback, suggestions or people (we are still negotiating) saying “Ladies & criticisms. Gentlemen, start you engines” at which time we would appreciate everyone doing so together. This Thank you for your support. will make excellent video and TV coverage. Peter Volny You are welcome to have signs or banners in your 480.773.7297 area identifying your club. [email protected] www.concoursinthehills.org Exhibitors who have registered and paid will be admitted through a dedicated entrance with no delay © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 10 Jaguars @ Russo and Steele Auction 1968 Jaguar XKE OTS Roadster 1953 Jaguar XK120 This Series 1.5 E-Type is an Arizona car and the product of a complete frame-off, nut-andWith a reputation as being the fastest production car in the world when it debuted in bolt restoration, with the body completely 1948, the Jaguar XK120 totally revolutionized stripped and the sheet metal repaired or sports cars. This 1953 Jaguar XK120 has been replaced in preparation for a $15,000 repaint. A Series 1 bonnet installed. The powerful completely restored and was then modified. DOHC 'XK' engine was completely Starting with an XK120 competition car, it was built around a rare set of dual-throat SU overhauled to original specifications, with 0 miles of use. The interior is new from the BAS carbs and manifold. Vintage modifications Interiors and other features include fully include a lightened flywheel, high-rev rebuilt electric wiring, a new stainless-steel crankshaft damper, and an unusual period exhaust and headers, a new convertible top, headrest/fairing. and new wire wheels. All work documented with receipts. Jaguar Heritage Certificate http://www.russoandsteele.com/collectoravailable. This is a matching numbers car. car/1953-Jaguar-XK-120/100131 http://www.russoandsteele.com/collectorcar/1968-Jaguar-XKE-OTS/103491 © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 11 Arizona Concours honoree receives Royal acclaim Legendary Jaguar chief test engineer and competition driver Norman Dewis makes his first appearance as Norman Dewis OBE at the Arizona Concours d’Elegance on January 11 after being recognized by HRM Queen Elizabeth II "for services to the motor industry." The distinguished Order of the British Empire honor was announced Wednesday with the publication of the 2015 New Year's Honours List, which includes Norman Dewis of Shropshire, England, as a recipient of the award presented personally by the queen. Dewis joins another famous recipient of the Queen’s honor, renowned race driver Sir Stirling Moss, at the Arizona Concours d’Elegance where they will appear as honored guests of the prestigious classic car event at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. Norman Dewis stands with C-type, D-type and XKSS Jaguars during a U.S. rally. Photo by Terry Larson. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August, he drove the restored speed-record XK120 onto the stage for the car’s class award, and received a lengthy round of applause from the crowd. Dewis and Moss, who are close longtime friends, will attend the Arizona Concours d’Elegance to tell their personal stories and meet with those who attend the event, which is held on the landscaped inner lawns of the Arizona Biltmore. Ninety rare Dewis, an active, globe-trotting 94-year-old, joined and exceptional automobiles will be on display and Jaguar in 1952, and during his 33-year career helped compete for awards at the Concours. create some of the automaker’s greatest sports cars Both veteran drivers are represented in an original and race cars, including the Le Mans-winning Cpainting – to be unveiled at the Arizona Concours – and D-types of the1950s. He also held a production that shows them in the C-type at the 1952 Mille -car speed record driving a modified Jaguar XK120. Miglia. The painting will be auctioned at the "I got this letter from the government telling me I had been nominated for the OBE. It's a great honor to me. It isn't something you get every day," Dewis told his local newspaper, the Shropshire Star. One of his best-known accomplishments is his role in the development of disc brakes, first demonstrated in the 1952 Mille Miglia road race through Italy in a C-type with Stirling Moss at the wheel and Dewis serving as navigator. Essentially every automobile produced today can trace its disc brakes to Jaguar engineering. Concours. The Arizona Concours d’Elegance, a premier event that serves as the start of the famous Classic Car Week in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area, benefits Make -A-Wish® Arizona, the founding chapter of the national organization that grants wishes for children facing life-threatening medical conditions. Despite his advanced years, Dewis still serves as an For more information about the Arizona Concours ambassador for Jaguar, traveling the world to make d’Elegance, including ticket sales, see appearances at key automotive events. At the www.arizonaconcours.com. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 12 Petersen Museum Cars at the Reagan Library © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Simi Valley, CA - The Petersen Automotive Museum on the Miracle Mile in Los Angeles, California, is undergoing its master plan of transforming the 20-year old institution into one of the finest automotive museums in the world. The museum will be closed to the public approximately one year for the renovation. "This is a fairly rare collaboration between two world-class museums," said Terry Karges, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum. This exhibit is a must see and is on display from through May 1, 2015. For hours and information visit www.reaganlibrary.com. The ex-Steve McQueen 1956 Jaguar XKSS (XKSS13, XKD 569) can be presently seen at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA. Photo: Howard Koby Simi Valley, CA - In a joint collaboration the Petersen Museum and The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California, have formed a partnership where the Petersen has shipped to the library an exclusive assortment of memorable cars, many coming from the Petersen vault and not seen by regular museum goers. The Magnum P.I. Ferrari 308 GTS gets lifted into the Ronald Reagan Library. Photo: Howard Koby Many of the "Hollywood Cars" had to be craned into the Reagan's second-floor Mary Jane Wick Gallery. The cars will be presented into themed galleries for Hollywood, History and Heads of State. When you enter the museum you are greeted by the star of the exhibit-the 1956 Jaguar XKSS once owned by Steve McQueen. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 13 British Race Car Builder Brian Lister, 1926-2014 © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. VM editor D. Randy Riggs races a Lister-Chevy "Knobbly" at Road Atlanta. The first Jaguar-powered cars had an unusual body shape popularized by the term "Knobbly." Aeronautical engineer Frank Costin later designed a longer and sleeker body that Stirling Moss drove at the 1959 Sebring 12 Hours, although it Cambridge, England - Brian Lister, the founder of ultimately was deemed to offer no particular Lister Cars, passed away December 16th at 88 advantage. Lister branched out further, including years of age. Lister designed his first car in 1954 an unsuccessful foray into Formula 2, built next to his grandfather's wrought iron business. Formula Junior chassis for Emeryson, and also While an MG engine powered this first car, built a one-off "Monzanapolis Special" for the Bristol and Maserati engines powered later Race of Two Worlds at Monza, Italy in 1958. versions as Lister's chassis engineering evolved. Lister abruptly withdrew from racing and stopped Ultimately, when Jaguar D-Type engines were building cars after Scott Brown was killed in a fitted to Lister's straightforward but strong Lister-Jag in 1959, although he briefly returned in chassis, the cars finally became serious racers. 1964 to help prepare the works Sunbeam Tigers By 1957, Lister was rapidly evolving his craft, but it was his connection with the brilliant, one-armed driver Archie Scott Brown that really garnered attention. The same year, Scott Brown won 12 of 14 British races in a Lister-Jaguar. Along the way, American sportsman Briggs Cunningham became one of Lister's first customers, and Walt Hansgen drove Cunningham's Lister-Jags to consecutive SCCA C-Modified national championships in 1958 and 1959. Lister next turned to booming Chevrolet V8 power and aimed his race cars squarely at the U.S. market. for Le Mans. And still later, cars using the Lister name with Brian's permission were built, including a variant of the Jaguar XJS (1986), the road and racing Lister Storm (1993) and, most recently, continuation "Knobblies" with 3.8-liter Jaguar engines. In all, Lister's underdog firm built more than 50 racing cars and was a significant force in racing for a short time. His success is reflected in the many Listers seen on the vintage racing grids more than 55 years later. A history of Lister cars can be found at www.listercars.com. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 14 Petersen Museum's Ghia-bodied Specials Head to the Arizona Concours © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Los Angeles, CA - The Petersen Automotive Museum has accepted an invitation from the Arizona Concours d'Elegance to display two Ghia -bodied classics from its collection at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on January 11. The specific cars are a 1953 Cadillac and a 1954 Plymouth. It's a most fitting arrangement, as the second annual Arizona Concours will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Carrozzeria Ghia, the noted Italian coachbuilding company. The museum's Cadillac Series 62 coupe concept car was originally purchased by Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan, the world's wealthiest man at the time, as a gift for his wife, actress Rita Hayworth. It is one of only two built, and both were originally unveiled at the 1953 Paris Auto Salon. Although Khan and Hayworth divorced a few months after the Cadillac was delivered, the car itself represents a perfect marriage of sweeping, dramatic Italian style and Detroit engineering. Originally finished in white, it has since been repainted in a deep burgundy. Its body hand-formed by Ghia just a year later, the 1954 Plymouth Explorer concept car was part of Virgil Exner's grand scheme to reinvigorate Chrysler's postwar image. Featured in the May 1954 issue of Motor Trend, the Explorer caused a stir with its bold styling and delicate roofline. It was built on a 114-inch wheelbase Plymouth chassis and stood just 54 inches tall, cutting quite a rakish figure compared to the other vehicles of the era. The metallic green paint and white side spears were particularly strong attempts to redefine Plymouth's stodgy persona. Elegant as its body design was, however, the Explorer got its power from a stock 230-cid, 103-hp six-cylinder engine. The Petersen Automotive Museum has accepted an invitation from the Arizona Concours d'Elegance to display two Ghia-bodied classics, a 1953 Cadillac and a 1954 Plymouth, on January 11 (photo: Petersen Automotive Museum). Both vehicles are excellent examples of one of the world's great coachbuilders, and are considered among the crown jewels of the Petersen collection. Although the L.A. museum is currently undergoing a multi-month renovation, many of its cars remain publicly accessible, including at the upcoming Arizona Concours and at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Visit the Petersen Automotive Museum website at www.petersen.org or the Arizona Concours d'Elegance website at www.arizonaconcours.com for more info. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 15 Graham Hill's 1968 Lotus 56 Indy Turbine Car To Be Offered at Barrett-Jackson 'Salon' Sale © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Graham Hill wheels the Lotus 56/3 Turbine during the 1968 Indy 500 (photo: courtesy Barrett-Jackson). Scottsdale, AZ -- One of the most innovative race cars to ever contest the Indianapolis 500 has been revealed as a late consignment to BarrettJackson's upcoming Scottsdale auction. The wedge-shaped, turbine-powered Lotus 56/3 that Graham Hill had running in 4th place in the 1968 Indy 500 until a minor crash forced him out on lap 110 will be on the block during primetime on Saturday, Jan. 17 as a highlight of the auction's reserve-priced "Salon" selections. a sister car (#60) took the pole with a 171.559mph qualifying speed. In the race, all three of the Lotus Turbines (Art Pollard was driver of the #20 turbine) were running in the top 10. Leonard was on eventual winner Bobby Unser's tail most of the day and was leading on lap 191 (of 200) when a failed fuel pump driveshaft ended his day, three laps after the same malfunction sidelined Pollard's car. Hill's car lost a wheel and hit the wall in Turn 2 just past the midway point. The iconic STP-liveried Lotus was one of four such cars built by Andy Granatelli and Lotus as a followup to the STP showman's 1967 Paxton turbine car, which Parnelli Jones qualified 6th and was leading the "500" by nearly a full lap until a $6 transmission bearing failure sidelined him with three laps to go. Mike Spence died of his injuries in one of the four Lotus 56s while testing at Indy in 1968. With 80% fewer parts than its competitors' pistonpowered engines, and needing no radiator, the turbines allowed for a clean, aerodynamic wedgeshaped body with no nose intake. The lightweight aluminum monocoque chassis with doublewishbone suspensions, 1350-lb. weight and allwheel drive made the Lotus 56 a potent threat at Indy. (A complete history of Granatelli's turbine Indy efforts can be found in Vintage Motorsport's In the 1968 race, Hill set a new qualifying record May/June 2004 issue: to order visit of 171.208mph until his teammate Joe Leonard in www.vintagemotorsport.com). (Continued on page 17) © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 16 Graham Hill's 1968 Lotus 56 Indy Turbine Car To Be Offered at Barrett-Jackson 'Salon' Sale © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. The car which until just recently was on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum along with its turbine brethren, was owned by NASCAR legend Richard Petty from 1996-2012. Subsequent owner Milton Verret undertook a ground-up restoration to its original 1968 specs overseen by Granatelli's son Vince and Clive Chapman, son of Lotus founder Colin Chapman. Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction is running an expanded schedule for January's sale, due to a record 1,500-car allotment cued by the gargantuan Ron Pratte collection of both cars and automobilia. Pratte's automobilia goes on sale starting Saturday, Jan. 10, and the customary opening gala has been moved up to Sunday, Jan. 11 from its customary Monday slot. Automotive lots hit the block beginning Monday, and Pratte's The STP-liveried Lotus Turbine will be run across car collection starts moving on Tuesday, Jan. 13. the block just ahead of its cousin, the 1978 "Jet- The auction sales continue through Sunday, Jan. 18. For more information, go to: Vette" built by Granatelli's son Vince. The www.barrett-jackson.com heavily modified, turbine-powered Corvette is said to be the fastest street-legal 'Vette in the world, with 0-60mph coming in just 3.2 seconds, powered by the same type of ST6 turbine as the Lotus Indy cars, but with 880hp on tap. From the Web Sixty classic cars unearthed after 50 years in massive barn find—Yahoo! Motors From Corvettes to Aston Martins, the rising prices commanded by classic cars — especially unrestored, mostly original examples — has created a goldmine for those who hunt for old vehicles rotting away unattended in some barn. Today, a French auction house revealed a discovery it called the King Tut of barn finds; a treasure trove of 60 European cars, including a rare Ferrari missing for decades, that had been slowly decaying in western France... Read more and view the photos here: http://goo.gl/beOlbw © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 17 Get the Revs Up for the Arizona Auctions and Concours © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Scottsdale, AZ -- While most of the 322 million people in the U.S. are probably focusing on the Super Bowl in Phoenix next month, the truly illuminated will be laserlocking instead on nearby Scottsdale. That's because the annual Arizona collector car auction week will be on the cams here from January 10-18. Besides the growing prestige of the Arizona Concours d'Elegance, there will be six big auctions from Gooding & Company, RM, Barrett-Jackson, Russo and Steele, Silver and Bonhams. No two auctions share the same venue, but they do share various dates, so you have to plan out what you want to see, on what days, for best effect. Barrett-Jackson has previews and/or auction action scheduled for nine days straight. Russo and Steele covers five days and Gooding has four days of activities. Offering previews and/ or auctions on three days each are RM, Silver and Bonhams. 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider, Estimate: $8$10 million. (image © and courtesy of Gooding & Company; photo by Brian Henniker) Here are some websites for more information: Arizona Concours d'Elegance www.arizonaconcours.com Gooding & Company - www.goodingco.com RM Auctions - www.rmauctions.com Barrett-Jackson - www.barrett-jackson.com Gooding has a 1988 Porsche 959 Sport on the Russo and Steele - www.russoandsteele.com docket and a few amazing Ferraris, while RM is Silver - www.silverauctions.com offering a 1993 Bugatti EB110 GT. More Bonhams - www.bonhams.com impressive, though, at least from a size standpoint, is Barrett-Jackson's offering of the STP Turbine Indy car (see above) bolstered by one of the highly stylized GM Parade of Progress tour buses, an art deco masterpiece. Accompanying it on the B-J roster is a famed '50s GM show car, the original Pontiac Bonneville. Historic stuff indeed. Way bigger in dollars is expected to be the Le Mans and Spa-winning 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione offered by Bonhams. Count on some number of millions, and we're not talking pesos or yen here. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 18 Daytona Coupe Wins International Historic Motoring Award © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Philadelphia, PA -- The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum's original-condition 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe has won another prestigious award in the form of 2014 "Car of the Year" honors from the London-based International Historic Motoring Awards. Making this even more special, the Peter Brock-designed coupe was the first American car to be nominated for the award, and also the first American car to win it. Through an esteemed panel of 22 automotive connoisseurs from the U.S. and abroad, the annual International Historic Motoring Awards selects candidates from within a small group of car categories. Five finalists from each category are then chosen and the awards are presented at a black-tie ceremony at the remarkable St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel every November. The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is the only organization to have been awarded "Museum of the Year" (2011), "Publication of the Year" (2012), and now "Car of the Year" (2014) by the same organization. The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum's originalcondition 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe won 2014 "Car of the Year" honors from the International Historic Motoring Awards. It's the first American car to do so. (photo: Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum) condition. The combination of innovative design, outstanding racing history, and superb state of preservation convinced the National Park Service to make it the inaugural National Registry car. For more info go to www.simeonemuseum.org. Fall 2014 has been a good season for the museum's Daytona Coupe. In November, it became the first automobile ever inducted into the American National Historic Registry, an honor awarded in the past only to buildings, battleships and such. Winner of the 1964 Sebring 12 Hours, the car went on to post some two dozen speed and endurance records at Bonneville before being hidden away for 30 years. It is the only one of the six Daytona coupes remaining in original © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 19 Le Mans Legends Field Expands for 2015 © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. Suffolk, England -- Le Mans Legends, the annual vintage support race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is expanding its grid next year. Scheduled for Saturday, June 13, the event will feature an impressive 61 historic cars on the full 8.5-mile Le Mans circuit. Better still, the race will occur just a few hours before the start of the modern 24 Hours. You can't top that for a vintage race. The expansion was made possible by widening the age range for cars, which For 2015, the annual Le Mans Legends vintage race field now extends from 1949 through 1968. This allows has been expanded to 61 cars from 1949-'68. The event will in such iconic cars as the Ford GT40, Porsche 908 run just hours before the start of the 24 Hours (photo: Motor Racing Legends). and 910, and Alfa Romeo T33/2 into the mix -- in addition to the event's customary sports and GT Besides this once-a-year Le Mans Legend event, cars from the 1950s and early 1960s. Motor Racing Legends produces four other Organized by British vintage-racing organizer historic series including the Royal Automobile Motor Racing Legends, the highly nostalgic (but Club Woodcote Trophy, the Stirling Moss also hugely competitive) Le Mans Legend is Trophy, the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War inarguably one of the jewels in the crown of Sports Car Series, and the Historic Touring Car historic motorsports worldwide. "We are Challenge. extremely excited about this new aspect of the For further information on the 2015 Le Mans race," said Duncan Wiltshire, the chairman of Motor Racing Legends. "It means that spectators Legend race (or to register interest as a will be able to see cars from 20 years of Le Mans participant) go to www.motorracinglegends.com history all racing at the same time -- a moving motorsport museum!" In deference to the huge performance gap between the fastest and slowest cars encompassing a 20-year span, organizers will restrict entries of earlier cars to the ones they believe are capable of lapping Le Mans in a reasonable time. For example, the expected machine range runs from Jaguar C-types and Allard J2s up to cars like the Ford GT40. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 20 Harleys Galore, Plus The Best British Leakers At Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale January 8 © 2014 Vintage Motorsport magazine. Reprinted by permission. San Francisco -- Following the recent news of an impressive assortment of early consignments to Bonhams January 8th auction -- including motorcycles from the estates of Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda -- Bonhams has announced the addition of another truly renowned collection, that of Herb Harris. For years the Herb Harris Collection of Texas has been synonymous with the absolute finest in premium, classic British motorcycles, particularly Vincent HRD. A Harris Vincent came to mean a motorcycle of flawless quality. The Motorcycles Motorcycles consigned from this famous collection include the 1946 Vincent "1X" Rapide B Prototype, the first post-War Vincent produced and the first series B Rapide ever created. The subject of a feature article in the September 2013 issue of Cycle World, 1X had been lost for nearly half a century until it was discovered, researched and reinstated back as a motorcycle once again by Harris. A selection of important prototype, racing and road models are to be featured at the Bonhams Las Vagas sale Jan. 8 with a dozen cut-away engines and associated memorabilia. from marques Ariel, BSA, Matchless, New Imperial, Norton, Sunbeam and Triumph. Truly one of the greatest names in British motorcycle collecting, the Herb Harris Collection will, as reported, share center stage with another collection of renown, the Jack Silverman Collection of Italian motorcycles. These two headlining collections will be supported by a 30+strong private collection of American motorcycles, specifically Harley-Davidson. Other models include an exquisitely restored 1949 Go to www.bonhams.com/vegas to download a Vincent Rapide C with matching Blacknell Bullet PDF of the auction catalog. Sidecar in striking Chinese Red, a 1957 BSA B34 Works Racer, a 1962 Matchless G50 CSR Silver Eagle with a spare engine, and an early 1949 AJS 7R, among others. The Cut-Aways Harris is also known for his extensive collection of rare cut-away, or sectioned, motors -- complete motorcycle engines sliced open with precision in order to show the internal workings. These factory -made educational pieces are very scarce today and Bonhams will be offering a dozen of Harris' © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 21 Jaguar Magazine Jaguar Magazine has been publishing for 29 years, and in addition to that they are now preparing to publish a digital version for North America. They’ve invited members of the JCCA to submit interesting material - cars, persons, and great photographs - that would be great for reading. There is no need for material to be presented in final format. Facts and details can be given in dot point fashion, and they will do the actual writing! Of course, any articles or stories would be run past the sender prior to publication. 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We offer one of the most comprehensive parts and service department in the industry. www.jaguarlandrovernorthscottsdale.com © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 23 Club Sponsors XKs Unlimited Terry's Jaguar Parts For 30+years your best source for Jaguar parts, service & restoration Supplier of new & used Jaguar parts for E-Type, Mk2, 420, XJ6 and XJS www.xks.com www.xks.com Welsh Enterprises 40 years specializing in new, rebuilt and used parts for postwar Autohaus International Jaguars Where great cars achieve perfection. Specializing in Jaguar restoration . www.welshent.com www.iautohaus.com SNG Barratt Brute industries World's leading supplier of spare parts for Jaguar & Daimler cars . www.sngbarrattusa.com Race Ramps 2003 23 Av. N. Ste. A Escanaba Mi. 49829 Ph 906-786-0585 © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 24 © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 25 Classifieds Martha Mingua is trying to find a home for their 1957 Jaguar Mark VIII. Approximately 3000 were ever shipped of to the US of this model, it was only made for 2 years and is identifiable by the single curved windscreen and the chrome trim on the side of the body. back of the car. We have the original tool kit, fender skirts, hub caps and beauty rings, and all the little knobs and latches that are frequently missing in a car this old. Asking: $8,000 to $10,000 but open to discuss any fair offer. It really needs a home where someone will The engine runs sweet, has 2 new gas tanks, and a new appreciate it and take care of it. If interested, please call: master cylinder. Needs transmission seals and rear brakes, 480 861-6005, or paint and some upholstery work. It has beautiful burlwood email: [email protected]. trim on the dash, doors and the fold down tray tables in the Deanna Willsey has a 1991 VandenPlas Jaguar for sale, open to a fair offer. Please contact her at (480) 664-6387 if you have any questions about the vehicle, or would like to schedule a visit to check it out! For sale: 27 Jaguar Factory Service and Parts Manuals from 1950s Mark VII and Mark 1 up to late 1960s 420 and S-Type. Will part with all 27 for $400. For a complete detailed list contact Larry in Queen Creek, Arizona at [email protected]. © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 26 XKS.com Classified 1964 Jaguar E Type Roadster For more info and photos visit: http://www.xks.com/series-i-e-type-roadster This is an exceptional Jaguar E Type roadster. An older restoration that has been in storage for 9 years. XKs Unlimited recently did the following major work to make it roadworthy again: -Rebuilt carbs, flushed gas tank, rebuilt fuel pump -Full tune up and service. Fluids changed -Complete cooling system restoration including flushing -NEW water pump, alloy radiator, and stainless steel header tank -All new brake hydraulics, new wheel cylinders and new brake master cylinders -New clutch master cylinder -New rear wheel bearings -All new tires and new battery This car looks and runs like new. Body is rust-and damage-free. The original carbs have have been converted to electric choke in place of manual type. Otherwise exactly the same performance. A beautiful car to show or drive. Can arrange delivery to LA port or US shipping. Contact Email: [email protected] Contact Phone: 805-594-1585 Contact Name: Jason © Copyright 2015 Jaguar Club of Central Arizona 27 Upcoming Events 2014-2015 1/11 1/14 1/18 Arizona Concours d'Elegance Arizona Biltmore 2400 East Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, AZ Russo & Steele Auction 101 Freeway & Scottsdale Rd 1/18 Barrett Jackson Auction Westworld 16601 N. 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