And you thought all cats from Coventry were Jaguars! !is Mystery Cat really likes Jaguars, as you can see by his choice of

reading. Svelte, all-knowing, endlessly engaged in the contemplation of the meaning of life as well as Moss gearboxes, the Mystery Cat is an inspiration to us all.

Happy Winter!

(photo by B. Getz)

A Cat of Mystery From Coventry

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JANE OFFICERS & COMMITTEE PRESIDENT

VP EVENTS

VP MEMBERSHIP

SECRETARY

TREASURER

CONCOURS

HEAD JUDGE

SLALOMGlenMcLachlan, 508-202-3407

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Rich Hanley, 508-317-3474

WEBMASTER

TRAVELER CONTACT

BOARD MEMBERS

THE COVENTRY CAT EDITOR

PUBLISHER

CIRCULATION

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From the President Dean SalutiJANUARY 2018 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1

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President’s Message Continued from page 3

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DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

730 Boston Post Road, SudburyWed, February 28 - 7PM JANE Monthly Meeting Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA

Wed, April 25 - 7PM JANE Monthly Meeting, Inn at Bay Pointe Speaker: Daniel Graf. Mark IV Restoration

Wed, May 23 - 5:30PM JANE Jags on the Lawn and Dinner Larz Anderson

Wed, July 25 - 7 PM JANE Monthly Meeting Wayside Inn, Sudbury

Sturbridge, MA

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2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Thursday, February 15, 2018Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton Street, Brookline, MA 02445

Tickets: $15 for Museum Members | $20 for Non-Members

John Heywood in Sloan

UPCOMING EVENT

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Just as our various members have strong opinions

Marvin was able to provide the human equivalents of Castrol, Pennzoil and Mobil One for our members.

Observing the US Navy’s “Take all you want but eat all you take” mess deck maxim, JANE members Glen McLachlan, Max Paronich and Ann Grimaldi readily

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Text and photos by Brian McMahon

January Meeting Report

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JANE’s Vice President of Events, Chuck Centore thanked

community.

Meeting Report Continued from page 7

Upcoming Events in February

Ray and Peggy Binder

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New Board Member

Continued on page 11

Text and photos by Brian McMahon, assisted by W. Shakespeare and G. Lucas

Maple Barn Tour.

Brian’s former 2013 XJL, a lovely long-wheelbase

Invasion.

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Member’s New Car Report

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Brian in a sales cubicle at Jaguar Sudbury during

Brian arrives at home with his new Lord Vader XJR and can’t stop staring at it!

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Tavern at the Wayside Inn, having just arrived with plenty of Grace, Pace and Space, plus a curious dol-

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We specialize in Stock, Performance and Restoration parts for all Jaguar models - from the XK120 to the 2016 Jaguar F-Type.

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to

By Brian McMahon

And that’s how male adolescents learn.

A Mercury Montclair

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Tales from the Crankcase

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Welcome New Members:

And Welcome Rejoining Members

by Howard Kalet

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Membership

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a chance.

See you again in a couple of weeks.

The editor, thinking about dinner.

from The Editor’s Pit

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A less-than totally welcoming array of signs. In our

Error of the Month

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