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Come one, come all to the Jaguar Clubof Oregon’s Annual General Meetingat the Stock Pot Restaurant onJanuary 12, 2019 at 10:30.

This is the only meeting where club busi-ness is enacted with the entire membershipin attendance.We will lay out the proposedup-coming activities, announce the newBoard members and Club officers for 2019and open up the floor for any discussionsthe members wish. In addition we will pres-ent an award to a member who has beenof extraordinary service over the past year.

PLUS we’ll have a great brunch with deli-cious food items and coffee and tea.All foronly $25.00 per person. Alcohol, shouldyou wish it, will be available at the bar.

We cordially invite all current members ingood standing to attend and enjoy thecompanionship of your fellows.

You can assure your good standing by fill-ing out the membership form on page 7and mailing same to 1641 SW MultnomahBlvd., Portland 97219, along with a checkfor dues.

RSVP to Mike Scott <[email protected]>

503-636-9303

Jaguar OwnersClub of Oregon

AGMHAPPYNEWYEAR!

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Greetings to all —

Happy New Year.Wow, can't believe it's2019, it seems like lastweek we were finishingthe ABFM.

The AGM is scheduledfor Saturday, January 12th and will be at theStock Pot Broiler, which is located at 8200SW Scholls Ferry Road in Beaverton. Starttime is 10:30am and will go to about 1:00pm. If you’re planning on attending, pleaseRSVP to me at<[email protected]> or call me at 541-913-9170. Please send yourcheck, for $25.00 per person, to BarbaraGrayson at 1641 SW Multnomah Blvd, OR97219. You can also pay your dues, if youhaven’t already sone so.

You’re welcome to pay at the door, but westill need to know if you’ll be coming, so wecan inform the Stock Pot the number of peo-ple that will be attending. So be sure toRSVP.And please understand that in orderfor JOCO to have the room at no charge,we have to have a minimum of 35 people inattendance. So, if you have RSVPd to theevent, but haven't paid and you do not showup, if we are short on the head count, youwill be billed.

February 16, 2019 will be our first eventfor 2019, which will be a tour of SteveFrisbie's Restoration Shop located at 4440SE 174th Portland, OR. Please be there by10: 00 am . After a tour of the facility we willtravel to Stark Street Pizza Co located at9234 SE Stark Street Portland, OR 97216, forlunch, conversation and beverages. For thoseof you that haven't been there, you NEED togo, it's a fantastic facility.

JOCO Board members, we will have a quickboard meeting on Saturday morning at 10:00am, so be there early and be prompt.

Regards

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Myfather wasa creature of automotive habit.Having spent considerable timein the armed forces, a procedureof timely conducts stalked hismantra and if he - GeorgeFrankham Jordan - found some-thing that took his fancy, hestuck with it come hell or highwater. In this case, rather befit-tingly of an old British gentle-man, his penchant was for Jaguarsaloons.

George owned two Daimlersand one Jaguar XJ6 in his time,all boasting 4.2-litre engines.Perhaps trying out the competi-tion, he briefly opted for aRover SD1; yet the partnershipdidn't last long. He despised theRover, lampooning the car oneach and every occasion. Hatredwas a word reserved for myfather's attitude towards the'budget Jaguar'.

He had good reason to bestowdisgruntlement upon BritishLeyland's attempt at usurpingJaguar's flagship model, for myfather knew what to expectfrom a car. Quite frankly, theJaguars cut the mustard.TheSD1 simply fell apart.

Around 1973, my mother andfather decided to sell up, cut tieswith the local area and try lifeon the road. Dotting acrossBritain with a four-birth SwiftCaravan, parting ways with theSywell house the family had builtin Northamptonshire, my eldersrequired a comfortable cruiserwith clout beneath the hood.The end result was an almost-

new Jaguar Series 1 XJ6 4.2-litre.

I forget the order of where wewent, but I distinctly rememberboth Lands End and JohnO'Groats, meandering alongWelsh lanes to that straight-sixburble, and long windingScottish roads. I swear my eyescaught sight of the Loch NessMonster.Well, I was three yearsold. It might actually have beenFanny Craddock.

The Jaguar provided comfortand dependability, from theplush leather of the rear bench,at least. Before the days ofhealth and safety, there were noseat belts in the back, leaving asafely cocooned bubble of deca-dence from which to watch theworld go by. It felt like a travel-ing lounge. I'd often be face-pressed against the windowscrutinising the landscape, orlaying full length across the back,studying a quick-fire pattern ofstreet lights as damp raysflashed by.

Although I was very young, theadventure was distinct enoughto create various memories.Such as the time we had to backthe Jaguar down a single-trackScottish lane after a vehicularstand-off against a Land Roverthat we ultimately lost, wheremy father turned too early andsmashed the car's rear brakelight. He soon had it fixed withsome glue after picking all thebits up.We all helped, and it wasevents such as this that seemed

An XJ6 Remembered FondlyStory and Photo by Chris Jordan from the WEB

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January 2019 The Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon

FUTURE HAPPENINGSSaturday,Feb. 16th.Steve Frisbie Restoration Shop

Be there just before 10amWe will get a tour of Steve's super shop. He doescustoms and restorations to a very, very highlevel.You will really enjoy seeing what they dothere.Afterwards we will motor on over to Stark StreetPizza for food and drink and conversation.Be sure not to miss this.

Steve Frisbie Restoration Shop is located at4440 SE 174th Ave, Portland, OR 97236Phone: (503) 665-2222

RSVP to Rick [email protected]

Mar. 30th. Sat.The World of Speed Museum

Meet at a bit before 10 am We will get a guided tour of the museum’s newexhibit on Mario Andretti.We’ll probably havetime for independent wandering.

Afterwards we will mosey down the road apieceto the Ram Brew pub for a hearty lunch.

World of Speed is located at 27490 SW 95th Ave,Wilsonville, OR 97070Phone: (503) 563-6444

RSVP to Rick [email protected]

to bond the family closer together.

I recalled standing in front of the car,holding my new model airplane up toshow it off for my father's camera, notsure exactly how to pose.The recollec-tion eventually boiled down to a hazydream, an event that soon felt like fiction.It all came flooding back when my motherpresented the long-lost picture to merecently. Just like that, I was summonedback to my childhood on the road.

All adventures must come to an end, andthe catalyst for a culmination in this casewas my education.We ended up in Dorsetat a camp site just north of Lyme Regis soI could attend the local school, but it was-n't until being offered the picture of myawkward pose beside my Father's Jaguarthat I recalled staying there for sixmonths.

As the seasons progressed and the weath-er turned, life was getting more difficult inthe caravan.The campsite closed over thewinter, prompting my parents to findalternative accommodation. Luckily, anexcessively large house next to the camp-site was being transformed into flats wemoved into the ground floor of a statelyhome by the name of Thistlegate. In an

odd turn of events, the maid and butlerstill worked there - perfect accommoda-tion for the driver of a Jaguar.

I still remember setting up my Scalectrixrace track around the legs of a huge table,probably worth thousands of pounds, withmy dad nervously telling me not toscratch it.The place was beyondgrandeur; a contrast to a previous exis-tence on the road.The Jaguar remained,very much part of the family.

Not that everything ran smoothly.Thiswas a time ravaged by the 1973/74 oil cri-sis, with fuel proving a precious commodi-ty that our Jaguar devoured in no time.With Britain suffering a three day weekand lashings of power cuts at the hands ofvarious unions, it wasn't all roses in thehuge house. I have very strong memoriesof the dreaded tin bath and trying to boilthe kettle for hot water.The there wasthe Vosine shampoo in my eyes, tanta-mount to sticking your face in a vat ofsalt.

Yet, the big wafty Jag took our cares away.Luckily, we didn't need to travel far andbenefited from parking up on the cliffswith fish and chips as the sun set.Thecountry was going to pot, but everything

suddenly felt alright once aboard the XJ6\.As childhood memories go, it was bliss.

Things changed in the Spring of 1974, formy parents set up the London Inn.Theguesthouse instantly took off and car tripsbecame few and far between. However, asI tanked out of the school gates eachweekday the red XJ6 was always there togreet me.We only lived about a mile fromthe school, but any chance to pilot theJaguar was always taken. I stuck my toysteering wheel and horn to the perfectlyplaced, flat wooden glove box. It strangelystopped working after a while…

My uncle turned up on holiday with hisbrand-new Range Rover in Sand GlowBeige, towing a boat, that summer.Withthe 4x4 and the XJ6 together, my fatherand uncle engaged in light-hearted verbalwarfare.Although the Range Rover wasimpressive, the Jaguar could do no wrongin our eyes. Even when I caught my handbetween the shutline of the Jaguar's pas-senger door, the car had my back. Panelgaps were so large that my fingersescaped damage - something I originallyput down to the doctor's 'magic tape'.

Once the fuel crises was over, we occa-sionally did longer runs around the coun-

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Susie Schneider and SueKornahrens did a bang up jobdecorating for the HolidayParty, this year.We were in anew venue: the WidmerBrothers Ball Room at NERussell Street and InterstateAvenue.

The Club had a difficult timethis year finding a new andsuitable place to house ournearly 60 members, but theeditorial staff gives the locale amajor thumbs up as its finalselection. Plenty of room formixing and mingling.Althoughno mixed drinks, the bar hadbeer and wine aplenty and thefood, buffet style, was good,hot and plenty of it. In factthere was some left over andYrs Trly saw a number of folkstaking home doggy bags forlater consumption.

Old-timers, or as they preferto be called regular attendees,were there in abundance, butwe also spotted new membersand seldom seen members, orthose that, unlike Yrs Trly, arestill gainfully employed andtherefore somewhat busy.Atany rate we all had an oppor-tunity to catch up and find outwhat’s been going on. Goodtimes!

For those who could notattend for whatever reason,you were missed and we allhope to see you at, at least,one or more of the up-comingevents in 2019.

So saying that, next month isthe Annual General Meeting(AGM) at the Stock PotRestaurant in Progress. Hopeyou can make it there. NewOfficers, Board members andthe proposed new activitiesare on the agenda.

Happy New Year!

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JOCO Holiday party in Pictures


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Photos by Rick Martin andCarl Foleen


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MEMBERSHIP Please select one of the following membership options Amount Paid

Annual Membership renewal (if paid before December 31 - Includes $30 for JCNA dues) $65 $

Annual Membership renewal (Includes $30 for JCNA dues) $70 $

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Mail this completed application with your check or credit card information toJaguar Owners Club of Oregon • 1641 S.W. Multnomah Blvd. • Portland, Oregon 97219

You can also fax your application with credit card information directly to JOCO at 503-246-8478

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONWe look forward to having you as a member of the Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon. Since ourfounding in 1968, JOCO has been dedicated to the care, preservation and exercise of Jaguarautomobiles, and we have lots of fun together. Upon receipt of the completed applicationwe will be contacting you with everything you’ll need to head down the road with us.


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Recently I received a letter from the

Northern Jaguar Project. NJP is a non-

profit headquartered in Tucson and whose

mission is to re-establish jaguars in the

border area between Sonora in Mexico

and Arizona/New Mexico.

It was thought that the jaguar, which

used to roam freely throughout what is

now the southwestern U.S., was extinct

north of the border. In 2002 the late ecol-

ogist, Peter Warshall discovered that they

were, again, being seen on the state side

but that they were being killed in Mexico

by farmers and ranchers there who

thought them a hazard to livestock. NJP

began by buying Rancho Los Pavos, a

property that would help to insure that

the jaguars had enough range and wildlife

to keep the few that remained relatively

safe. Knowing that more had to be done,

they instituted a program enlisting these

same farmers and ranchers who had been

killing the animals.They are paying them

to take pictures of the jaguars and they

receive a bounty for each photo they turn

in to the Project.This program they call

'Viviendo con Felinos'. For over ten years

now the farmers and ranchers sign con-

tracts that state they will do no harm to

the jaguars.

The program is so successful that the

monitors are showing an increase in the

numbers of jaguars hunting in the area.

The minders have taken to giving the indi-

vidual animals names and are watching

their progress.This past year NJP noted

that they had:

76,145 acres of protected land

partnering with 14 ranches

9 new jaguars photographed,

triple the number from the

previous year

5 of the 8 ranches reported 2

or more jaguars

$45,000 distributed in rewards

750 acre wildfire extinguished to

preserve habitat

300 youth participants experi-

enced hands-on outdoor activi-

ties

60 junior jaguar guardians trained

to select their own locations

and set up cameras

They have recorded 45 jaguars as

part of a national jaguar census program.

The only census program in Sonora. In

addition NJP is looking at areas outside

the protected zone for viability of acquisi-

tion.

This program, like many others, takes

a bucket of money to support. It goes for

buying new land, rewarding the locals and

for educational programs. For several

years members of the Jaguar Owners

Club of Oregon and other Jaguar car

clubs have been instrumental in assisting

the Northern Jaguar Project with their

goal of saving the jaguar. Jaguar Cars has

also been involved. It just seems like a nat-

ural thing for our clubs to do.After all, we

wouldn't want our name-sake to become

extinct in our life time.

So, the bottom line is, that during this

time of giving, maybe you could find it in

yourself to help this worth while endeav-

or.To add a little incentive, JOCO has a

matching funds program.That is for every

dollar you contribute up to $2500 per

year, JOCO will match it from the club's

coffers.All you need do is tell the Board

that you are writing a check for, whatever

amount you think is right, then write the

check after they agree to match that

amount and give it to Barbara Grayson or

Mark Hull.The club will then match the

funds and forward the checks to the

Northern Jaguar Project's headquarters in

Tucson.

Now, don't you feel better already?

Northern Jaguar Project


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try, helped by the new motorway system.On one trip, after leaving a petrol station,my mother looked around to find I wasn'tthere. Panicked, they pulled over on awave of revs to discover I was fast asleepon the parcel shelf.

With tears in my eyes, the Jaguar waseventually traded in for a new model. Itfelt like having the family dog put down.Asa child, I couldn't change my father's mindand, on August 16, 1977, the new cararrived - a white Jaguar XJ6 Series II. Iremember the date as over the radiocame news that churned my stomach.TheKing was Dead. Elvis had left the building.

I purposefully refused to accept the newJaguar, longing for the old family wagon,but the saloon's sleek aesthetics eventual-ly got the better of me. It once sat plum-centre of the school car park, glinting inthe war sunlight, its leaping mascot staringme down. I succumbed and fell in lovewith it.

My father loved driving that car.The Jag'ssmooth automatic gearbox pushed powerto the rear wheels effortlessly.The enginebay was huge, housing the power of thosesix cylinders with aggressive bracing bars. Ican pinpoint the start of my automotivepassion to that car. It was a great mysteryof buttons, controls, smooth lines andpower.And occasional issues my dad hadto fix. He was often under the bonnet.

The main problem remained the fuelpumps, located in the boot. He was forev-er fiddling with them. Despite boastingtwo petrol tanks, we were limited to justone or the other due to a faulty fuel sup-ply system.Which was unfortunate, as Iwas fascinated with the buttons on thecentre console. I'd regularly play withthem when dad was out of the car.Thenumber of times we suddenly ran out ofpetrol when we had a full tank drove himmad. My attempts at covering up my actnever fooled him. 'Who me? No, I didn'tpress the button. Honest.'

It was quite dangerous at times though, asthe smell of petrol filled the car. Openingthe boot there was often a large puddleof petrol from the leaking pump. Rust wasalso an issue and we were regularly fillingin small nicks on the body work withtouch up paint.It was also a target, but not in the usualway. Driving home to Lyme Regis onenight with his window slightly open asusual, dad felt a sharp pain in the corner

of his eye and a small trickle of blood.Searching on the floor by torchlight whenhe got home, he found an air rifle pellet inthe carpet.Apparently, there was a kidtaking pot shots from his bedroom at carscoming down a local hill.Another 5mm tothe right and dad would have lost an eye,as it was he had a mark there for life.

As with most cars of that age, especiallythose parked by the sea, corrosion start-ed to become a problem.Wheel archesbegan to bubble and the sills were affect-ed by the winter salt. So, it was time tomove on again and in 1982 he traded thebig cat in for a yellow Rover SD1\.Anexecutive car made popular by _The NewAvengers_ and CI5, the Rover wasn't asdecadent as previous Jags, but it certainlyhad poke about it. But then the rain came.

Manufacturing worth at British Leland wasan issue at the time. Panel gaps wereuneven and quality was suffering. Itshowed. No matter what my father did,water dripped through the sunroof andthe tailgate leaked. Sometimes there was asmell of exhaust and rampant headachesdeveloped.After 12 months, the bootrusted away and the sun roof was perma-nently closed with several layers of tape.Other issues were starting to show.TheRover, as cool as it was, had to go.

As 1984 rolled in, there was a British rac-ing green XJ6 4.2 Daimler Sovereignparked outside the house. It was a thingof beauty.Those swooping curves and theglittering chrome took me right back tomy childhood road trips.That new carsmell, laced with leather and crisp veneer,encased modern controls and digital read-outs.The twin burble of the dualexhausts.You can imagine the look ofenthusiasm on my petulant teenage face.

While changes between Series 1 andSeries 2 XJ6s were technically dramatic,the Series 3 were more aesthetic based. Itstill retained that troublesome dual tankswitching feature but I had learnt not toplay with it by now.

The main thing about these cars wascomfort and safety. My father learn todrive before WWII, so he piloted motor-bikes, tracked vehicles, lorries, Jeeps andother, more basic vehicles.After manyyears he found a car he liked, one his 6'3frame fitted in and stuck with it with onlya small diversion that he regretted. Eventhough it only managed about 12 milesper gallon fuel was cheap back then.

Despite advanced mechanical innovations,my father's final XJ6 was still serviceableby the home mechanic.We worked onthis vehicle together, allowing me to gainthe technical skills utalised at keeping myown cars on the road today.We laughedon the kerbside with steaming cups of tea,admiring the Jaguar and talking about theold days.We were beyond happy, broughttogether by a car that meant much moreto us than simply getting about.

As life got in the way, girlfriends fightingfor my time and a career taking off,Christmas approached far faster thanbefore. It was to be the last one my fathersaw. On Christmas morning, with theJaguar outside, my father suffered a seri-ous heart attack. He didn't survive.

As a penniless youth, the decision had tobe made regarding my father's pride andjoy. It was no easy decision.There wassome solace in knowing that the XJ6 wentto a local family who maintained it well,but they soon sold it on.As a daily wagon,the XJ6 had become a little worn andattacked by rust.The headlining was heldup by around 30 drawing pins, the top ofone headlight had bubbled up with a nastypatch of corrosion and a few other niggleswere starting to show. It was all to befixed by myself and my father, but not oneof us runs with the option of hindsight. Icould certainly never have imagined part-ing ways with the Daimler to run a Lada.

I heard that my father's Daimler was spot-ted in the Dorset area around five yearslater, providing thrills and comfort toanother owner. I'd love to believe that anyof my father's XJ saloons still existed, butsearching for the registration brings noresults. I suspect all three are victims oftime's onward march and the onset of tinworm.

The XJ6 was, and remains, a remarkablepiece of British engineering.There aremarque bashers out there who lampoonolder Jaguars and ensure an unfair reputehangs over them, but to me - and manyothers who undoubtedly suffer a similaraffliction - the model can do no wrong forit was enjoyed by a remarkable man. Myfather.

If you have an XJ6; treasure it.You have noidea how special they are. GeorgeFrankham Jordan taught me that.

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