of Minnesota

Jaguar Club

of Minnesota







Elaine and John hard at work keeping score … Mike? Our intent leader, always on top of things.









8th Annual Classic

Go-Kart Challenge









Dave Meek attacking the curves. Happy Jag Club participants. What a swell group!

P r e s i d e nts’ Corner







Hello Jaguar Enthusiasts!



I’ve heard this statement many times to describe this past winter “It seems like it’s been such a long

winter, but we’ve had some great events to start 2008.” Dave Meek sponsored the 8th Annual Go Kart

Challenge, which was a big success. I believe we had the largest turn out so far.



The calendar now says that it is Spring, and I for one choose to believe! I’ve heard that several battery

chargers have been hooked up, that little speck of dust whipped off and maybe even a short drive was

had between the snow flakes. We need to get those Katz out to stretch their legs.



Maybe we will see some of you at the Sweetheart Luncheon (April 26). This is sponsored by The

First Husband as he calls himself (John). We can also join the Austin Healey Club for the Spring

Awakening Drive (May 3). Another great event will be Dale Martin’s City Drive (May 24). We go

regardless of the weather, because that’s what we’re all about.



Please check out our website for the complete Calendar of Events. Richard Jones has done a splendid

job of keeping it up to date with that gentle reminding that we haven’t completed the flyer for

our event.



Another event that you may be interested in is the 2008 Rendezvous which is June 5-8, located at the

Wilderness Edge Resort in Pinawa, Manitoba. Always a good time!



If you have an idea for an event that you would like to sponsor, please don’t be shy, we’d love to hear

from you and get it on our event calendar. I just received an invitation from Brian Bergin who lives in

Almelund, MN, to participate in a car show that is centered at the town museum. We will be putting

a flyer together for that and posting it on the website. Thank you Brian!



I would like to thank the Board of Directors for their support, as well all the individuals that sponsor

events. We couldn’t do it without all of the wonderful volunteers.



Please stay safe and in good health and I hope to see many of you at some of the upcoming events.



Elaine Brahms

President

Jaguar Club of Minnesota









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D– DAY AT S T R O A D S T E R S !

JU

One down, fourteen to go!

The expeditionary forces reported early, zero nine hundred.

We enjoyed morning rations while reviewing the battlefield.



Ben Lewis, Dent Wizard, assembled his weapons. And there

we were, this band of brothers, gathered around Glenn’s

black mid-90s Saab. Teenagers with these pockmarks

wouldn’t dare leave the house … or garage.



This was going to be interesting. Glenn had used masking

tape to highlight at least fifteen prangs and infractions that

this car had accumulated on most every panel in it’s first

dozen years. Good luck!!



Thinking Glenn was most hopeful I said nothing. How the

heck is this poor tech session guest going to impress this

lot of skeptics? Would he manage to flatten a few before

noon? Many seemed totally inaccessible. I for one was not

going to be here that long.



Paintless dent removal is proprietary to Dent Wizard. It’s

a behind-the-lines process to remove your vehicles dents,

dings, creases and hail damage. Their technique pushes

the metal back to its original form without drilling, painting,

or putty. Viola!

Dick Bass discovered and pointed out E-Po

ssum’s Adlai

Stevenson impression. Glenn tried to recal

l his speed when

last out on the road.



While the group munched, commiserated, and told war

stories I kept one eye on Ben. Evidently he was just

warming up for some of the more interesting challenges.

In three quarters of an hour he had already corrected about

half the Saab’s indiscretions. Now, people were starting to

pay attention.



Need I go on? The office administrator for Ben’s service

is Tricia Folsom tricia.folsom@dentwizard.com. They are

based in Eden Prairie, 952-944-8886. More info at www.

dentwizard.com.



Thanks for another entertaining Saturday morning, Glenn!

the cameraman.

That Band of Brothers takes a break for George Arthur



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Jeff Haslin’s Shop Otsego, MN

Jeff is an old business friend of mine who is recognized as one of the world’s premier experts on the

Franklin motor car. He gave us the two hour tour and we could have easily spent the rest of the day.

He explained that Franklins came into his life when his father bought a 1924 Franklin for his wild

older brother as John hit driving age. Of course, John promptly bought a hopped up Ford and ig-

nored the Franklin, which Jeff took over. He’s been at this ever since and his shop/collection reflects a

lifetime of dedication to the Franklin.





His collection runs from the earliest 1904 to one of the last built in 1927. Some of his cars are one of

only several left outside of museums and he drives them widely; national and local shows, the Bristol

to Brighton event in England, and just around the block for fun.









The shop puts all us “handy men” to shame. It sports two lathes, a milling machine, 10-ton press, etc,

etc. Jeff reproduces obsolete Franklin parts from crankcases and cylinder heads to intricate hubcaps.





His life with Franklins is captivating and he regaled us with tales of friendships with Phil Hill, Jay

Leno and a brief stint as a movie extra with one of his Franklins.





He and his father built a ¼ size replica of an early Franklin for his son Eric which actually ran. They

took the car to a national Franklin meet and the eight-year old Eric gave rides all weekend to the fasci-

nated adult collectors. Son Eric, now at engineering school in Michigan is into Wankel rotary engines.







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Jeff ’s father also has a large shop just south of him and evidently it is just as impressive and packed

with Franklins (full paint booth no less).





His enthusiasm for the Franklin is so infectious that I would go acquire one if I didn’t already have a

garage full of nasty old water cooled British stuff. I did make a mental commitment to get back up to

Jeff ’s for a Franklin run on a gravel road this summer; just like it was in 1910 according to Jeff! How

many of us would purposely drive our cars at speed on a gravel road?



Mike Lynch









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pub night at



This year the Jag Club organized for its

one and only “Pub Night” on February

Have you

12. Kudos to Mike Lynch in making it ever noticed

that John

a great one. It was held at the Liffey in is quite the

ladies’ man?

St. Paul, a “Spirited Irish Pub” as they

say. NICE place with great décor, food,

and of course libations. We were even

treated to free samples of Finnegan’s

beer, courtesy of the Finnegan’s Lasses

who are also St.Paul Irish royalty no

less. Trisha Pederson (on the right)

is a Shamrock princess and Maggie

Kaeding (on the left) is the 2007 Miss

Shamrock who just happens to be

the daughter of club members Al and

Mary Kaeding. We need to have more

of these events! Better put this on the Glenn is wondering

agenda for the future. who stole his beer.

Looks like Mike and

Al know who did it.



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Once again Dick and Leila Jones provided

the Jag Club with a truly unique and

memorable night of jazz. Tucked away in

downtown St. Paul one finds a place called

the Artists’ Quarters in the dark lower level

of the Hamm Building. I’m not sure if this

is the same Hamm as Hamm’s Beer, but

it’s just about right below the Great Waters

Brewing Company. That’s good enough

for me, thank you. Some of the Jag Club

attendees did in fact have dinner at Great

Waters before the show.



Dick Jones was right, the Artists’ Quarters

IS like a secret place. I wouldn’t have

been surprised to see Humphrey Bogart

and Ingrid Bergman at a corner table

(remember, no smoking!). The jazz trio

consisted of “Downtown” Bill Brown, Billy The Tuesday Night Band

doling out that funky jazz!

Franze, and Kenny Horst, plus guests. Great

show. Additionally, most of the show was

transmitted live on KFAI, a volunteer-based

community radio station (90.3 FM in

Minneapolis, 106.7 FM in St. Paul). Check

out both the Artists’ Quarters and KFAI if

you get a chance sometime. Quite fun.



Thanks, Dick and Leila … what kind

of surprise will you have in store for us

next time?



Glenn Nickleski



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The Jaguar Club once again

sponsored the annual Go-Kart

Challenge at Pro Kart Indoors in

Burnsville. Dave Meek and company

once again did exceptional at keeping

things running smoothly. If you’ve

never raced in one of these Go-Karts

before … it is HARD work. You

wouldn’t believe how much mental

and physical attention it takes to race a

6.5hp kart for five-minute heats. After

five or six heats, you are completely

worn out. Forget the gym, just go racing!



Needless to say, the Jaguar Club did

quite well on race day. Elaine Brahms,

John Gulickson, and Mike Lynch were

essential track hands under Dave’s

guidance. Everyone had a great time.

The Jag Club also garnered some well



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earned accolades. We were tops in

attendance numbers out of 17 different car

clubs. We also came in 2nd in the team

results which pitted car clubs against

each other. Who won? … BMW, as usual.

Dave Meek and Hoss Beale placed high

enough to make it to the final 10 minute

long Runoff Race. Hoss was so intent on

bringing home some hardware he also

managed to win the “Best Crash”

award. I’m sure he would love to give

you a color commentary on that one!



After the event, most racers gravitated

to the Awards Ceremony at the nearby

Tin Shed Tavern. A good time was had

by all. Thanks again, Dave and team.

We’ll see you next year!



Glenn Nickleski









Don’t forget about National British Car Week …

May 31 to June 8.

The premise is simple. Just drive your British Car around. There are no hard and fast

rules. A little celebration of British Car Week can be found online at britishcarweek.org.









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2008 INTER-MARQUE

SPRING KICK-OFF

VINTAGE FOREIGN CAR & BIKE SHOW & BANQUET

SATURDAY, MAY 17



1. Vintage Foreign Car & Bike Show (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)

The famous spring kick-off show returns to its pastoral setting on the walking path surrounding the

Radisson Plymouth. As always, the show is FREE for both participants and spectators alike. (No

RSVP is required for the show, but it’d be nice if you did so anyhow.)



2. Buffet, Get-Together & Awards (2:00-3:00 p.m.)

Starting at two, there will be a buffet, awards ceremony, and intermarque get-together. The price

is $18.00 per person. (Money collected at the door. Please RSVP if you wish to attend the banquet

as the Radisson needs an estimate of how many people will attend. RSVP early but please before

May 12.)



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Whatever Can Go Wrong...

It’s true, you know, in fact, for me, it’s usually inevitable. Everything was going great for the first 3000 miles. The car

Situation: I had replaced my 2000 XK8 coupe with a used felt like it was on edge, the supercharger was whining (it

2002 supercharged XKR coupe. The 4 liter V-8 was rated probably increased the boost 3 to 4 pounds), and it really

at 370 horsepower. Performance was markedly better than moved.

the aspirated version, and the car, though heavy, performed

well on the track at BIR. I thought I had a hot car until the However, one February night, while crossing the Minnesota

day that I was passed on I-35 by a Ferrari 550 Maranello River on 35W heading north the instrument panel lit up

that was doing about a 110 and still accelerating. Wanting with warnings everywhere. I immediately realized I had no

a closer look at this unique car, I attempted to catch up. Fat power steering and the water temp was rapidly rising. Since

chance, as it appeared smaller and smaller on the horizon. I was in the left lane, I edged over to the right and exited at

106th Street, turning into an office parking lot and stopped

A couple of years later, when the new car warranty ran out, I the car. I knew that Lehmann’s garage on Lyndale was still

happened to purchase a copy of Modified Exotic & Luxury open and made arrangements to tow it there. From what

Cars. This is a very dangerous publication. This particular they could see, it appeared the bolt holding the crank pulley

issue had an article on modifying EFI computer programs had come loose and was missing. They said there was dam-

(chips) and referred to a company called Euro-Tek Designs age to the harmonic balancer and possibly the crankshaft.

in New York that specialized in this deviant behavior. Al-

though neither the article nor their ad mentioned Jaguars, The next day, the car was towed to the installer’s shop. Of

I phoned them to see what they offered. I spoke to Phil, the course, they blamed the kit, and Euro-Tek blamed the instal-

owner, who happened to have a 4.2 XKR himself. He highly lation. They did get another kit and put it on the car. Phil

recommended their package of not only a reconfigured com- told me the mechanic admitted not reading the instructions

puter (that you send them from your car), a smaller driver and suggested that the lock-tight was not properly done.

pulley for the supercharger, a new supercharger belt, and

here’s where it gets really interesting, a modified Jaguar crank Anyway, after a week or two, the car was put back together.

pulley with an increased diameter for the lower supercharger Nothing was done about the crankshaft.

pulley. An additional benefit of the reflashed computer

was elimination of the 155 mph speed limitation. All of this After another 2500 miles of operation, it all happened

netted 80 rear wheel horsepower and 115 foot pounds of again, except this time, the bolt and pulleys were intact. The

torque. A rapid calculation - 450 hp - Ferrari acceleration, engine would run, but the pulleys were not turning. Appar-

zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds! I was sold. ently, about one millimeter off the end of the crankshaft was

missing. The installer wanted to weld additional material on

Where do I get one of these, I asked. Their local dealer the crank, but I told him I wanted a new crankshaft. In

was an unnamed import auto repair shop near 38th and any event, he didn’t seem too interested in fixing my car any-

Nicollet in Minneapolis. I talked to the owner and ordered time soon. This happened in late March. I drove his 1972

a kit for my car. I should have been wary when he told me Ford Tiempo courtesy car for over a month while my car sat

this was the first supercharger modification they had done outside his shop.

with Euro-Tek’s products. When the Jag was returned in

December 2005, I noticed that with snow tires on the cold Finally, in June, I contacted the installer’s liability carrier and

but dry roads, that the traction control was coming on un- made a claim myself. We then shipped the car to another

der acceleration at 60 mph and the car was fishtailing at 70. repair shop.

I couldn’t wait to see how it would perform in the Spring.







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When we started looking for parts, we discovered that Since the new crank bolt was torqued to 300 lbs, I have it

crankshafts were not a problem, but there were no main checked every time the oil is changed. However, the story

bearings available from Jaguar or the aftermarket for the is not over. Last spring, I felt that the car’s performance

4.0 liter V-8. This meant the engine couldn’t be rebuilt. was not as I remembered it, so I took it to be dynoed.

The readings came back with 300 hp at the rear wheels

Now the insurance adjuster couldn’t find a used replace- with zero boost. The supercharger was not working at all.

ment engine. He was ready to total the car if he had to

come up with a new engine. Finally, my mechanic located First, we checked the replacement supercharger and found

two engines from similar models. We took one from a some play in the shaft, so we replaced it with the old

wrecked 2002 XKR with supercharger that had 17,000 supercharger. Our road test with a boost gauge taped to

miles on it. The repair shop put a down payment on the the hood determined that the blower still wasn’t working.

engine and ordered it. Since I had bought another car in Finally, I took the car to Jaguar service for a faulty fuel

the meanwhile, and the shop was building another car for gauge sender.

me, the Jag wasn’t much of a priority that summer, but I

told them I wanted it ready for the next winter. They re- While fixing this problem, the mechanic noticed that

ceived the settlement from the insurance company for the the contacts on the high speed electric fuel pump were

job, but unknown to me, didn’t pay the engine supplier bent. I didn’t even know that the car had two fuel pumps.

Obviously, if the signal wasn’t getting to this pump, the

in full. That October, I asked when would my car be ready. accelerator couldn’t engage the supercharger. The Jaguar

They still owed $5000 for the engine and didn’t have it. service department doesn’t even have a boost gauge (nor

It seems their bookkeeper had a gambling problem and does Apple Valley Ford for that matter).

embezzled over $50,000.

At long last, the car is back to normal, for now ...

It took until mid-January before the car was repaired and Dick Krentz

returned. Finally, after almost 10 months I had my car.









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British Sports Car

Encantmen

by Jerry Wolfe



The first time I became aware of the existence of British sports cars

was when I went to an SCCA race with my dad and we were blown

away watching a jet black Jaguar tearing up the track. It must have

been an XK 140 or 150 FHC and what struck me about the car was

how it sounded and how it looked!



I was much too young for driving then but I certainly was interested

in cars. There were very few sports cars on the streets but I learned to

spot the make, year and model of any car I saw just from tail lights or

any portion of the car I could see.



As I approached driving age and, more importantly, ownership age,

sports cars were a bit more common but I considered them out of

reach. I would see MGs, Healeys and Triumphs on the road but Jags

were scarce.



The defining moment for my automotive ownership adventures took Jerry Wolfe’s prized E-Type … OOOWWWW! … Need we say more?

place on one of those crystal clear autumn days we see here in

Minnesota. I was riding in a 1960 MGA along the Mississippi River Bugeye. My very own British sports car!

Road in South Minneapolis. The top was down and my friend Dave

was driving. The car belonged to his dad and while I had ridden in a My dad and I went to Sears, bought a battery, installed it, turned the

convertible before I had never been in a sports car. key, pulled the starter switch and the little Sprite came to life. Reverse

was barely workable and the synchros were pretty much shot but we

Having grown up in South Minneapolis I had been along this road drove it home giggling like kids and I quickly got educated as to the

hundreds of times. I had walked it, biked it, and driven it - although difference rack and pinion steering can make (nearly hitting the curb).

my driving experience had been limited to the family car which was I wasn’t driving the Rambler station wagon anymore!

a 1960 Rambler station wagon that cornered like, well, a Rambler

station wagon. Over the years that followed the Bugeye was the source of much driv-

ing fun, and in the process of rebuilding the engine and transmission

There was one particular curve in the road where the city had put up (with Dave and his dad as my guide) I learned my way around SU

a sign reading, “Speed Limit, 15 MPH,” and if you were in a Rambler carbs, aircraft style shock absorbers and much more. Of course, driv-

that’s about as fast as you dared take it. But on this day as we ap- ing the car was the whole point and I also did a little bit of ice racing

proached the curve in the MGA my friend Dave said, “Well, I think with Dave and I learned a lot about handling a car on snow and ice

I’ll take this at about 45.” - great skills for any Minnesota driver.



“There’s no way,” I thought, but Dave was level-headed and reliable I had another friend who worked at a custom paint and body shop

so I just grabbed on, not sure what to expect, and we simply cruised in South Minneapolis (Kosmoski’s House of Color) so I managed to

through the curve, top down, brisk fall air, autumn colors on the trees scrape up the enormous sum of $375 for a total body overhaul and

and that was it, the sports car bug had bitten. I had to have one of new paint. The Bugeye was a no frills car on the inside; no rollup

these cars! windows (just side curtains) and no insulation to speak of, but after

the paint and body work it looked great and Dave and I had done an

This was in 1967, I was still in high school and while I had a part- excellent job on the mechanical rebuild so that little Bugeye could rev

time job, a car of my own (let alone a sports car), was pretty much out up to 9200 rpm and I surprised more than a few drivers of the bigger

of reach. But I lucked out and learned of a 1959 Bugeye Sprite that sports cars by pulling away from them at stop lights and such.

was for sale. It wasn’t being driven and had transmission problems

but it was available for $150 and so I became the proud owner of a In 1970 I traded the Bugeye in and purchased a brand new MGB

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convertible; bronze yellow (as it was called), black top, and wire more powerful so a new series of experiences in driving awaited.

wheels with an electronic overdrive in 3rd and 4th gear. The feature

I have always liked the most about the MGB was the size of the I had numerous adventures driving the TR4A out to Los Angeles

interior. Compared to the Sprite, I had all the leg room I needed and and back several times but it was finally retired from the road when

it was a nice open feel, especially with the top down and I continued I learned that the frame was rusted through. I picked up a few more

to visit the River Road in South Minneapolis regularly. MGBs over the years and was getting a bit bored with my driving

experience when a Jaguar XKE presented itself.

Gasoline was cheap at the time (about 29 cents a gallon) and so

exploratory driving was a constant means of entertainment. Dave We were living in Southern California at the time and would take

had a little Fiat and another friend had a TR4A and we would go our dogs to a kennel whenever we were travelling back home to

exploring to find fun roads to drive (and new places to bring our Minneapolis for either the summer or winter vacations. There was a

girlfriends for “parking”). I remember one summer when Dave and mysterious car under a tarp on the property and one day I just had

I found where a new housing development was going to be built. to see what was hiding. I went to the tarp, lifted up the back and

There were no houses yet but the roads were paved (pristine asphalt) there were the twin exhaust pipes of an XKE! It clearly was not being

and we had about a half a mile in an oval shape with lots of curves driven and I wondered if it was for sale - not really thinking I would

(both horizontal and vertical). It was a real find and we spent many be able to afford what was now a classic car.

an hour timing each other and dicing our way around our very own

private “race track.” I went to the owner and said, “Rita, what do you have under the tarp

out there??” “Oh!”, she said, “that’s my Jaguar that I’ve had since

Owning and driving a sports car was fun! 1968 and I need to sell it because I’m not driving it any more.”

Owning a Jaguar had suddenly become a possibility!

Several years later I had to sell the “B” but a short time afterwards I

bought the 1967 TR4A from my friend who had (sadly) decided to I learned that she was very attached to this car because she had

leave the sports car world behind (what was he thinking!). Indepen- driven it through college; owned it for over 25 years and had a lot of

dent rear suspension was the big technological advance for that car fun with it. She’d had the clutch redone and a few other things, but

and while it was less roomy inside than an MGB it was definitely it had been sitting for many years before and after the rebuild. The

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interior was pretty rough - but the mileage was low and the body/ about the various versions of the E-Type, idiosyncrasies, quirks and

paint was in good shape. As a native Minnesotan I was especially other endearing (or not so endearing) qualities. I’ve also met many

appreciative of having found a “California car, no rust, with less than new friends through the Jaguar club in Minnesota, including Gene

30,000 miles on it!” Berghoff who looked after myself and my wife at the picnic last sum-

mer and graciously did an informal inspection and review of my car

The main hurdle was in negotiating a price. She was so attached to so I’d have a good idea of what was and wasn’t original, etc.

the car that she didn’t want to hear about any of its shortcomings.

She had turned down several prior offers from guys who tried to Since I got the car I’ve had the rear-end completely redone (while

point out everything that was wrong with the car and this was just still in California); installed an electric radiator fan; then had the

too painful for her. She commented that she really wanted to find a front end redone. Mechanically it’s sound and is running great.

new home for the car where she knew it would be loved. My wife told

her, “That would be him.” For me, while I love looking at the concourse show cars, my cars

have always been and will continue to be “drivers.” I work at home

Once she understood that I would love the car she was willing to and so I don’t have to commute, which allows me the luxury of

consider a sale and with a little homework I was able to determine driving for pleasure much of the time.

a good price range and so I became the proud owner of a 1967

Series 1 XKE! My driving life was good again and a new adventure My next improvement will be the interior. I have a new carpet set

had begun. waiting to go in and I need to have the seats and the rest of the

interior redone - but not at the expense of driving time this summer!

What did I know about Jags? Pretty much nothing except what an After all, the River Road awaits!

XKE was and how much I loved the look of the car. But my long

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Friday, August 1



Velocity: The Art of Motion

Hopkins Center of the Arts



Five local British car clubs are organizing a

British Vintage Motorcar Invitational

Concours d’Elegance on August 1st!!

Your Jaguar Club is participating. We want a good number

of representative cars, and one of those could be yours!



This entire event runs from June 28 to August 3. It is

largest stand-alone automotive fine art event in the US.

Over 50 artists are participating; curated by Mike Jekot.



Check out the web site or just Google

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Sign your car up now. More information as we get closer.

George Arthur is coordinating our participation.

Jaguar Club of Minnesota

Calendar of Events (April - July)

DATE EVENT LOCATION INFORMATION

Square Peg Restaurant, Daniel Buchen: 651.222.3899

Every Saturday: 8:30 am InterMarque Breakfast

Minneapolis, MN dwbuch@hotmail.com

Torey’s Restaurant & Bar Please RSVP by 4/21

April 26 **Sweetheart Luncheon & Drive 685 W. Bridge Street, Ste. 5 John Gulickson: 651.454.0626

Owatonna, MN John@jaguarminnesota.org

Midwest Motor Sports Dan Iburg: 320.251.0676

April 26 Open House

728 8th Ave. S., Sauk Rapids, MN danielmms@aol.com

Spring Awakening Drive Tom Hazen: 612.237.1883

May 3 TBD

with Austin Healey Club myliberty@comcast.net

Ed Solstad: 612.822.0569

May 10 Escape to Wisconsin Road Rally Sports car roads of Wisconsin

esolstad@pressenter.com

Road America Brent Poppenhagen: 952.906.1541

May 16-18 Vintage Sports Car Racing

Elkhart Lake, WI bwpoppenhagen@yahoo.com

Radisson Plymouth Daniel Buchen: 651.222.3899

May 17 InterMarque Car Show & Banquet

Plymouth, MN dwbuch@hotmail.com

Dakota County Fair Grounds

- British Car Show - Jim Harris: 612.803.5530

May 17 4008 220th Street West

MN Scottish Fair & Highland Games JHarris@MNScottishFair.org

Farmington, MN 55024

Dale Martin: 651.436.5902

May 24 **City Drive TBD

dale.martin5@comcast.net

Wilderness Edge Resort & lowden@highspeedcrow.ca

June 5-8 Vintage Sports Car Rendezvous 2008

Conference Center, Pinawa, MB www.rendezvous.ahcm.ca

George Arthur: 651.436.3227

June 8 **L’Cars Road Tour Cameron, WI

garthur1660@comcast.net

East Hennepin & Main St. Daniel Buchen: 651.222.3899

June 14-15 Stone Arch Bridge Art Festival

Minneapolis, MN dwbuch@hotmail.com

Raven Works, LLC

Glenn Nickleski: 651.439.3948

June 14 **Tech Session 10900 89th Avenue N.

gxgnickles@aol.com

Maple Grove, MN

Afton Alps Recreation Area Tom Hazen: 612.237.1883

June 14 (rain date June 15) Healey Hillclimb VII

Afton, MN myliberty@comcast.net

Classic Car Club of America Rice Park George Arthur: 651.436.3227

June 15

& Mercedes Concours St. Paul, MN garthur1660@comcast.net

Paul Weidner Memorial Speed Run Amery Airport Tom Hazen: 612.237.1883

June 21 (rain date June 22)

(Austin Healey Club) Amery, WI myliberty@comcast.net

Ed Solstad: 612.822.0569

June 28 Coulee Classic Rally TBD

esolstad@pressenter.com

Gymkhana Brown & Bigelow Tom Hazen: 612.237.1883

July 12

(Austin Healey Club) St. Paul, MN myliberty@comcast.net

**31st Annual Trapp Farm Park John & Jake: 651.454.0626

July 13

Anniversary Picnic Eagan, MN elaineb@dakcom.org

Vintage Sports Car Racing - Kohler Road America Brent Poppenhagen: 952.906.1541

July 17-20

International Challenge (BRIC) Elkhart Lake, WI bwpoppenhagen@yahoo.com

Drive-in movie with the Vali-Hi Drive Inn Dale Martin: 651.436.5902

July 25

Austin Healey Club Woodbury, MN dale.martin5@comcast.net

Al & Alma’s Charter Cruises Dick Jones: 952.828.0828

July 26 **Sunset Dinner Cruise

Lake Minnetonka, MN dick_jones@comcast.net

** Jaguar Club of MN - Sponsored Event. For event details and latest updates, see www.jaguarminnesota.org









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2008 Rendezvous!

Remember the excitement and fun we had at “our” Rendezvous?!

Well it’s the Canadian’s turn in 2008, and a great event has been planned.

Dates are June 5-8 at Pinawa, Manitoba Canada.



Lots of information for this event as well as registration at

www.britishcar.ca/rendezvous/index.html









never forget

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10900 89th Avenue North Maple Grove, MN 55369



Some of you may know Bill Sullivan from the Winnipeg Car Club. ∞ Ultrasonic fuel injector cleaning machine

He recently had a shop fire that destroyed 2 TR-4’s, a new engine ∞

∞

4 corner car weighing system

Chassis & Engine Dyno

for a Jensen Healey, a lifetime collection of tools, a new lift, and a ∞ Top machining equipment in the area!

variety of welding equipment. The good news is that no one was Let us take care of your Jaguar!

hurt. The culprit was deemed to be an electrical malfunction. Call: 763-463-3452



If you’re up at Rendezvous ’08 this year, you might consider

sharing a pint with Bill to help commiserate.



Reported by Mike Lynch









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For Sale

FOR SALE Vinyl Tonneau cover for a Series I E-Type. 62” wide by 58” long.

Call Lynn Ault at 651-426-1112.





FOR SALE Brand new chrome wire wheel and tire for a Series III E-Type. $200.

Call Jack Crane at 952-927-8126.





FREE One pair of Lucas Flamethrowers needing restoration. Call Jack Crane at 952-927-8126.





FOR SALE 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2. Hasn’t run in a few years but engine turns over. Odometer reads 55M but

can’t be verified. Automatic transmission and AC. Car is complete. The body is rust free and solid. $5500.

Call Glenn Nickleski at 651-439-3948.



WANTED Vandals broke into the trunk of my 69 E-Type Roadster during last winter’s storage. They stole

everything!!! Spare tire, jack, hammer, tool roll, carpeting, even the board that covers the spare. HELP!

Call Dick Schulz at 507-254-3287 or dickschulz@charter.net.





ADS ARE FREE TO mEmbERS AND NOmiNALLy chARgED FOR NON-mEmbERS.









New Members

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