Club Torque - Editor’s Column

As per President Fred, it was very sad to hear about the death of three long term members of our club. Please find Vale Notices below.

The 50th Anniversary Dinner

The dinner has sold out and 200 members, past and present, family and friends will attend. A register is being maintained over the next four weeks for members past or present, family and friends wanting to attend, in lieu of cancellations.

If you wish to be included, please contact Suzanne Jarvis, email sfj5048@ gmail.com or mobile 0478 717 775. Thank you everyone for supporting this very special occasion and the Executive looks forward to your company on the night.

Included in this edition of Classic Marque is the latest news relevant to all things Jaguar, including more wins for Jaguar powered Formula E race cars. This month’s Q&A is a double-header with 50-year Club members Peter Holland and Chris Waldock.

Thank you to new member Jim McBride for his story and also to Register Secretaries for their coverage of recent events. There is lots more to read. Cheers. Graham

With deepest regret I must inform members of the passing of Tony Human on Wednesday 28th June.

Tony had been a member of the Club for 26 years, having joined on the 3rd March 1997 and was the Multivalve Register Secretary from 2003-2006.

He was an active member and organised trips for the Club both locally and interstate.

Tony was an accomplished pilot and he and his wife, Gabriela, enjoyed traveling round Australia both in their Cessna aeroplane and lately in their caravan.

Scammells auctions, Norwood, will in the next couple of weeks be auctioning a private collection of books that include over 40 Jaguar books covering most marks via a timed auction that closes on Sunday 16th July, 7pm.

There is also a second auction that includes a large quantity of 1/18th and 1/32nd Jaguar models.

For more info go to Norwood or goto Scammells Automotive Books

Tony’s smiling enthusiasm will be sadly missed by all and we extend our deepest condolences to Gabriela and both their families.

Peter Buck Multivalve Register Secretary

It is with deep sadness that we announce that a long-term club member and XJ Mk10, 420G Register member, Merv Tucker, passed away on the 26th May, 2023.

Merv loved the company of the Jaguar people around him.

He loved to attend our monthly meeting and to hear the stories that the members had about their Jags.

But most of all he loved his Daimler Vanden Plas.

Although, unable to drive for several years, his car was sold to another member of our register, and each time I saw Merv, he asked about his old car.

Sadly, we lost a long-time member of our club with the passing of Ron Foenander. Ron was a member of our club since the 1970’s when we used to meet at the Sportsmen’s Association on Greenhill Road.

Ron was a lifelong Jaguar lover & has owned many Jags, both here and overseas. At the time of his passing, Ron had a 2.4 Mark 2; E Type Roadster and an XK150 DHC.

It is pleasing that his 2 sons have inherited the E Type and XK150 and they have both joined our club, so we will still

Merv was 93. His funeral was attended by Bob & Daphne Charman and John & Claire Evans.

Merv will be sadly missed by all.

Bob Charman XJ, Mk10,

420G

Register Secretary

see Ron’s cars at club functions. A great way for many of us to remember him, whenever we see the cars.

Peter Holland, Suzanne Jarvis, John Cribb and myself attended the funeral and we arranged for a JDCSA banner to be displayed on Ron’s coffin.

Farewell Ron, we will miss you, but not forget you.

Steve Weeks Welfare Officer