“Coffee & Chrome” Mannum The Jaguar Drivers Club has a surprising number of members who reside in the delightful river town of Mannum. So “On Any Given Sunday” (to borrow a line from the movies) you can see Jaguar motor cars cruising the area, especially on the last Sunday of the month where not just our Jag club members but other enthusiasts have organised a COFFEE & CHROME at Arnold Park. This is a good location with shade if your quick, you can watch the ferry cross the river and admire the fabulous paddle wheelers berthed at the bank. Background Now a bit of background as to how the Jaguar Drivers Club came to invade Mannum on Sunday 31st January this year. While enjoying a meal at the Police Club one first Tuesday in the month last year I mentioned to Roland if it was possible to engineer my XJ 6 which had been made gas only to dual fuel. His answer “we can do that” the we being his mates Don and David. These guys have a lot of skill and are generous to a fault and my Series 3 XJ6 is now dual fuel. Whilst in Mannum one afternoon the Coffee & Chrome event was discussed, the last event had fielded a large contingent of Holdens. The thought was at a future day could we get some Jags to Mannum with any luck maybe ten from Adelaide together with our Mannum cars possibly we could field fifteen. The Planning We ran the plan past Bob our register secretary who gave us the green light then the planning began. Paul and I were to organise a route from Adelaide to Mannum, which we did avoiding the beaten track of the twisting Chain of Ponds road. Some of the girls indicated this was not their bag, and I always listen to women. (Continued on page 33) PAGE 32
THE OFFICIAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE JAGUAR DRIVERS CLUB OF SA
