Jaguar XJ 13

VISIT 001's NEW HOME; THE OLD ATONE BOYS CLUB:

WWW.OSBCH.COM

ATN

Betty and I enjoyed stopping by your new place on Montauk highway this week and meeting you and your automobiles. Thanks for the beer and the stories of past drives. We will stop by again when we are back in NY.

Ken

LORETTA, RICHARD, THANKS FOR THE NOTE AND THE PICTURES OF YOUR DAUGHTERS IN THE XJ13, LOOKING PRETTY RACY.

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FRIENDS- FOR A LITTLE CHANGE OF PACE WE WILL BE BRINGING OUR 1973 911 RSR PORSCHE TO THE VANDERBILT AUTOCROSS IN GARDEN CITY THIS SUNDAY. SHE IS IN PERIOD MARTINI LIVERY AND CAN BE HEARD FOR MILES SO WE SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIND.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
ATN

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FRIENDS - IT WAS GREAT MEETING SO MANY OF YOU AT THE GREENWICH CONCOURS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND; THE WEB-SITE
WWW.THEGARAGEBLOG.COM HAS POSTED TWENTY EIGHT PHOTOS OF THE BRITISH MARQUES WHICH WERE ON DISPLAY, EIGHT OF WHICH ARE OF #001.

THE PICTURE QUALITY IS SUPERIOR TO MY NOVICE EFFORT AND, IT'S NEAT TO SEE #001 GROUPED WITH OTHER INTERESTING BRITISH CARS.

ENJOY THE PHOTOS, AND I HOPE WE WILL MEET AT THE VANDERBILT CUP RACES IN A FEW WEEKS.

BEST REGARDS, ATN

I own a 1955 Porsche Spyder and would like to hear from other owners. Sincerely, Dr Robert Zerby email: doctorzerby@yahoo.com

FRIENDS - I AM VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THE XJ 13 HAS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GREENWICH CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE.

CARS IN THE EUROPEAN CLASSIC, SPORTS, TOURING AND COMPETITION CLASSES ARE SHOWN ON SUNDAY JUNE 7th (SATURDAY CLASSES ARE FOR AMERICAN MFGRS)
10 AM - 5 PM.

LOCATION: BALDWIN PARK, 100 ARCH STREET, GREENWICH, CT. (I 95 EXIT 3).

WWW.GREENWICHCONCOURS.COM

Hi A,
Somethings (people included) never change do they? He loves you though in his obtuse, bizarre, wacky way.

xoxoxo Jill

JIM -GETTING IN ISN'T THE PROBLEM; IT JUST TAKES A CROW-BAR AND A CAN OF GREASE. GETTING OUT, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

Anthony,
Meant to begin the query with "At."
Jim G.

Anthony,
Your weight how DO you fit behind the wheel?
Jim G.
"The Fastest (not fattest) Irishman in America."

LAUREN - THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE, SORRY ABOUT THE LACK OF UPDATES BUY NOTHING MUCH IS HAPPENING W/ #001. IN FACT, THE ONLY RECENT CAR FUN WAS SOMEONE'S BOYFRIEND DRIVING MY 575 MM LIKE A LUNATIC FROM MANHATTAN TO GREENWICH.
XOXOXO

ANGELO, THANK YOU FOR THE NOTE AND PICTURES.

IN FACT I PRESUME WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE VANDERBILT CUP AGAIN NEXT YEAR (ASSUMING MR. FROST WILL HAVE US BACK). HOWEVER IF YOUR ARTICLE REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PHOTOS XJ13 IS WINTERING WITH THOMAS HAMANN AT HIS VINTAGE COLLECTION AND RESTORATION FACILITY IN GREENWICH CT.

MR. HAMANN'S PHONE NUMBER IS 203-918-8300 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ARRANGE A VISIT.

AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE PHOTOS AND INCLUDING XJ13 IN YOUR INTERESTING RESEARCH. ATN

Hi All, i have just bought an xj13 that has been sitting in a museum for 7 or 8 years, it needs a fair bit of work to bodywork and side windows to be fabricated as well as interior seats to be redesigned and trimmed, the engine , i dont know yet as i am picking it up when i get a trailer next week. The registration nos. is XJV 143, Does anyone know this car or who the builder might be,it has a fibreglass body. Danny

FRIENDS, ZWAKMAN ( WWW.ZWAKMANJAGUAR.COM ) IN HOLLAND IS OFFEREING FOR SALE #001'S SISTER CAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CALLED OR WRITTEN TO ASK IF MY XJ13 #001 MIGHT BE FOR SALE, I AM SORRY TO HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOU, BUT, I SUGGEST YOU CHECK TOM ZWAKMAN'S FIRM WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE SOURCE FOR THE BEST VINTAGE JAGUARS IN EUROPE. MERRY CHRISTMAS, ATN

THANKS DAN, NICE HOW THIS OLD WAR HORSE CAN RUN WITH THOSE MODERN SUPER CARS. THE 360 FERRARI IS A CHALLENGE STRADALE AND THE FORD GT IS A MODERN CAR IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GREAT GT 40 WHICH THE XJ 13 WAS DESIGNED TO COMPETE AGAINST.
NEXT TIME PLEASE SAY HELLO.
BEST REGARDS ATN

I saw your Jag in Watermill today will a GT40 and a Ferrari 360. Some fun............
The best sports cars are driven not parked.
Hope to see you again. DS

Hi Anthony,
We met at the Jaguar show in Centerport a week or so ago. Are you still interested in the Gunmetal grey 62 series 1 Jaguar etype that we have for sale? It is a beautiful car and a 2 time 100 point national champion in 05 and 06.
I sent an email through your site here as well but not sure if you got it. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. You can come to BMC to look over the car some more as well.
Please get in touch, thanks.
tom@bridgemc.com
631.537.5001
www.bridgemc.com

FRIENDS, #001 WILL BE AT THE VANDERBILT RACES EVENT ON OCTOBER 19th, NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, ROSLYN N.Y.

My two little boys were part of the crowd swarming your Jag at the Watermill car show,
thank you for letting them sit in it. The pictures are already at their school for " show and tell"!

8 5 08
ATN
Having lived a large portion of my life in New York, both in Manhatten and Queens, it is with most thrilling to see #001 XJ13 on the (what looks like 47th Street near Penn station) streets of Manhatten.
When the Indians sold that Island for a mess of beads and trinkets, little did any of the participants in that transaction ever expect to see a "chariot of fire" such as this one traversing "their Island".
Grand set of pics.
doc

#001 WILL BE AT THE ANNUAL BRIDGEHAMPTON RALLY AND SHOW SEPTEMBER 27th AND 28th AT THE BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON MAIN STREET

WWW. BridgehamptonRally.org

MICHAEL, YOUR SON DAVID MAY WANT TO KEEP THAT LITTLE ADVENTURE JUST BETWEEN US; I'M NOT SURE VINNIE EVEN KNOWS HIS 599-GTB HAS LAUNCH CONTROL. ATN

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. UNFORTUNATELY AUGUST IS NOT A CONVENIENT TIME FOR A TRIP TO EITHER HARTFORD OR STURBRIDGE, BUT I DO PLAN ON HAVING #001 @ THE SEPTEMBER 21st JAGUAR DRIVERS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND'S CONCOURS d' ELEGANCE @ THE VANDERBILT ESTATE AND MUSEUM; 180 LITTLE NECK RD, CENTERPORT,N.Y. FOR INFORMATION ON THE EVENT PLEASE CONTACT MR. GEORGE STEPHANI @ 631-981-5707. ATN

Anthony: As always, a pleasure talking to you and learning about this fascinating motor car and your encyclopedic knowledge of the history of that whole fascinating industry.

And of course my son David still talks about that wild ride in Vinnie's Ferrari ;-)

Best Regards,
Michael

WILL SHE BE AT THE AUG 8 - 10 N.E. MEETING OR THE AUG 31 So. N.E. MEETING?

EUGENE - THANK YOU FOR THE KIND NOTE. IN FACT THAT IS 001 @ NORTHUMBERLAND ENGINEERING, GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT. ATN

MR. TEMPERO, IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU,WOULD YOU PLEASE FORWARD YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SO I MAY RESPOND DIRECTLY. ATN

HAPPY TO HEAR IT. THEY GOT PRETTY EXCITED WHEN THE SPEEDO GOT OVER 100, I DIDN'T MENTION IT'S IN K/MP SO WE WERE ONLY GOING 62! BUT THIS IS A BETTER TALE FOR THEIR LUNCHROOM BUDDIES. ATN

Hi Anthony

My boys enjoyed this weekend and taking a spin in your car. They are still talking about it!
Michelle

The boys are looking forward to taking a spin! Hope to see you soon!

Jennifer

JENNIFER - THE CAR IS STILL IN MANHATTAN HAVING RAISED HELL WITH TRAFFIC AT CIPRIANI'S ON 42nd ST AT THE NEW MONTICELLO PRIVATE TRACK PRESS INTRODUCTION. AT ONE POINT IT WAS CURBSIDE BEHIND A LAMBO GALLARDO SUPERLEGARRIA AND IN FRONT OF A F430 SCUDERIA AND A F360 STRADALE AND, YOU GUESSED IT... 90% OF THE FOLKS WERE AROUND THE JAG. TELL YOUR BOYS SHE'LL BE BACK IN THE HAMPTONS IN A FEW WEEKS AND THEY CAN GET A SPIN THEN.
BEST REGARDS, ATN

Anthony,

Sorry we missed you on the 13th -- the boys' schedules are a little crazy with lacrosse and baseball -- they would have loved to go. If there are future events, please email me at cportera@optonline.net --if it is not too much trouble -- this way we will be sure to get the information.

Jennifer

THANK YOU BERNARD, MY EAR DRUMS ARE STILL RINGING! IF YOUR STILL IN N.Y.C., #001 WILL BE AT CIPRIANI ON 42nd ST NEXT TUESDAY FROM 6:00 PM. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW A PRESENTATION ON THE NEW MONTICELLO TRACK CLUB WILL BE TAKING PLACE AND SOME SERIOUS CAR GUYS WILL BE THERE. I HOPE TO SEE YOU, BEST REGARDS, ATN

Dear Mr. Niosi:
Thanks for the most interesting visual experience the Midtoun Tunnel has had to offer me in decades. Iconic zeitgeist indeed!
Bernard Reller
Gainesville, FL

GIADA - THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, OO1 WAS AT THE JAG OF L.I. DRIVERS CLUB 'SPRING DUST OFF' ON SUNDAY AND I'M TOLD SOME OF THE FOLKS THERE WILL BE SENDING PICTURES. IF YOUR IN NYC ON APRIL 29th 001 WILL BE AT CIPRIANI ON 42nd ST 7:00 TO 10:00 AT THE LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE MONTICELLO RACE CLUB.

Hi Anthony, any new updates for your faithful readers? I heard there is a car show the end of April - will you be there?

MIKE - SORRY I MISSED MEETING YOU IN THE HAMPTONS, NEXT TIME FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WE'LL GO FOR A QUICK SPIN. BEST REGARDS.

While visiting Southampton with my wife & Mom, we spotted the XJ 13 from the window of the Golden Pear. What an awesome treat for any car enthusist! Fortunatly it was parked a couple of blocks down and I was able to take a couple of photos & sent them to a friend. Within moments, he directed me to your websight. A great follow up to a wonderful car! Thanks for all the great info.

JAMES, THAT IS A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED WEB SITE. BY THE WAY,IS THAT FIBERGLASS ?

Beautiful! I am building one as well, you can see it on www.jagxj13.com.

JENNIFER, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR IT. THE XJ13 WILL BE AT A JAGUAR DRIVERS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND EVENT ON SUNDAY, APRIL 13th AT THE BELLPORT COUNTRY CLUB, 40 SOUTH COUNTRY ROAD, BELLPORT N.Y. SHOULD THAT BE OF INTEREST TO YOUR BOYS.

Hi Anthony,

I just wanted to let you know that Brett and Kyle are obsessed with your website and your cars -- they have showed all their friends. They say "these are my cousin's cars" -- "I got to ride in the Ferrari" -- and then they can give you all the details of your conversations with them about the cars! It is very cute!

Talk to you soon!

Love, Jennifer

FOR OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE E-MAILED ASKING ABOUT THE BLACKHAWK YEARS,PHOTOS ARE AT WWW.VELOCITYJOURNAL.COM, THEN SEARCH XJ13

LORENZO, I SHOULD THINK A NICE PORSCHE SUV WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE, BUT REMEMBER; TURNING THE IGNITION ON WILL HELP WITH THE POWER STEERING.

Tony,

All beautiful cars, but that xj13 is something special. Best of luck!

"T"
What would Miss Giampiccolo think now? How proud she would be of you.

Dont forget that you are a Surgical Doctor in my new book, so I certainly hope that this "car stuff" will not infringe on your medical responsibilities. Nontheless, I remain very proud of you. sincerely Danny

I must say Anthony, that while I enjoyed your yellow XKE, I know I will enjoy this one much more.

ATN, very interesting stuff. As a car expert, what do you suggest for someone who loves to drive, but has trouble confusing the gas and the breaks?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, I HOPE TO VISIT THE JDHT SOME DAY AS WELL. MINE WILL BE AT THE JCNA ANNUAL MEETING IN PITTSBURGH MARCH 27 -29 IF YOU ARE ATTENDING PLEASE STOP BY FOR A SPIN, I WOULD VALUE YOUR COMPARISON. ATN

I,ve had the pleasure of seeing the real XJ13 at the JDHT at Coventry and at other Jaguar enthusiast events. At Chatsworth it was valued at £5m for insurance purposes, so to replicate this car to such a great degree and detail is quite amazing and beautiful. Thanks.

Congratulations! for making it into the NASA astronaut program. “Twelve incredible thrusters.”

THANK YOU OLIVER, FUNCTION OVER FORM CAN GIVE RISE TO AN INTERESTING LOOK.

Thanks for sharing the photos. What a mean cat!
Truly an engineers delight...

A family car...one member at a time!

That's one beautiful car!

WHY YES JOHN,IN FACT THE NAVIGATION IS LOCATED RIGHT BETWEEN THE CD PLAYER AND THE H-V-AC CONTROLS, JUST BELOW THE DIGITAL SETTINGS FOR THE SEAT HEAT / FAN / MESSAGE SETTINGS.

Does that car have navigation?

Man, that is one hot ride. I just love how low it sits.

snazzy whip. you got hydrolicks on that thang?

This car looks spectacular. Can not wait to ride in this rocket.