See you on the 4th!

 

Thanks, Gus - see you!

 

A week to go until our 'Pride of Jaguars' event. Here's how I see it - either you went to Britain On the Green, or you didn't make it. Either way, you need your fix of Jaguars, and Jaguar people. Here's your chance.


Sunday, May 4th, 8:00AM to 10:00AM - East Market at Fair Lakes (Kohl's & Dick's Sporting Goods) shopping center. We already have 31 confirmed Jaguars attending - it won't be the same without you!


We will have giveaways for those bringing a Jaguar car. I will be at the lot early, and the area for Jaguars will be well-marked.


--Bob Collum

 

Our first 'A Pride of Jaguars' (APOJ) event was held 5/19/13. The weather was overcast, and threatened to rain... but it never did rain. Even with the ominous weather, 14 Jaguars showed up. Rosenthal Jaguar surprised us by bringing over a pre-production F-Type convertible, well before they hit the showrooms. We had a good time.


Our second APOJ was 9/22/13. Better weather helped, and we had 26 Jaguars of all type in attendance. 11 of us went to brunch afterwards, and had a fantastic time!


APOJ III is Sunday, May 4th, from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. I currently have 31 confirmed Jaguars, and I expect more. This is an informal get-together. We will have giveaways for those who bring their Jaguar. For those who would like to, we will be going to brunch at The Blue Iguana afterwards - we have 15% off coupons.


Don't miss this!


--Bob Collum

 

Bob, weather permitting I hope to be there with my 2003 S-type R. I made it a year ago, however a family addition prevented me from coming last fall

 

We have over 1300 views of this thread, and 31 confirmed Jaguars attending on Sunday. JimC64 was nice enough to send over 2000 emails announcing this event to forum members. We've done all we can to make sure folks know about it - please let your Jaguar friends know!


Come and see what's happening at East Market At Fair Lakes:


12551 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033

Be there Sunday, May 4th, 2014, between 8:00AM and 10:00AM, and see lots of Jaguar cars, plus meet many Jaguar enthusiasts like yourself!

We will have a drawing for prizes, and a brunch afterwards for anyone who'd like to continue the festivities.

--Bob Collum

 

Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to make it. "Stuff" just hit the fan here at my work and I am going to be spending the whole weekend at work. I wish I could come as the meetings are always a fun time and we get to discuss how to clean parts inside the dishwasher and stuff like that. He he he he he he.

 

There's still time to join the party this Sunday, May 4th, at East Market At Fair Lakes, in Fairfax, VA. I have 31 confirmed Jaguars attending, and I also have several more 'possibles'. It should be a good showing, and a beautiful day. If you like Jaguars, this will be the place to be.

Come meet old friends, and make new ones. See lots of interesting cars. What could be better? After the meet, which runs from 8:00AM to 10:00AM, anyone who likes can join us for brunch at The Blue Iguana. We have a deal with the restaurant to give us 15% off food at the brunch.

Please let me know if you'd like to come!

--Bob Collum

 

I think attendees will be pleased with the amount, quality and variety of Jaguars at the event on Sunday, May 4th. If you can, you should really come out for this event!


(You can't say I didn't warn you...)


--Bob Collum

 

Bob thanks for putting this together again! I have been to the last 3 and numbers of showings continues to increase each time!

 

Agreed. Thanks for putting this together. The MK9 and xj220 were both very cool.

 

Here is the XJ220 leaving ... thanks for having us Bob and thanks for getting the XJ out ... making me .... less ... uhm ... special .... ��

 

Well, our third 'A Pride of Jaguars' event is in the books, and this was one to remember. Terrific weather, a great turnout, memorable cars & people. Everyone I talked to said they had a great time.

First, thanks are in order... We had 36 Jaguar cars there today, as well as a couple of Jaguar owners in other vehicles - a Porsche 928, and a 50's-era Thunderbird, for instance. Thanks to everyone for showing up - it made for a great day! Second, a BIG thanks to JaguarForums.com, and JimC64 in particular. The forum was nice enough to send me a banner, and to send over 2000 emails, asking people to come on out, as well as a sheaf of JaguarForums (not bumper) stickers. I have not seen this kind of assistance from any other car forum I deal with, and it is appreciated!

I also want to thank Mike Dorsey from Curry's Auto for providing discounts to the first 25 cars to arrive, and to Darryl of Odds & Ends Detailing, for donating a 25% coupon for detailing services. Thanks to Andy Bryan from Chantilly Jaguar for bringing the red F-Type. And thanks to The Blue Iguana for providing us a discount on brunch. A dozen or so Jaguar people extended the event by doing brunch together, and it was a nice time.

Finally, a sincere 'thank you' to Dr. Dave R. I have known Dave for a couple of years thru our local Cars & Coffee events - he's a nice guy, and since last year, an XKE owner. In casual conversation earlier this year, Dave mentioned he had seen an XJ220 while looking at a friend's cars. When I asked if he could convince the owner to bring it, Dave said he'd try. Well, Dave not only tried, he succeeded! It's the first time almost everybody at the event had seen one in person! Thanks very much, Dave!


--Bob Collum

 

Bob,

A good turnout and an excellent selection of models. Thanks for posting the photos.

Are you going to put names to faces on the group photo?

Graham

 

Well.. no. I don't hesitate to organize events such as this, and I have other semi-skills, but faces/names... not my forte. I always refer to my wife as 'honey' and 'sweetie', because of the downside in getting her name wrong. The best I can do is - Second from left, Bryce Garrison, in the white T-shirt, to the left of the banner - Mike Perlberg. The tall guy to the right of Mike is Andy Bryan of Chantilly Jaguar. The woman with white pants behind the banner - Cheryl Fitzgerald, with her boyfriend John in the white shirt next to her. Holding the right end of the banner is Bob Andretta, with tall Clint Hyde behind him, and Jeannie Bixler and Bill on the end. (Sorry, guys, if I had a picture of my extended family with this many people, I wouldn't get any more names right!)


--Bob Collum, (and I had to look at my nametag to get that right!)

 

what a great turnout and a spectacular day for the event. Looks like all had a great time - many thanks for putting this together and sharing the pics.

regards,
Steve

 

Bob,

Thanks for all your time and energy organizing yet another splendid turnout for the local Jaguar enthusiasts!

Here are a few shots I took of the event, and the appearance of the XJ220 was definitely a treat for all. And Bob Williams Lister-Jag is just amazing...the build quality and attention to detail is immaculate!

 

We could not have asked for a better day or more beautiful and interesting Jags! (OK, perhaps a little less green pollen accumulating on the cars...but it was worth it).

Thank you Bob for organizing this event and thank you to Jim and the mods for your support.

 

155 photos from the event.

http://tinyurl.com/pxxcqdm

 

Bob, great job on Sunday! Thank you for all the hard work coordinating.