Hi Ginger---Welcome to the "other" list. Hey Guys I have had the pleasure
of reading lots of Gingers posts on the e-Type list and she is a very
welcomed addition to this one.
Regards
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: <FloridaDiving@aol.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 1/4/06 11:10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: How did we pick our Marque?
>
> Not nearly as cool a story as all of yours (very interesting stuff!)
....but
> here goes. I guess this can serve as my introduction to you guys.
>
> Just call me lucky, I guess, to be the niece of a man with taste. My
first
> LBC was inherited from my very cool uncle a mere 6 years ago (when I was
38).
> A 1971 V12 E-Type that he purchased new in California, but it was in
> Washington at his place, and was in Florida at mine 3K+ miles away.
Oblivious to the
> whole LBC world and driving an American muscle car at the time, I didn't
have a
> clue about E-Types until I took the tarp off of it in his barn where it
had
> been sitting in disrepair a few years. It needed an engine rebuild ($$)
and
> some of the expected mechanicals (brakes, hoses, etc.) before I could
even drive
> it for the first time. Got it on the road on the 4th of July, 2000. It's
a
> rust-free original except for a nice respray he had done at some point.
I
> joined a Jag club, took on the editor job, really got into it. The car
meets
> introduced me to the rest of the LBCs, but that is the car that changed
my life.
>
> Thanks to the Internet and the good fortune of being neighbors with one
of
> the best restorers in the land, I have come a long way. I continue to
listen
> and learn. The competition (concours, slalom, rally) has been fun. I kept
my
> cars as nice drivers, and actually placed 3rd in North America for the
slalom in
> my class this year. The concours wins don't mean as much to me, but I
did get
> North American 1st twice in my class with my uncle's E.
>
> Then, a couple of years ago I felt ready to take on another car, and
decided
> it was either going to be a 66/67 BJ8 or a Series 1 XKE roadster. I
lucked
> into a beautiful 66 Golden Sand XKE from Arizona and added it to the
stable.
> Made some upgrades (alum. radiator, new interior, etc.) and am really
enjoying my
> first convertible ever.
>
> Well, here I am again... itching for another LBC (you understand, don't
> you?). I really wanted to go in on the AH 100S that was recently sold
for way out
> of my range. Just dreaming, I suppose. Instead, I have now purchased a
yet
> unseen BJ8 that I will pick up less than 36 hours from now... I can
hardly wait.
> It's been fully restored and probably won't be the driver that my Jags
are,
> but it will see road time once it's *my* car.
>
> I suppose that's enough about me for now. I'm used to being the only one
-
> or one of few - chicks in the coo-koo's nest with you guys. I know some
of you
> from the LBC circles, and hope to meet the rest of you and your cars
someday.
> In the meantime, I will listen and learn and continue to drive and have
fun!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ginger Corda
> Lakeland, FL
> 1967 BJ8 (getting it this Friday morning)
> 1966 Jaguar OTS
> 1971 Jaguar V12 2+2 FHC
> -- somebody stop me
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