It would be great to say that the British are coming! At least one anyway.

 

Sadly, the British aren’t coming. At least not the Brit we were hoping for.

On the other hand, I received a phone call today from an F-Type owner, a customer of Scarborough Jaguar/Land Rover (supposedly he has the first F-Type sold in Maine and, based on his VIN, the 39th F-Type ever made...worldwide) and he’s been wanting to join us the past two years but the dates never worked out. I sent him the itinerary earlier today and...

...he just texted me, as I write, that he and his wife are in.

That makes 15 F-Types and 28-29 people.

Lunch today @ The Purple House (Local Lamb Riblettes w/Salsa Verde Salad)

 

Followed by (Bittersweet Chocolate Chunk Bagel w/Olive Oil & Sea Salt):

 

Another tough day of research.

Graham

 

If I didn’t know [you] better, I would say there’s more than a touch of sarcasm in your post. But since I do know you - and won’t have to “report” you to the Mods - my reply simply is, “somebody has to do it”. Another tough day and very likely another pound, or two, gained. And I don’t mean British Pound.

By the way, I “officially” revoke all the “THANKS” I received in post #196.

P.S. Graham: you are ALWAYS welcome and I will ALWAYS accommodate you in the future (same offer as in my PM).

 

The British aren't coming(other than the f types obviously)

 

And the Germans. I don’t have the precise figures off hand - and there’s at least one if not more threads on this Forum with the breakdown (surely Unhingd and/or DJS have them at their immediate mental disposal) - but certain %’s of the F-Type’s construction are not made in or with English components. I seem to recall a fairly large % is of German origins.

Nevertheless the 2018 Jaguar Wild Blueberry Blast is open to all and the organizer - me - is an equal opportunity host and not the Westworld kind either.

 

 

Velly interesting! (said Colonel Klink).
I wonder how the German content gets to 54%?
The only obvious thing I can think of is the ZF gearbox.
Maybe all/most of the chassis components and alu body panels (before pressing) are German?

 

 

German is good....excellent watches.

 

Or schnitzel (Union @ The Press Hotel)

 

The missing four percent must be Slovakian.

 

Jay, time to publish a travel guide book........

 

Jaguar's Worldwide parts distribution centre is in Germany. You won't find this referenced on their corporate website and I only discovered it by accident. My local UK dealer explained they now hold very little inventory because anything ordered before 2:00 pm is delivered from Frankfurt, Germany overnight and available the following morning from 11:00.

Apparently the facility is massive and I expect much of the production line parts which don't come direct from suppliers go through this German storage and distribution facilty. Under EU (European Union) regulations, this would define them as "made in Germany" even though parts can be, and often are sourced from all over the World.

The idea of Jaguar being a British vehicle has taken a further step away from reality with the new I-Pace. This is manufactured by contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in Austria and never sees the UK unless imported by a UK dealer for a customer order.

Graham

 

Bosch electronics?

 

Ssh! Don't complain. Remember Jaguar's previous supplier had a bit of a reputation.



Graham

 

RickyJay ... I must say, I have heard a ton of good things about you today Even though I haven't met you in person, I am genuinely impressed

 

Thank you very much for the kind words, and from whence they came. However, there is only one way to know for certain whether those words are true...if you catch my drift (and this thread).

Until then, they’re only rumors.

 

Those photos and all those smiling faces are one big proof