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Favorite Cars Submitted By John F. Quilter Brisbane, California
John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009	This car (Jaguar 3.8S 1965) was purchased by my late mother, Adrienne Quilter in February of 1966 for $4500, 25% off of the list price when new a year earlier. It was a fairly rare model with disc wheels and a manual plus Laycock overdrive. Most 3.8S models in the USA were automatics and with wire wheels. The car was my mother's daily driver for 8 years until her passing in 1974 at which point my father took on the car and used it as his longer distance car when his Morris Minor was unsuitable. In 1975 I went to work for the regional zone office of British Leyland Motor Corporation in Brisbane California. This afforded me employee pricing on all Jaguar and Leyland parts so the car was kept in pristine condition by me until my father's death in 2000. At this point I became the sole steward of this machine and it remains in my personal collection of British cars. Always garaged and properly maintained as needed, it is a fine driver but not a ground up restoration car suitable for concours shows. I prefer to drive and enjoy the cars not keep them as garage artifacts. The car was resprayed in about 1986 and the black interior is mostly original as is the chrome plating. Now at 160,000 miles it is a fine car for local trips and non concours cars shows. Having been connected with this car for 43 years I am intimately familiar with its technical features and its service, repair, and mechanical history. John F. Quilter Brisbane, California

John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009	John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009
John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009	John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009
John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009	John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009

John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009	John F. Quilter Jaguar 3.8S 1965 John F. Quilter Photo, 2009
Morris Minor 1960 Original family ownership since new in June 1960 John F. Quilter, Brisbane California John Quilter 2009	RETROSPECTIVE ON LIFE WITH A MORRIS I have come to realize that the month of June 2008 marks the 48th year of my personal involvement with a single particular Morris Minor, MAT3L839171 a pearl gray, red interior tourer that was purchased on an overseas delivery program by my late father, Rear Admiral Joseph F. Quilter of Portola Valley California. The history of this car began on June 14, 1960 when it was built and June 30th 1960 it was duly claimed by my older sister, Jane Quilter at the Morris Garages Limited, Cowley, Oxford, England. The arrangement was my father purchased the car for my sister with the understanding she could use it for an extended European tour as a college graduation present but when the tour was complete it would be delivered to a port of departure for San Francisco and upon arrival it would become my father�s machine. Little did he know that he would drive this car for the next 40 years until the day before his death at 93 years. So where did I, the son and current owner, fit into this Morris picture? (More of the story... click here) -pdf
Morris Minor 1960 John F. Quilter, Brisbane California John Quilter 2009	Morris 1960 Tourer and John Quilter Submitted by Rick Feibusch 2008
Austin America 1969 Submitted by John Quilter, 2009 I have owned this car (1969 Austin America) since February 1971. It was my first car, purchased with 23,000 miles on it from Peninsula British Cars in Palo Alto for $1250. Now with just under 100K miles it sports its original paint, interior, and chrome and has never even had the cylinder head removed. One of the best handling cars I own with its Hydrolastic liquid suspension system, exceptionally roomy, and with a good sized trunk. A big brother of the BMC Mini it is a 1275cc A series engine with single SU carburetor and a four speed fully synchronized transmission mounted in the engine sump and sharing the same oil. John F. Quilter Brisbane California June 15, 2009	Austin America 1969 John F. Quilter, Brisbane California John Quilter 2009
Austin America 1969 John F. Quilter, Brisbane California John Quilter 2009	Austin America 1969 John F. Quilter, Brisbane California John Quilter 2009
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