A lot of discussion was held on the Gold Coast during the very successful 2010 National Jaguar Rally on the staging of a 50th Anniversary Tour for the E Type. With this in mind the Jaguar Car Club of Tasmania is proposing to conduct such a Tour during February or March 2011.

At this stage expressions of interest are being sought for possible participants.

It is proposed that the itinerary will be as follows:
The Tasmanian members will meet up with Mainland participants arriving on the Spirit of Tasmania - After a hearty Breakfast the Tour will proceed along the Old Bass Highway, hugging the beautiful coast line of North West Tasmania. We will stop for morning tea in Wynyard with time to explore the Discovery Centre and then proceed to Stanley for lunch. The afternoon will be free to partake in a trip to the top of the Nut or just explore this historic little village or a visit to Highfield House. Continue to Smithton for dinner and overnight accommodation After breakfast there will be several options available, being (a) Woolnorth day trip; (b) Arthur River day trip; or (c) Dismal Swamp and Mawbanna Timber Heritage Experience. Return to Smithton for dinner and overnight. Following breakfast the tour will proceed back to Somerset and then travel down the West Coast via the "Targa" stage of Hellyer Gorge continuing to Cradle Mountain and time for a brisk walk before dinner and overnight accommodation. Today after breakfast the route will take the tour through Gowrie Park to the town of Murals, Sheffield, and through Deloraine to Launceston where we will be having dinner and overnight accommodation. After Breakfast we will then proceed through Longford, Cressy & Poatina for lunch at the Great Lakes. The journey will then take us back through Bothwell to join the Midlands Highway and on to Hobart to be part of the Jaguar Car Club of Tasmania State Rally. The Meet & Greet Friday function will be part of the proceedings and overnight accommodation in Hobart. The Jaguar Car Club of Tasmania State Rally & Concours Day with plenty of time to visit the Salamanca Market and other attractions. The Presentation Dinner will be held that night. Overnight in Hobart A farewell run to the Huon/Channel region with lunch included at either Peppermint Bay or Home Hill Winery. Returning via the "loop" to Hobart for overnight. The option will be available to return to Devonport after this run for the overnight crossing of the Spirit of Tasmania For those opting to stay the extra day a final farewell Brunch the option to continue with a tour of the East Coast or proceed back to Devonport to catch the Spirit of Tasmania.

We are currently looking at combining Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for each of days, plus some lunches and attractions.

Obviously most accommodation venues are reluctant to give a firm quote without some proposed numbers.

Hence this is at this stage a request for expressions of interest in partaking on this Tour.

Please indicate your interest to Jenni Appleby on jenni-des@bigpond.com or phone on 0362 730 101 or mobile 0438 807 646