Spring Quarter Newsletter - April, 2006 - Jaguar Club of Minnesota

January 28 th dawned impressively, just like the thirty
straight early spring-like days we experienced since
winter offi cially started. One of life’s small favors in
my eyes.
Just a perfect morning to wander down to Horace
and Donna Beale’s in the lovely little town of Afton…
to eat my way through another Jaguar tech session.
Upon arrival, new family member Bentley stormed
out to greet us. Bentley is Horace and Donna’s perpetual
motion yellow lab pup. A Marley protégée
no doubt.
After throwing the stick a few hundred times we
headed for the garage, the one Horace has just
updated with the help of sons David and Brian.
Very impressive job!
All the normal garage amenities, right down to the
home theatre system … now showing … Alain de
Cadenet driving various Jaguar ballistae while off ering
his usual brand of wry commentary.
Down to business. Horace’s ‘66 Series 1 has been literally
gulping brake fl uid for … well, for about ever.
Not leaking it … drinking it! He had the master
cylinder apart. Good start we thought.
Naturally, all stood around eating, bantering, and
looking at the pieces for an hour or so. Donna had
laid on a great selection of incredible edibles not the
least of which was warm scones with jam and clotted
cream. Pretty darn nice.
I wanted Horace to explain some of the technical
bits that I should have learned. However, he is a busy
boy and it may be the next issue before you fi nd out
where all that pinkish oil went.
Suffi ce to say we all enjoyed ourselves and appreciate
the extra eff ort our hosts put forth.
George Arthur
Jaguar Club of Minnesota
Getting All the Brakes!
One great lookin’ group, one GREAT lookin’ shop!
Neil Schoenheider must be the other
member of the MN Citroen club.
6 APR 2006 W W W. J A G U A RM I N N E S O T A.ORG SPRING ISSUE