Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Lucas, was R vs R
From: "Tim Spragens" <t.spragens@cityweb.de>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:58:08 +0100

> From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
> 
> Gives us hope! If Lucas Electric is still in business, then Leica will
> be around a LOOOONG time!

I had more problem with Bosch than with Lucas, prince of 
darkness. At least the Lucas stuff I could rebuild (on a '58 MGA). I 
do remember driving down the highway tapping to the electric fuel 
pump with a wrench to keep it ticking over... at least I could reach 
it. Everything built then was *repairable*, like Leicas - it wasn't yet 
part of the disposable culture.

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Tim Spragens
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