Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I was thinking about the old days when Harrah's collection was outside of Reno, in Sparks, I think, before they sold off most of the collection to pay estate taxes. It occupied several warehouses or hangars, and at that, only 1/3 of the collection was on display at any given time. Even had a Bugatti Royale. When a new car came in, it was stripped to the chassis, the various components were sent to their respective shops (interior, body, engine, chassis, etc.), and any unavailable parts would be manufactured in their shops. He would send a car for demonstration at major Concourses, but never competed in them, thinking it would be unfair. Tom > That's an impressive museum, even without the Deusenbergs! This is the > antique auto museum in the Imperial Palace hotel in Las Vegas. > > Mike D > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] interesting deal on Vario-Elmarit-R 35-70/2.8 ASPH > > > > Kinda like Mr. Harrah having a row of identical Deusenbergs lined up in > his > > museum, I guess. > > > > Tom > > > > > To be honest, I have not sold a single one. As a matter of fact I only > > deal > > > in new equipment and I do not sell any used equipment. I like my Leica > > toys > > > a lot and I am more than happy to keep all my Vario Elmarits! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Joseph > > > > > > > >