Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not sure of all the details, but word has it that Fiat sold a factory, tooling ... the works to the Soviet Union and set up their factory. The parts where interchangeable (you could use Fiat parts in a Lada, but you're wisdom might be questioned if you used Lada parts in a Fiat). Nice little cars: the automobile equivalent to the mechanical Leica. Like a Chevy Nova from 1966. There was enough room around the engine so you could almost climb in and work. There wasn't much that could really go wrong. (There wasn't much ... period). I bought it brand new and it ran for 11 years. The depreciation in that 11 years was less than what you loose when you pick up a new Volvo and drive it out of the lot. Gave it away to a friend (Sofia, who figures in some of my PAWS). I'll have to dig up some shots of it :) Daniel At 09:34 14.03.2003 -0600, you wrote: >I've only had the pleasure of riding in a Lada taxi in Cuba. They >looked very much like a Fiat 127 to me, is that the case? > >S > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:15 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank) > > > > I never had to crank it, but it was kind of comforting to know you >could do it. > > > > I spent most of my time raising the hood and affectionately tapping >the > > starter with a crescent wrench. Just a little love tap to wake it >up. > > > > Wife didn't like that part either ... particularly at a stop light >during > > rush hour :) > > > > Daniel > > > > > > At 08:35 14.03.2003 -0600, you wrote: > > >It think I would be reassured by having the ability to hand crank >my > > >car if need be. > > > > > >I owned (it owned me?) a Westerly 30 Sailboat with a Volvo Diesel > > >Auxiliary that could be hand-cranked. It was easier to hand crank >the > > >thing than to run the umbilical cord to the shore power to keep the > > >batteries charged. > > > > > >Sonny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:21 AM > > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, M6TTL, or M7 > > > > > > > > > > And came with the crank in the tool kit! > > > > > > > > John Collier > > > > > > > > On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 12:53 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > > > > > > > By the way ... it still had the fitting for the crank :) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html