Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Dunlop maxaret perhaps? ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen > The Interceptor has an enthusiastic collector > following. They are quite reliable, being fitted with > a very low tune but high capacity power train. I have > always liked them but more admire the FF which looks > the same but is fitted with the first sports car AWD > system and anti lock brakes (an aircraft system) so > far ahead of its time that it was not them but Audi, > which eventually caught up, who made the money with > such a car! > Frank > > --- animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > Their are > a number of Jensen interceptors around > > here.Nice cars shaped a bit > > like a MGb gt but a lot bigger > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 6:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 - > > pretty ? > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > I am familiar with the Jensen Healey. I expect > > they > > > have all rusted away now! Before the days of > > annual > > > structural inspection quite a few cars had > > inadequate > > > corrosion prevention. I haven't seen one in many a > > > year (or any Alfas or Lancias of that period). > > > Sorry not to be seeing you at Indy. > > > cheers > > > Frank > > > > > > --- Robert Clark <rclark01@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Frank: > > > > > > > > My uncle once had a British sports car called a > > > > Jensen Healey.....he let > > > > me drive it when I was about 17 and I thought it > > was > > > > the finest thing I > > > > had ever seen. A four cylinder Lotus aluminum > > block > > > > with 16 valves and > > > > two Stromberg carbs....now this was 1977-78 so > > there > > > > was none of the > > > > emissions control devices then. Are you > > familiar > > > > with the car? I still > > > > look for them today....they were only made from > > > > 73-77 when the company > > > > went into receivership. > > > > > > > > BTW....have to stay home from Indy this > > year...my > > > > spouse had a chance of > > > > plans with some of her teaching at the > > university > > > > this summer so this > > > > weekend involves yardwork and child care. > > > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > > > > > > > >Hi Douglas, > > > > >as an engineer I make a clear distinction > > between > > > > >design - which I see as fitness for purpose and > > > > >functionality, that normally done by the > > engineers. > > > > >And styling - the aesthetics, sometimes by > > > > engineers, > > > > >sometimes by "designers" and sometimes the > > > > management. > > > > >In a camera the functionality is far more > > important > > > > >IMO than the looks. Having the controls fall > > under > > > > my > > > > >fingers and that viewfinder make up for the > > hideous > > > > >(IMO) styling for me. I find the M5 ugly but it > > is > > > > IME > > > > >the best M camera. > > > > >I feel the same about most things. A > > beautifully > > > > >styled car which is overweight and/or handles > > badly > > > > is > > > > >of absolutely no interest to me, though I would > > > > prefer > > > > >it to look nice, mind you there are almost no > > cars > > > > on > > > > >the market today which appeal to me. > > > > >cheers > > > > >Frank > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > >Leica Users Group. > > > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > > > more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > > > more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > > more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information