Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you've ever seen the Elizabeth George whodunnits on TV, her Inspector Linley drives a Jensen. The FWD was, as far as I know, only on the Interceptor FF (330 built) , this was a development tried out on the Ferguson 4x4 formula 1 racing car, the first racing car with ABS and FWD. One of these clocked up one win at least. Lots of Fs around, see Ferguson, Formula, Felday, Four. FWD never really made any impact on F1 racing although Cosworth, Lola (T150) BRM and a couple of others tried it out. Douglas animal schrieb: >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 >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und gro?artige Geschenk Ideen. 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