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 maxaret was a mechanical antiskid valve used on some aircraft with succes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen > 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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