Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In fact both the Lada and one of the Seat range started life as a Fiat 124 in Italy, and when production moved on Fiat sold the plant to both Spain and Russia. Seat have since been acquired by the VAG and are now VW clones but in some cases better. Russian cars have ceased on UK roads because they cannot meet the EU emission controls (yet!). I remember well boarding a Russian freighter here in Southampton docks, and it was loaded with Lada cars in various guises bound for Angola and Cuba. Gerry On 26/04/06, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/26/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > I understand that SEAT was later acquired by Volkswagen. Hitler and > > Franco must be shaking hands in Hell. > > > > Larry Z > > Along with Stalin ... your description (except for the Porshe engine, > just leave it as a 4 cylinder) sounds a lot like my Russian Lada of > yester-year. > > Daniel > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Gerry Walden LBPPA Web: www.gwpics.com Web2:www.gwpics.thephotohq.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076