Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMG AstonMartin
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Fri Apr 6 20:39:52 2007
References: <0JFZ00K8GNMK4G10@l-daemon> <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36013F1DF9@case-email> <6.2.1.2.2.20070405104359.022fd150@pop.med.cornell.edu> <4616E5E1.8010501@san.rr.com> <017601c778ba$a92653e0$6101a8c0@jimnichols>

Jim,

Strange, but all the Opel/Cateras that I have seen had Delco electrics.

Y'know the best British car that I ever owned, an AC Bristol with a D-3 
engine, had a Delco distributor.  Flawless

Jerry


Jim Nichols wrote:
> Jerry,
>
> Lucas isn't dead, just hiding in other places.  I drive a 2000 
> Cadillac Catera which is a rebadged Opel, and it has a lot of Lucas 
> electrical components as well as a peppy 3-liter British V-6 of 200 
> hp.  I just wish the steering was as good as the rack and pinion setup 
> of the wife's old Volvo 740 wagon.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG AstonMartin
>
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Are you OOYFM?  Remember they all had Lucas Electrical systems!
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> Chris Saganich wrote:
>>> If I were ever to own a car again, I'd like it to be one of those.
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> A
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>


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