Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/26

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Subject: [Leica] Was: a serious question - now all kinds of VWs
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri Sep 26 03:07:48 2008
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And Bugatti and Lamborghini

A couple of shots from VW at Wolfsburg:

Bentley-VW    http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/104180-1/Bentley.jpg
Lambo-VW     
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/104186-1/Hangin_Lamborghini.jpg
Millionth VW   
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/104192-1/Millionth_Beetle.jpg

Karmann-Ghia-VW http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/104189-1/Karmann_Ghia.jpg
Karmann recently announced that their automobile production will cease 
sometime this year.


My wife and her VW   
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/104201-1/The_missus_and_Cross_Polo.jpg

Cheers
Douglas


Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Douglas,
> Bentley,then!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> 
> wrote:
>
>   
>> Jayanand,
>> manufactured (past tense) - the Phaeton was the biggest flop VW ever had -
>> most of those they built are used by VW as VIP transport for VW events or 
>> as
>> fleet cars.
>> Nobody wanted a limousine with a VW badge on the front.
>>
>> Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and other exotic marques, are often seen on the
>> roads here in Germany. Quite recently some absolutely gorgeous Maseratis
>> too.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> They also manufacture the Phaeton. Who drives Ferraris on the road 
>>> anyway?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>>
>>>       

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