Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reminds me of a long gone colleague who always said " Never buy a French car, they already start rusting in the glossy catalogues" Cheers Douglas Philippe AMARD wrote: > Thanks Classy Jerry > The French touch I guess > Phx > > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > >> Phil and Olliver, >> >> For those of the Citroen perversion, you should know that there is a >> small outfit that rebuilds and sells, like new >> Citroen 2CVs!! They are written up in the latest Rodent Track >> magazine. Or Rod and Truck or something like >> that. Citroen Import Service even has a web site >> <citroenimportservices.com> . >> >> For me the Citroens were always considered a "green" car, as their >> components were always returning to their >> natural state.. The steel was becoming iron oxide, the plastics and >> elastomers were pyrolizing or hydrolizing. I >> am referring to the ID 19 and 21 as well as the DS 21. Wonderful >> cars when new, (for the first month) >> >> My garage still stinks of the hydraulic fluid when my bosses DS 21 >> decided to poop out all it's capacity while >> parked overnight. That was in 1963, whe the car was new! >> >> Jerry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Philippe AMARD wrote: >> >>> Oliver >>> You mean a "Traction Avant". Oh yes, it was also used by officials >>> and resistants. >>> Still a must for weddings BTW, particularly the white models, >>> convertible preferably, but so rare to find now. >>> Postwar Vienna must have been strange - what's that film again? The >>> third man? >>> >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Oliver Bryk wrote: >>> >>>> Philippe, >>>> the picture of the Citroen brought back fond memories of the >>>> Citroen 11 CV >>>> Longe that I drove for a while in postwar Vienna. The Citroen 11 - >>>> always >>>> black - was often featured in French gangster movies of the time. >>>> Oliver >>>> >>>> >>>> _ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >