Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, nice shot of a Gerrman taxi :-) I always did like the models with the chunky radiator grille. Useless fact: The cream colour was selected for German taxis because it was the colour best able to be seen at dusk and under street lighting - many years ago MB did a test with various colours, viewing the cars from the top of an apartment block. Cheers Douglas Mike Durling wrote: > Mark, > > Thanks for posting these. I always enjoy them. > > Mike D > > Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I shot this in Patterson New Jersey. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/automobiles/collectibles/04EGO.html >> Or >> http://preview.tinyurl.com/9yr5kz >> >> It's a cream 1985 300D Mercedes diesel, (this fella has three) >> Goes for many thousands of miles. Many decades. >> >> Paterson home of the Colt company who made the Colt Paterson 45 >> And Alan Ginsberg who didn't pack one, >> But packed a Leica M6. >> And wrote the pivotal Beat Poem "Paterson". >> >> The first planned industrialized city. Because of the Waterfall; >> Right in the center of town. Like Rochester NJ; only closer. >> Mr. Paterson signed the Declaration of Independence. >> Paterson is where "On the Road" starts out at. >> "On the Driveway" . >> >> It's a pretty gritty town. >> I got some grit. But its got nice areas too. >> Was hard to pull over because of the snow drifts. >> >> I sure love the snow! >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >