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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From The Past
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 13:38:47 +0100
References: <7eb738dd-eb8f-9d29-8e17-1aa77a6fe0d1@lighttube.net> <8061B93A-A6F9-4628-9D7F-4CAC8D2DC12A@mcmaster.co.uk>

This model must be some sort of graft tinkered at the back of a garage and 
there may have existed only very few of the kind :-)

The rear(er) axle didn?t power the vehicle, it only served to alleviate the 
burden of the passengers and swiveled in the curves, cool, yet, what about 
braking ...l !


Amities

Philippe



> Le 5 f?vr. 2021 ? 11:43, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a ?crit :
> 
> Cool vehicle, this looks to be a two axle version although the 3 axle 
> model is shown near the bottom of the comments ('39 Packard with 12 
> cylinder engine)
> 
> https://barnfinds.com/1941-packard-90-open-top-tour-bus/ 
> 
> and
> 
> https://www.chromecars.de/showroom/1941-packard-super-eight-airport-limousine-67/
> 
> john
> 
> ?On 04/02/2021, 21:32, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" 
> <lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols 
> at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
>    Faced with time on my hands, I turned to the past.  This is a Smoky 
>    Mountain Tour Bus, believed to be made by Packard, seen on the park 
>    roads in 1954.  Note all of the proper head scarves.
> 
>    
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20091209-Smokey_Mountain_Tour_Bus_1954.JPG.html
> 
>    With a little cleanup with modern software.
> 
>    Taken with a Leica IIIa and Coated Leica Elmar 50/3.5
> 
>    -- 
>    Jim Nichols
>    Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
> 
> 
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