[Leica] IMG: Cooperative Gulf Fritillary - Jim

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Philippe.  I did not know that Peugeot had a drop top. Very 
interesting.  The closest I've been to operating a Peugeot came with a 
1980 Volvo 260 which, I've been told, shared the V6 engine with 
Peugeot.  Drove great, but that was the most complex engine I've ever 
owned, and I traded it while it was still running great.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/17/2016 2:11 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:
> Nice Jim
>
> Well done!
>
> OTT: I saw the merco convertible in your gallery and I know you're
> interested both in mechanics and history. The merco reminded me of peugeot.
>
> Wiki quote: The Éclipse was significant as the first of many Peugeot coupes
> with a steel roof that would fold and stow in the boot/trunk.[1]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-Odin.2C_L.C._1939-1>[4]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-Automobilia1937-4>The
> retractable
> hardtop <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retractable_hardtop> mechanism had
> been designed, and in 1931 patented, by Georges Paulin
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Paulin>: the mechanism was bulky by
> more recent standards and necessitated a very long tail end. Despite the
> generous length of the 3,150 mm (124 in) wheelbase, this first application
> of the technology came with just two seats. Interest in the Éclipse
> resurfaced more than half a century later with the “reinvention” of the
> retractable hardtop by the 1995 Misubishi 3000GT Spyder
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_GTO> and subsequent
> popularization of the concept by cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLK-Class>.[8]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-nyt-8>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
>
> Amities
> Philippe
>
>
> 2016-10-17 20:18 GMT+02:00 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>:
>
>> I had three or four Gulf Fritillaries on the Buddleia bush this morning.
>> This one was kind enough to select a healthy flower cluster and good light.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fririllary.TIFF.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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