Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M camera parts
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:51:27 -0800
References: <F5pyLy2EykKihvdeHwe0000b023@hotmail.com> <3.0.2.32.20011018154533.016c43b4@roanoke.infi.net>

>> In 1954, a new Chevy, if you could have found one, would have been around
>> $1,000.  A Leica M3 body had a list price of $288 -- and that list price
>> was far more rigidly policed then than now.  So, a Leica body cost you
>> around 30% the price of a new car.  The Leica has fallen substantially in
>> relative cost, unless there are some $7,500 new cars around I've missed
>> hearing about.
>> Marc
>
>You got something against a Yugo?
>Barney


Is that a car?!

I thought it was a character in a Shakespeare play: "Alas, pour Yugo, I
knew him well..."

Mark Rabiner

(just kidding, it's really Guy)
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