Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] would it worth for an M3
From: "James Mason, Arctic Sounder" <sounder@otz.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 21:29:15 -0900
References: <a0.1e2ed66a.2937e7e5@aol.com> <p05100302b82c9345c3fa@[216.192.230.14]> <3C07BA04.8050107@earthlink.net> <3C086914.3A2D89A4@markrabiner.com>

It was fairly common to put Porsche engines in VWs in the 60s. They 
go right in with no alterations. A friend of mine bought a very nice 
Porsche with with a blown engine...and put a VW engine in it.




>"B. D. Colen" wrote:
>>
>>  J.J.C. on a popsicle stick@! It wasn't equating an M3 with a Hugo - and
>>  why would anyone waste time and energy 'howling' about someone's opinion
>>  anyway ;-) - It was equating putting a Yugo engine - a total piece of
>>  crap - in a classic VW, a wonderful, reliable, solid little car, with
>>  putting a new M6 finder mechanism - a comparative piece of crap - in an
>>  M3, a wonderful, solid, reliable camera whose best feature was its
>>  viewfinder. Okay? ;-)
>>
>>  B. D.
>>
>I read in a Playboy in the early 60's that Paul Newman put some high 
>tech Porche
>or Maserati engine in his VW Bug.
>Then he'd surpise people at intersections!
>
>
>Mark Rabiner
>Portland, Oregon USA
>http://www.markrabiner.com
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