Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 20:37 14.03.2003 -0500, you wrote: >There are still lots of those Polish Fiats running around Poland today. A >friend there tells me that you can pick one up for 1,000 zlotys or $250. Yeah, you can pick them up for that price ... problem is carrying them home :) Daniel >Mike D > >Nathan Wajsman (private) wrote: >>Lada is Russian. In the 1970s, Fiat had several joint ventures and >>licensing agreements in Eastern Europe, and Lada was one of the results. >>They did build Fiat-branded cars in Poland (or rather, the Polish company >>FSO did), called Polski Fiat, beginning in the early 70s as far as I >>recall. Those were more or less copies of the corresponding Italian >>designs, obviously with somewhat rougher workmanship. >>Nathan >>Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: >> >>>I believe a Lada is a Polish made FIAT, no? Factory built by FIAT for >>>Poland, built there, same bodies, etc? >>> >>>Kit >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of SonC (Sonny >>>Carter) >>>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:34 AM >>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank) >>> >>> >>>I've only had the pleasure of riding in a Lada taxi in Cuba. They >>>looked very much like a Fiat 127 to me, is that the case? >>> >>>S >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> >>>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:15 AM >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank) >>> >>> >>> >>>>I never had to crank it, but it was kind of comforting to know you >>> >>> >>>could do it. >>> >>>>I spent most of my time raising the hood and affectionately tapping >>> >>> >>>the >>> >>>>starter with a crescent wrench. Just a little love tap to wake it >>> >>> >>>up. >>> >>>>Wife didn't like that part either ... particularly at a stop light >>> >>> >>>during >>> >>>>rush hour :) >>>> >>>>Daniel >>>> >>>> >>>>At 08:35 14.03.2003 -0600, you wrote: >>>> >>>>>It think I would be reassured by having the ability to hand crank >>>> >>>my >>> >>>>>car if need be. >>>>> >>>>>I owned (it owned me?) a Westerly 30 Sailboat with a Volvo Diesel >>>>>Auxiliary that could be hand-cranked. It was easier to hand crank >>>> >>>the >>> >>>>>thing than to run the umbilical cord to the shore power to keep the >>>>>batteries charged. >>>>> >>>>>Sonny >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> >>>>>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>>>>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:21 AM >>>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, M6TTL, or M7 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>And came with the crank in the tool kit! >>>>>> >>>>>>John Collier >>>>>> >>>>>>On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 12:53 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>By the way ... it still had the fitting for the crank :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>To unsubscribe, see >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>To unsubscribe, see >>>> >>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe, see >>> >>> >>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html