[Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen

[s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)]

Their are a number of Jensen interceptors around here.Nice cars shaped a bit
like a MGb gt but a lot bigger
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 - pretty ?


> Hi Robert,
> I am familiar with the Jensen Healey. I expect they
> have all rusted away now! Before the days of annual
> structural inspection quite a few cars had inadequate
> corrosion prevention. I haven't seen one in many a
> year (or any Alfas or Lancias of that period).
> Sorry not to be seeing you at Indy.
> cheers
> Frank
>
> --- Robert Clark <rclark01@comcast.net> wrote: >
> Frank:
> >
> > My uncle once had a British sports car called a
> > Jensen Healey.....he let
> > me drive it when I was about 17 and I thought it was
> > the finest thing I
> > had ever seen.  A four cylinder Lotus aluminum block
> > with 16 valves and
> > two Stromberg carbs....now this was 1977-78 so there
> > was none of the
> > emissions control devices then.  Are you familiar
> > with the car?  I still
> > look for them today....they were only made from
> > 73-77 when the company
> > went into receivership.
> >
> > BTW....have to stay home from Indy this year...my
> > spouse had a chance of
> > plans with some of her teaching at the university
> > this summer so this
> > weekend involves yardwork and child care.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > FRANK DERNIE wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Douglas,
> > >as an engineer I make a clear distinction between
> > >design - which I see as fitness for purpose and
> > >functionality, that normally done by the engineers.
> > >And styling - the aesthetics, sometimes by
> > engineers,
> > >sometimes by "designers" and sometimes the
> > management.
> > >In a camera the functionality is far more important
> > >IMO than the looks. Having the controls fall under
> > my
> > >fingers and that viewfinder make up for the hideous
> > >(IMO) styling for me. I find the M5 ugly but it is
> > IME
> > >the best M camera.
> > >I feel the same about most things. A beautifully
> > >styled car which is overweight and/or handles badly
> > is
> > >of absolutely no interest to me, though I would
> > prefer
> > >it to look nice, mind you there are almost no cars
> > on
> > >the market today which appeal to me.
> > >cheers
> > >Frank
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