Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photosofhisfather
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Tue Dec 20 10:00:36 2005
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA0747D569@asc02.asc.upenn.edu><001001c60326$b7cec5e0$6101a8c0@jimnichols><006401c604cc$8fc30500$2501a8c0@chartertn.net><006e01c604e7$3a0d1450$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <00fb01c60583$c8429820$2501a8c0@chartertn.net> <004501c60587$837fea40$6101a8c0@jimnichols>

That could be one way/excuse to get to the meet in  
Solms ............. and then Paris.

B.


On 20-dec-2005, at 18:05, Jim Nichols wrote:

> John,
> My wife's dad had a 48 Studebaker Commander, standard shift with  
> overdrive, which also had a "hill stop" feature.  My wife took her  
> driver's license exam in the car and loved it.  Where we grew up,  
> the driving exam finished up by going up a steep hill, killing the  
> engine, and restarting.  With the hill stop feature, you could hit  
> the brake and clutch,  and, as long as the clutch was pressed, the  
> brake pedal could be released and the brake would still hold.  It  
> was like having an extra foot to use on the pedals.
> Yes, keeping the old cars would be nice, but I find that keeping  
> three somewhat more modern vehicles going gives me all of the  
> mechanical and electrical exposure that I can stand.  My newest, a  
> 2000 Cadillac Catera, made by Opel in Germany, is currently in the  
> dealer's shop dealing with a recall.  It is a great car, but like a  
> Leica, it was made in Germany in small numbers and very few shops  
> know how to deal with it.  I can't afford to ship it to the factory  
> for service.
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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In reply to: Message from KCassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photos of his father)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photos of hisfather)
Message from jblack at ambio.net (John Black) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photos ofhisfather)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photosofhisfather)
Message from jblack at ambio.net (John Black) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photosofhisfather)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Guarenteed: better than richard avedon's photosofhisfather)