Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Corvair
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Wed Mar 28 13:46:30 2007
References: <200703282006.l2SK6SBQ072176@server1.waverley.reid.org> <B1928AB1-64C2-4097-A43E-7E7E55CDDAA0@optonline.net> <cfe9eb73c63f.460a8af2@shaw.ca>

At 3:34 PM -0600 3/28/07, GREG LORENZO wrote:
>Lawrence Zeitlin writes:
>
>>  On Mar 28, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Jim wrote:
>
>>  Ah yes - but "unsafe at any speed."
>>
>>  I remember it well.
>>
>
>Only if, like Ralph Nadar (sp), you can't drive.
>
>Greg J. Lorenzo
>Calgary, Alberta

Greg, the early Corvairs put a whole new meaning into 'swing axle'. 
The Corvairs truly were evil handling cars at the limit. The only 
thing I can think of that came close was the Triumph Herald of 'Hark 
the Herald Axles Swing' fame, or rather, infamy.

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