[Leica] OT: That '72 Spitfire

[marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)]

At 09:57 PM 2/20/2009, Jim Nichols wrote:
 >Never tried a Jag, but have dealt with Lucas electric components.  My 
 >oldest
 >son bought a used 72 Spitfire, and I helped him with some of his problems.
 >About a year and a half ago, I traded in a Cadillac Catera, which was a
 >rebadged Opel, with parts from all  over the European Union. Got myself a
 >Volvo, with which I have had good luck in the past. Don't know what will
 >happen if Ford and Volvo part company.

Jim

I wish you would snip your messages.  There is 
nothing at all wrong with Lucas electrics.  You 
just have to fuss with them all the 
time.  British automotive engineers designed 
their cars to require ten hours of owner 
maintenance a month.  Us lazy USians refused to 
do this, and stupid us, though, to be fair, a '72 
Spit is hardly a fine example of the British 
motoring tradition.  A '72 Vegamatic would have been a better choice.

Lucas is cool!

Marc


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