Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Philippe. I did not know that Peugeot had a drop top. Very interesting. The closest I've been to operating a Peugeot came with a 1980 Volvo 260 which, I've been told, shared the V6 engine with Peugeot. Drove great, but that was the most complex engine I've ever owned, and I traded it while it was still running great. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 10/17/2016 2:11 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > Nice Jim > > Well done! > > OTT: I saw the merco convertible in your gallery and I know you're > interested both in mechanics and history. The merco reminded me of peugeot. > > Wiki quote: The ?clipse was significant as the first of many Peugeot coupes > with a steel roof that would fold and stow in the boot/trunk.[1] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-Odin.2C_L.C._1939-1>[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-Automobilia1937-4>The > retractable > hardtop <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retractable_hardtop> mechanism had > been designed, and in 1931 patented, by Georges Paulin > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Paulin>: the mechanism was bulky by > more recent standards and necessitated a very long tail end. Despite the > generous length of the 3,150 mm (124 in) wheelbase, this first application > of the technology came with just two seats. Interest in the ?clipse > resurfaced more than half a century later with the ?reinvention? of the > retractable hardtop by the 1995 Misubishi 3000GT Spyder > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_GTO> and subsequent > popularization of the concept by cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLK-Class>.[8] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402#cite_note-nyt-8> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402 > > Amities > Philippe > > > 2016-10-17 20:18 GMT+02:00 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>: > >> I had three or four Gulf Fritillaries on the Buddleia bush this morning. >> This one was kind enough to select a healthy flower cluster and good >> light. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fririllary.TIFF.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >