Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe a Lada is a Polish made FIAT, no? Factory built by FIAT for Poland, built there, same bodies, etc? Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of SonC (Sonny Carter) Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:34 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank) I've only had the pleasure of riding in a Lada taxi in Cuba. They looked very much like a Fiat 127 to me, is that the case? S - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank) > I never had to crank it, but it was kind of comforting to know you could do it. > > I spent most of my time raising the hood and affectionately tapping the > starter with a crescent wrench. Just a little love tap to wake it up. > > Wife didn't like that part either ... particularly at a stop light during > rush hour :) > > Daniel > > > At 08:35 14.03.2003 -0600, you wrote: > >It think I would be reassured by having the ability to hand crank my > >car if need be. > > > >I owned (it owned me?) a Westerly 30 Sailboat with a Volvo Diesel > >Auxiliary that could be hand-cranked. It was easier to hand crank the > >thing than to run the umbilical cord to the shore power to keep the > >batteries charged. > > > >Sonny > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:21 AM > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, M6TTL, or M7 > > > > > > > And came with the crank in the tool kit! > > > > > > John Collier > > > > > > On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 12:53 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > > > > > By the way ... it still had the fitting for the crank :) > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html