[Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen

[s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)]

The Dunlop maxaret perhaps?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen


> The Interceptor has an enthusiastic collector
> following. They are quite reliable, being fitted with
> a very low tune but high capacity power train. I have
> always liked them but more admire the FF which looks
> the same but is fitted with the first sports car AWD
> system and anti lock brakes (an aircraft system) so
> far ahead of its time that it was not them but Audi,
> which eventually caught up, who made the money with
> such a car!
> Frank
> 
> --- animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > Their are
> a number of Jensen interceptors around
> > here.Nice cars shaped a bit
> > like a MGb gt but a lot bigger
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 6:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] An R series question R8 -
> > pretty ?
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi Robert,
> > > I am familiar with the Jensen Healey. I expect
> > they
> > > have all rusted away now! Before the days of
> > annual
> > > structural inspection quite a few cars had
> > inadequate
> > > corrosion prevention. I haven't seen one in many a
> > > year (or any Alfas or Lancias of that period).
> > > Sorry not to be seeing you at Indy.
> > > cheers
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > --- Robert Clark <rclark01@comcast.net> wrote: >
> > > Frank:
> > > >
> > > > My uncle once had a British sports car called a
> > > > Jensen Healey.....he let
> > > > me drive it when I was about 17 and I thought it
> > was
> > > > the finest thing I
> > > > had ever seen.  A four cylinder Lotus aluminum
> > block
> > > > with 16 valves and
> > > > two Stromberg carbs....now this was 1977-78 so
> > there
> > > > was none of the
> > > > emissions control devices then.  Are you
> > familiar
> > > > with the car?  I still
> > > > look for them today....they were only made from
> > > > 73-77 when the company
> > > > went into receivership.
> > > >
> > > > BTW....have to stay home from Indy this
> > year...my
> > > > spouse had a chance of
> > > > plans with some of her teaching at the
> > university
> > > > this summer so this
> > > > weekend involves yardwork and child care.
> > > >
> > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > > FRANK DERNIE wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Hi Douglas,
> > > > >as an engineer I make a clear distinction
> > between
> > > > >design - which I see as fitness for purpose and
> > > > >functionality, that normally done by the
> > engineers.
> > > > >And styling - the aesthetics, sometimes by
> > > > engineers,
> > > > >sometimes by "designers" and sometimes the
> > > > management.
> > > > >In a camera the functionality is far more
> > important
> > > > >IMO than the looks. Having the controls fall
> > under
> > > > my
> > > > >fingers and that viewfinder make up for the
> > hideous
> > > > >(IMO) styling for me. I find the M5 ugly but it
> > is
> > > > IME
> > > > >the best M camera.
> > > > >I feel the same about most things. A
> > beautifully
> > > > >styled car which is overweight and/or handles
> > badly
> > > > is
> > > > >of absolutely no interest to me, though I would
> > > > prefer
> > > > >it to look nice, mind you there are almost no
> > cars
> > > > on
> > > > >the market today which appeal to me.
> > > > >cheers
> > > > >Frank
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