Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ah! those were the days. always admired the 3000 series as well as the jags, et.al., of the period. i had a silver green metallic a.h. 100/4 w folding screen. at 6'6" i had to replace the driver's seat cushion with a custom one just so i could fit, and that made it even lower. as beautiful and fun as it was, the electrical system was something else- 2 3 volt batteries linked together to make a six volt system. go figure. my dad had the first lotus elite in san diego which i got to drive occasionally when he left it in my care. that coventry climax engine was impressive. in college i had a part-time job detailing fine imports at "competiton corner," where i also got to jockey around the high end imports of the day. pretty much kicked the guy/car thing. i guess using leicas relates to the joy of precision instruments, tools, toys...