Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom, In the late 1970's I had a red 1957 MGA, but I sold it after three years, as I had to fill up oil in the leaking frontal shock absorbers every day. If I didn't do that, driving it was like riding a horse. And a wire-driven tachometer... However, I am curious about the Leica MP:s in those days. Were they exclusive and hard to find? Did you favor the M2 finder later on? Well, I guess that If you have kept the MP:s until now, you could easily swap them for another British sports car, maybe a Healy 3000 (my dream car from those days). Today we +2 C on the Swedish west coast, an unusually mild winter. (No parcel from Finland yet) /Hans >In the early 60's I was driving a white MGA, carrying a >couple of Leica MP's and no top on the car ( interfered with quick shooting). >Does anyone know how cold it gets in Sweden in January! Well, the Leicas >worked fine even then, the car had to be parked facing downhill as the >batteries would drain by themselves in 2-3 hours. Somewhat like the M6's do >occasionally!!! >Tom A >