Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed yes it was the Maxaret system on the FF, was this, as I seem to remember, a system designed for aircraft? I have to guard against getting too wordy in my OT posts so I missed out much detail ;-) Frank --- animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >