Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul, What is amazing is the breadth of knowledge of the 1000 or so members of this list. A lot of what is passed along is pretty esoteric information and yet for almost any question there are four or ten knowledgeable answers. Brians saloon is a pretty special place. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/1/06, PHC <lists@paulhardycarter.com> wrote: > > I love this! Debating the relative finer points of 1960s racing cars on > a camera list! I'm also amazed by what I can remember about these cars, > from a previous life... > > Anyway, I always thought that all the MkI, II and III cars were built > by John Wyer's organisation at Slough. One of the few beautiful things > to have emerged from that benighted place. > > Of course any racing team worth it's salt would take a new car apart > and put it together again a few times, so you could say they were > assembled by Holman and Moody... > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > +44 (0)20 7871 7553 > ******* > > On 1 May 2006, at 23:50, Didier Ludwig wrote: > > > Peter, > > In John Allens book "GT40 - The legend lives on" (btw a must for all > > GT40 aficionados) almost all of the genuine GT40 race cars made from > > 1965 to 68 are shown, and I could not see one left hand driven > > example. > > > > Paul, > > are you shure all GT40 Mk-I and Mk-IIa were built in UK? I believed > > that Holman & Moody assembled the Mk-I and Mk-IIa in their factory in > > Charlotte/USA? Their famous crazy golden-pink Mk-II, from Le Mans '66, > > 3rd place, #5, driven by Bucknum/Hutcherson, is my personal favourite > > GT40 for ever -see http://tinyurl.com/ekc6m > > > > Didier > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >