[Leica] There's something about German design ...

[marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)]

At 10:35 PM 1/15/2007, G Hopkinson wrote:
 >Marc, I won't argue casualty figures with you. Not a matter of
 >national pride, certainly. Better that we had never blindly followed
 >Empire in these things. One of my Grandparents served at Gallipoli.
 >I can personally vouch for the existence of the vehicle labelled
 >"mephisto" which still retains damaged panels. There are some
 >contemporary photographs on display that show the vehicle being
 >returned to Australia, as well. From a production of twenty, and
 >with you having identified one rust pile and one reconstruction
 >elsewhere, I think we might reasonably claim some rarity and
 >interest in this specimen.

Fer sure, good buddy!  This is a unique specimen 
and deserves credit.  Heck, I probably should go to Australia just to see it!

With a Leica, of course!

Marc

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