Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Corvair
From: von-ohlen at sbcglobal.net (Bill)
Date: Wed Mar 28 15:00:06 2007
References: <200703282006.l2SK6SBQ072176@server1.waverley.reid.org> <B1928AB1-64C2-4097-A43E-7E7E55CDDAA0@optonline.net> <cfe9eb73c63f.460a8af2@shaw.ca> <p06230907c23092058f38@[10.0.1.4]> <B55384CB-3F89-4AC5-8B39-42D669EA5C00@charter.net>

Good Lord.  Did we ever race?  I was driving a '53 MGTD MKII (red) with 
a 60hp flathead Ford V8 and LaSalle transmission.  It would wipe a 6cyl 
Corvette off the line.  Same area and the same time frame.

Regards, Bill Larsen, in Bakersfield, CA.

Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

> I had a first year Corvair, my first car. I use to race it on Sunset,  
> Mulholland, and Topanga Canyon. I've taken a few one wheel turns in  
> it, with its ass literally up in the air. Never had an axle collapse.  
> Though if hadn't been sitting down, I think I would collapsed from  
> the shock each time.
> My second car, a black convertible '65 Impala Super Sport, wasn't as  
> forgiving.
> Both cars were my High School cars.



Replies: Reply from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] Re: Corvair)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Corvair)
Message from gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO) ([Leica] Re: Corvair)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Re: Corvair)
Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] Re: Corvair)