Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've always heard that Lucas refrigeration is the reason Brits drink NOT cold beer. On 4/6/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > > John, > > No, no! The Jaguars and the AH-Martins as well as Bentleys had the awful > Lucas systems. Lucas was an Equal-Opportunity > purveyor of garbage. They sold crap to Austin as well as Rolls Royce. > > Some say that Labour Unions were the cause of the downfall of the UK > automobile industry. Not so! It was Lucas. > > Jerry > > > John Collier wrote: > > Yes they had Lucas electrical systems but not the cheap, nasty stuff > > that penny pinching designers inflicted on the MGs, Triumphs and > Lotuses. > > > > John Collier > > > > On 6-Apr-07, at 6:29 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > >> Chris, > >> > >> Are you OOYFM? Remember they all had Lucas Electrical systems! > >> > >> Jerry > >> > >> > >> Chris Saganich wrote: > >>> If I were ever to own a car again, I'd like it to be one of those. > >>> Chris > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA