Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 05:46 PM 3/28/2007, Henning Wulff wrote:
>
>>Greg, the early Corvairs put a whole new meaning into 'swing axle'.
>>The Corvairs truly were evil handling cars at the limit. The only
>>thing I can think of that came close was the Triumph Herald of 'Hark
>>the Herald Axles Swing' fame, or rather, infamy.
>
>This is such bullshit as to deserve
>obliteration. Henning, do you have a driver's
>license? Have you ever driven a car? I doubt
>both. You seem to receive your knowledge from
>such "unbiased sources" as the anti-corporate US
>press. Go figure: no politician ever worries
>beyond his own re-election and no editor thinks
>beyond his own retirement.
>
>Learn how to drive a rear-wheel car. I have
>about 600,000 miles in such vehicles (uh, excuse
>me, to the Politically Correct, this is around
>960,000 km). Where's the beef?
>
>And "Hark! The Herald Axles Swing!" of that
>grand and lamented commentator of ROD & TRUCK
>MAGAZINE, who used to sign his contributions
>with "yrs trly". A thousand $LUG Bucks (value,
>worthless) to the first to identify this fine
>fellow, now long dead.
>
>Yrs Trly
>
>Marc
>
>
>msmall@aya.yale.edu
>Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
My current car, which I track as often as I can:
http://www.archiphoto.com/Various/GT3/index.htm
My knowledge of Corvairs, VWs, Tatras, Skodas and
Porsches comes from personal experience.
Unfortunately, so does my knowledge of Triumph
Heralds. The quote is a separate issue.
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