Good story Frank, Yeah, they're kind of odd cars, the engine sits in backwards (clutch and flywheel out front by the radiator), the ignition is on the floor between the seats, but it is fun to drive. And they do seem to have a following, kind of a subculture. I kind of fell into mine and discovered all this after owning it a while.
Yeah, GM owns SAAB now, but I know looking at the new models that the key is still between the seats! :-) William in Utah. ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:08 PM Subject: Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ... > William, > > When you mentioned much earlier in this thread that you have a Saab, I was > thinking that might be an apt automotive comparison to Pentax. Especially a > couple of years ago, before GM (is it GM that owns them?) acquired them, and > they were still a bit of an oddity over here. > > Somewhat iconoclastic, with an almost cultlike following, not exactly trend > setters, but what they do well, they do very well, at a reasonable price. > > My favourite Saab story comes from one of their first models, with the 2 > cycle engine. Apparently, the fanbelt was behind the engine, and a shaft > went over the top of the engine to the fan, in the front of the engine > compartment. Owners were fond of saying that their Saab had an "overhead > fanshaft" (keeping in mind that at this time - late 50's - an overhead > camshaft was only found on the most exotic racing engines). > > Oh well, I thought it was funny, anyway... > > <g> > > cheers, > frank > > > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > > >From: "William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ... > >Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:20:18 -0600 > > > >Hey, I resemble that comment! Well, mine's not that old, and it doesn't > >have a 2 cycle motor, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I doubt > >few would question about me being odd. > > > >:-) > > > >William in Utah. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > >
