Sorry. It is NOT an Amazon. It's a PV
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 8. april 2006 16:41 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Re: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > > Yep. Thats a Amazon > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 8. april 2006 15:59 > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: Re: Re: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > > > > > > > > > > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2006/04/08 Sat AM 10:44:53 GMT > > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > > Subject: Re: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > > > > > > Reminds me of a Polish car from the 70s (I think) called the Warszawa. > > > Perhaps the Poles made it under license after Volvo ceased making it. > > By > > > all accounts it was a real tank. Fuel consumption was measured in > > gallons > > > per mile. Or more likely, litres per metre. > > > > > Which was a copy of a Russian car. Which was a knock-off of and > American > > car. Which explains the fuel economy. I know a couple of owners of > > Warszawas. They are OK for the era (1950's) without needing any > allowance > > for the place of construction. I think the Volvo is an Amazon. > > > > m > > > > > > > > On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:26:17 +0100, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Looks a bit like this one: > > > > > > > > Volvo PV544 (1958-1965) > > > > > > > > <http://www.volvocars.com/NR/rdonlyres/187F1E1C-1007-419A-8B5B- > > 0866D3D06623/0/PV544_01_maxi.jpg> > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/zenyk> > > > > > > > > Try this page for all things old Volvo: > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.volvocars.com/VolvoCars.Web.Sites/Templates/General/DropdownSe > > arch.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b2650AC61-0A83-4436-A6A0- > > > 146C36A9484E%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fcorporation%2fHeritage%2fHeritageModels%2 > > ehtm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest#> > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/fmhyl> > > > > > > > > Dave S > > > > > > > > On 4/8/06, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Markus Maurer wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Hi Paul > > > >> > > > >> [...] > > > >> > > > >> > Here is a Volvo for the "car guy" in you, a test shot with the > > lovely > > > >> Pentax > > > >> > A 24mm 2.8 lens last Sunday: > > > >> > > > > >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4309016&size=lg > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > greetings > > > >> > Markus > > > >> > > > >> Hi Markus, > > > >> > > > >> What model and year is that Volvo? > > > >> I can't decide whether it's quite old or just a model we don't get > in > > > >> America... Or both! > > > >> What throws me is the grill. The rest of the car could be 30 years > > old, > > > >> but > > > >> I've never seen that grill shape. > > > >> > > > >> My first Volvo was a 1958 122S. > > > >> > > > >> keith whaley > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy." - > > > > Spike Milligan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > > > >
