Jim;
I suppose that if aftermarket manufacturers came out with ones that were
longer for added leverage, Triumph could claim it had a "stroker crank".
: ^ )
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Waldron, James
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:12 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Required reading on electronics..
Up until the mid 70's (I think) Triumph (British Leyland) cars came
with a crank in the trunk. The US salesmen immediately removed them
as you could not sell a car to an American buyer and explain that the
crank 'was for starting you car on cold or wet mornings when the
electrics would not work'. You could usually find a pile of rusty
cranks somewhere behind the dealership.
Jim W.
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