In a message dated 4/20/2009 8:03:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
pethier@comcast.net writes:
And, in a very funny article on braking by J.K.L. Setright, in Road &
> Track, Setright recounts that Sir William Lyons, in the midst of
> costing
> out the first XK-E, opted for standard brake linings instead of
> premium
> grade, because it would save 25p per car....
Really? The first XK-E? And they were already using the new money?
:-)
Phil
I can tell you that one of my engineering friends who worked at Standard
recounted the hours of testing and data taking to evaluate different
materials for the Standard automobile.They would test, take data, swap shoes
and
test some more. I don't know which one, but it was typical he said.
Mike Moore .
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