[TR] Lucas Electrics

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-----Original Message-----
From: Skip Gurnee <skip47 at powernet.net>

Why does Lucas have such a bad reputation?  There's a story that Joseph
Lucas decided that HE would determine how long his products should 
last, and
had his engineers design them so that they would last just that long....

==AM==
I suppose there could be some truth to what sounds to be a bit of a 
legend. But then, Joseph Lucas himself died around 1902, so I doubt he 
had much personal influence on the design or durability of most of 
Lucas's automotive components! ;-)

--Andy  Mace

*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er, 
Triumph Herald engine with  wings.
 -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus  (22)

Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph 
Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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