[TR] TR3 tires 6" rims

[MMoore8425 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/20/2009 8:03:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
pethier at 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 .