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RE: Fly-off Emergency Brake

To: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
Subject: RE: Fly-off Emergency Brake
From: Ernest <barrister@lawref.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 96 10:14:05 -0800
I have studied the B and think it to be a small modification to move the spring 
point on the latch to convert it to a fly-off brake. Plan on trying it when I 
get time. 

Incidentally, the fly-off is an 'emergency' brake and the later self locking is 
a "parking brake' in proper terminology. The change was prompted by industry 
wide PR considerations of the time.

Ernest

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From:   <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
Sent:   Tuesday, November 26, 1996 18:00 PM
To:     <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject:        RE: Fly-off Emergency Brake

Ross MacPherson wrote:

>>Regarding the "stockness" I don't know about A's or
>>later Magnettes but I believe all T's and earlier did
>>indeed leave Abingdon with fly-off handbrakes.
>
Ross, the 'A's also left Abingdon fitted with a fly-off
handbrake ... I find it rather shocking to hear that later
models were not fitted with the proper handbrake. ;^)

Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
                      '61 MGA 1600 MkII

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