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To: "John Macartney" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>, "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>, <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: When computers got involved with car manufacture...
From: "Rave Racer" <Ravewar@home.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 03:27:38 -0400
References: <003401c0d1c3$4db661c0$28ed07c3@jonmac>
        My hazard switch operates my radiator fan.

    1989 Jetta GTX 1.8 16V (Frankenstein)


> I spent a happy two hours yesterday with two former industry
> colleagues discussing 'times past' and the advent of computerised
> production control for vehicle manufacture. The 'howlers' that were
> resurrected were not directly attributable to  the computer (which
> usually got the blame at the time) but input data coding errors.
> Herewith a brief summary:
> - An Austin 1300 saloon with two doors on the right and one on the
> left with the tilting seat to give access to the rear fitted alongside
> the door where it wasn't needed.
> - An Midget with the steering wheel on the left and pedals on the
> right
> - A Spitfire with wire wheels at the front, disc wheels at the back
> and one of each for a spare in the boot
> - A Marina with limeflower front seats and autumn leaf rears - and
> appropriate carpeting throughout in both colours fitted one on top of
> the other (sort of)
> - Hillman Imps (plenty of them) with one of each dip left and dip
> right headlamp or with permutations of varying bulb power in white and
> yellow  and all on the same car
> - There were a variety of wiring issues. Footbrake switch operating
> wipers or washers, hornbutton operating the hazard warnings, and
> headlamp flasher operating the horn.
> Why don't they make 'em like that today?

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