[Fot] automotive design

[KEVIN LYNCH]

(Found while Googling) The Citrokn DS of 1955, with powered inboard front disc
brakes, and the 1956 Triumph TR3 were the first European production cars to
feature modern disc brakes.
      Kevin

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: BillDentin at aol.com<mailto:BillDentin at aol.com>
  To: spreiss at verizon.net<mailto:spreiss at verizon.net>
  Cc: fot at autox.team.net<mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] automotive design


  In a message dated 01/06/2008 9:00:19 AM Central Standard Time,
  spreiss at verizon.net<mailto:spreiss at verizon.net> writes:


  > I am of the understanding that the 1957 TR3 was the first production car
in
  > the world to come with front disc brakes as standard equipment. Can
anyone
  > provide the story of how this coup came to pass? It seems so "un-Standard"
  > for
  > them to have been ahead of the curve in the application of modern
automotive
  > design at the time.
  >
  >

  Steve...

  I'm no expert, but that would really surprise me.  I think other production
  based cars had them previously.  They were 'upstairs' not 'down stairs'
cars.
  I think the TR3 may have been the first (or among the first) of the
  'economically priced' (read cheap) sports cars to feature them.  Seems I
remember early
  ads touting the fact that they were $2,500 and had dual carbs, bucket seats,
  AND disc brakes.

  Bill Dentinger



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