[Fot] automotive design

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here's a link to wikipedia, it's a good summary


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_brake


BTW they were originally advertised as "spot" brakes (aircraft term).


Glen










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From: BillDentin at aol.com

To: spreiss at verizon.net

Cc: fot at autox.team.net

Sent: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 10:34 am

Subject: Re: [Fot] automotive design





In a message dated 01/06/2008 9:00:19 AM Central Standard Time,   spreiss at verizon.net 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        **************  Start the year off right.  Easy ways to stay in shape.         http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489  _______________________________________________  http://www.team.net/donate.html    Fot mailing list  Fot at autox.team.net  http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot  


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