And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The early C-Types had twin SU carburetors while the later ones had triple Webers. You can't blame the wiring on Lucas, they made switches, lights, relays and motors but not wiring. Rolls-Royce used Lucas components and Lucas was a major manufacturer of aircraft electric components for the RAF through WWII and into the '80s. Al_in_Ottawa
Speaking of English gauges, in the 60's Road & Track there was a picture of a British fighter instrument panel with the caption, "Smith's gauges that work"
I worked for the aerospace division of Smiths until we were acquired by GE in 2007. It was always fun to see the logo pop up on dashboards in old British movies.
The major flaw was the Lucas wiring and fuel injection.
ReplyDeleteThe early C-Types had twin SU carburetors while the later ones had triple Webers.
ReplyDeleteYou can't blame the wiring on Lucas, they made switches, lights, relays and motors but not wiring. Rolls-Royce used Lucas components and Lucas was a major manufacturer of aircraft electric components for the RAF through WWII and into the '80s.
Al_in_Ottawa
Speaking of English gauges, in the 60's Road & Track there was a picture of a British fighter instrument panel with the caption, "Smith's gauges that work"
ReplyDeleteI thought that Smith instruments were the benchmark for quality?
DeleteI worked for the aerospace division of Smiths until we were acquired by GE in 2007. It was always fun to see the logo pop up on dashboards in old British movies.
DeleteDoes not get any better than that...
ReplyDeleteRed barchetta
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the C did away with fender-mounted turn indicators.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thing.