On Cars, and their Electrics (was: [TenTec] Orion----Why it is so late in...

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Well, now there's a posting that brought back memories. Actually, Lucas was 
not the worst. The absolute pits was the Spanish outfit that made the famous 
or infamous Motoplat CDI ignition systems. Great ignitions systems on the 
rare occasions they worked. 

Prewar (WWII) Lucas gauges and most electrics were fairly decent, stacked up 
against the rest of the world. By today's standards, poor. 

The Jag's problems were mostly trying to do too much with too little. So the 
axles, for example, worked a while and then broke. As did the differential 
gears, the driveshaft, etc., etc., ad nauseum. And yes, Ford's 
instrumentation should be a major upgrade. As should any other improvement 
that adds a few ounces of metal in the stress points.

And back when I was a kid, it wasn't the Lucas Smoke theory. It was the 
Armstrong Smoke Theory. And if you ever worked on one of the early Armstrong 
system FM radios you would know why. Especially after some hayseed implement 
mechanic tightened all the screws. 

73  Pete Allen  AC5E