From: Phil Payne 

> For the Brits, I'll just breathe the name "Lucas," and mention carbon
throwout
> bearings.  How many miles could an Austin 7 or Ford Popular run before
> overhaul, at 40 mph on crowned roads?

I worked extensively with Lucas on early alternators (replacing dynamos -
remember them?) and found both them and their products _EXCELLENT_.

The Lucas problem was the sales farce, which cut specifications instead of
prices and led to 96% of Lucas-equipped vehicles running around with
underspecified components.  Of course they were going to fail.

But the epithet: "Lucas, Prince of Darkness" belongs to sales,
not product or engineering.

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