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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/7Woz270D1HE

Always did like the Triumph 2.5 PI.


How far things have moved on.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Surely 'Frank Cannon' yank tanks had cruise control and air bags prior to 1971....

....and fuel injection was around long before that. 2.5 Petrol Injection gives the game away.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'd want electric windows in my £55,000 car! 

[Andy B]

Jensen beat it to ABS ..... 

[dave the builder]

Wasn't the Carlton (Omega A) the first to have ABS as standard on all models/trim levels  IIRC

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Jensen beat it to ABS ..... 

Yes...Jensen FF of 1966. Crude by the standard of today but it  has to start somewhere.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Wasn't the Carlton (Omega A) the first to have ABS as standard on all models/trim levels  IIRC

I believe it was the S Class Merc of 1978. Some 12 years after a car that was made by men in brown coats with pens in their top pocket, from West Bromwich.

[Keith ABS]

 All mk3 Carltons built in Russelhiem

[Andy B]

Wasn't the Carlton (Omega A) the first to have ABS as standard on all models/trim levels  IIRC

I believe it was the S Class Merc of 1978. Some 12 years after a car that was made by men in brown coats with pens in their top pocket, from West Bromwich.

Surely it was the Scorpio Granada, and the S Class was the 1st to have ABS as an option ..... everything on a  Merc is an option.

[Andy B]

Jensen beat it to ABS ..... 

Yes...Jensen FF of 1966. Crude by the standard of today but it  has to start somewhere.

Maxaret.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxaret
also an option on Escorts/Orion & early Sierras but not widely taken up

[Andy B]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Scorpio

The most notable advance was the fitment of anti-lock braking system, the first time this feature had been made standard across the whole range on a mass-produced car.[2]

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'd want electric windows in my £55,000 car! 

Apparently that £55,000 from 1971 is worth £716,217.49 today, so I'd definitely feel ripped off having to wind the window up and down with a handle! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Scorpio

The most notable advance was the fitment of anti-lock braking system, the first time this feature had been made standard across the whole range on a mass-produced car.[2]

It may have been an option in 1978 but Merc drivers are wealthy so would have ticked the option box.

The Scorpio is too ugly for it's own good.

[Andy B]

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 ... but Merc drivers are wealthy so would have ticked the option box.
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not all Merc drivers 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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 ... but Merc drivers are wealthy so would have ticked the option box.
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not all Merc drivers

I do apologise.

I refer to Merc owners from Bury only.