First to 300 mph

[55chevr]

Ah ... Lucas - the prince of darkness ...

[trimmers]

Don't sell Lucas short!  Their products have been the inspiration for many things we take for granted today:  intermittent wipers, self-dimming headlights, battery disconnects, etc.

Jeff in Boise
(owner of two Lucas-equipped cars)

[Rex Schimmer]

If you don't like Lucas electrics, and I don't!, then don't fly in a 747 they have Lucas electrics! Or at least the early ones did.

Rex

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Ultimate fear was once described to me as being on the launch pad in the shuttle, all engines are lit, the instrument lights flicker and a small sign on the dash says electrics by Lucas! 

[Malcolm UK]

Jeff

I take it that Lucas was not the answer to the room temperature question.  (My race car had Lucas ignition system and worked well).

Cold will kill a 'live beer', which is the type we generally like over here - but the youngsters today have taken to drinking lager beers that like US beers need to be drunk cold.

Malcolm

[trimmers]

Malcolm:

Actually, "Lucas refrigerators" was the answer.   I think that although the Lucas system in your race car may be fine, millions of British car owners might have a problem or two with the Lucas equipment in their vehicles!

Jeff in Boise

[55chevr]

I must be the only one that owned a British bike with a Lucas Mag ... 2 drops of water and it was done for the day ...

[Peter Jack]

I always found that I could drive through rain storms all day with no problem, but if I was crossing a desert with a mirage of a lake in the distance my British vehicle would silently glide to a halt. The trick was to unclip the distributor cap and dry off the inside or spray everything with WD40. The result was a perfect running vehicle till the next illusion.

Pete