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Default Is our view of old engineering distorted by the products which survive?


"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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Radiators for most American Motors (Rambler) cars. They leaked when new.


Burned into my brain is the 1970's-era sight of brand new Harley
Davidson's sitting in a gleaming showroom...with a drip pan under each
bike to protect the floor from the drizzling oil.

Vaughn


Oh, yeah. I'm not a Harley guy but the reputation is that they went through
some real quality problems in the '60s and '70s.

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