Thread: MB Trivia - first in ABS?
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Old 03-06-2003, 05:39 AM
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Re: MB Trivia - first in ABS?
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Originally posted by dieseldude
[B]Mercedes-Benz was the first manufacturer of Disc Brakes in '68 (and have been standard on all cars since then).
Umm...didn't the Tucker Torpedo have 4 wheel disc brakes? I believe that was in '47 or '48, BTW...don't think they had ABS, but they also had seat belts and shatterproof glass windows in a time when that was unheard of...
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