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The attached' .sheets.: detail1 our shipments'', of"disc brake
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thrji 1975.Kelsey-Hayes;i'was''the;:huiiaer:: of! disc brake
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calipers: 'andfother/asspeiated; hardware for1 diseubrakes i ,,
which they sold toi'FbrdC:T]Spring/Brummer; was}the!"pror,;3?*b'' is ^
ducer; of only the pads; which were drilled and riyeh(Sdr'r:',^`;'!';ls'iBii'>i '
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'approved . byiiitheni^; ;V?KeIley^H4yepj |was instructed /by/FprdW::' / fs} j
to' 'purchasbiaha^uss:; > Pur/ materials '-for: fcertaih 'applications'.'^
`it `is/our J (Understanding,'bhat pur1 materials- were only lap-:!'/';-1.
proved for certain heavy, duty applications namely, police 1 ' end, taxi fleets ' /.Because,,of thi's 'limited', application ;,bf><< b !! ^
our product r it is very likely that a mechanic working in ; "
a general service: dealership $would not comb in contactwith
pur productV Many/taxi and police fleets perfprm their r ,
vehicle serviee/repairinhouse.
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'bur material was 'limited in application by Ford for the'/ <V
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other suppliers particularly those who had a larger brake
manufacturing! base and/or tbose who were: vertically integrated.
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ourBellvood to our FranXfort:plaritinr1974 in `ah effort ; ' "
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