The Reasons We Have Codes 14

[JedClampett]

For all the griping we do, it's good to have a historical reminder that our work isn't arbitrary and has a reason.

 

[BigInch]

Why only GM. Weren't all the buzzards at that feeding frenzy. What about the 10 something banks?

Richard Feynman's Problem Solving Algorithm
1. Write down the problem.
2. Think very hard.
3. Write down the answer.

 

[JohnRBaker]

And Chrysler. Note that the only reason Ford didn't go the bankruptcy/bailout route was because they would have had to suspend dividend payments and that is what the heirs to Henry Ford live on so they decided to just hunker-down and take it out of the employees hides.

John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
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[BigInch]

JedClampett (Structural)(OP)31 Jan 17 04:00
I can remember when the car companies said that requiring seat belts in cars and padded dashboards was needless government interference.

We've gone full circle now.

Richard Feynman's Problem Solving Algorithm
1. Write down the problem.
2. Think very hard.
3. Write down the answer.

 

[BrianPetersen]

JohnRBaker: My mom had a Rambler Classic same colour (I called it "mouse grey") only hers was a '66!

 

[Lou Scannon]

Some of you may not remember them, but cars from American Motors were the first with seat (lap) belts and self-adjusting brakes.

Hold on thar, my 55 Olds had self adjusting drum brakes. That was before AMC came to be, if I'm not mistaken. Or you mean one of their predecessors Nash, Hudson or Rambler already had them?

"Schiefgehen wird, was schiefgehen kann" - das Murphygesetz

 

[JohnRBaker]

American Motors was founded in 1954, when Nash and Hudson merged. As for the brakes, perhaps I was thinking of first to offer disc-brakes. Also, our classic had reclining seats, when no one else did:

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

John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without

 

[JohnRBaker]

For what it's worth (and in reference to my previous comment about Ford and how they avoided a bankruptcy/bailout):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ford-focus-china_us_5949efbbe4b0177d0b8a556d

John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without