My new project. And introduction.

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Ken, you might be interested in knowing that when Ford introduced its hydraulic brake system in 1939, it took another 11 years to just equal the superiority of the mechanical (cable) brakes of its 1937-38 predecessor.
People assume that the hydraulics were better because they were a newer system, and perhaps there was some truth in that for other manufacturers, but Ford refused to pay royalties for a better system until 1949. Today, of course, disc brakes rule, but that conversion can get pricey.