While spending a relaxing evening under my car, my mind began to wander. I
was pondering the wonders of Lucas and its historical evolution.
When I first started driving MGs, Lucas was the joke of the day. Sure, the
usual breakdowns had some Lucas origin. I heard debates on the virtues of
replacing Lucas components with those from Motorola and other companies. And
there were the jokes about Lucas refrigerators and the like.
But I still bought Lucas parts because they were the original components,
regardless of their reputation.
One day several years ago, we received a shipment at work. I immediately
noticed the familiar Lucas insignia although it was green. I worked at an
analytical lab, and the shipment was some samples from Lucas Aerospace in
North Dakota. When I talked to the customer, I asked about his connection to
Lucas Electrical. They were the same company! Lucas was now a respectable
company into other ventures.
In the past several years, it seems that Lucas has made some sort of come
back. When I went to get a replacement alternator for my Toyota Landcruiser,
the local parts store actually sold me a Lucas model!
Has anyone else noticed this? Is Lucas now top of the line? And what is
Lucas' reputation in England these days?
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David Councill
dcouncil@imt.net
http://www.imt.net/~dcouncil/home.html
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