At 04:03 08/11/96 UT, you wrote:
>Here's a newbie question... If MGs are british cars, why are all the nuts
>bolts etc on these cars standard instead of metric? Were they just being
>conciderate to us Americans?
>Wade Shanley
>wadesh@msn.com
>74 MGB
>75 MGB
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Conciderate to americans? I don't think so.
Don't forget the British invented the imperial measurement system, if that's
what you mean by standard?
We only started 'properly' using the metric system recently, although most
engineers still have to convert to inches before being able to visualise sizes.
The only real question is WHY are we converting to the metric system, and
the only answer I can see is that all our politions are shares in tool
making companys
Jeremy ( we still use mph you know ) baxter
72 MG midget (in > 1000 bits)
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