Filed under: Classics, Technology, Audi, Chrysler
Unintended acceleration didn’t start with Toyota, nor did it start with the Audi 5000 – it’s probably been around since the first man put a leg over what he thought was a tamed horse.
Automobile Magazine takes a look at the phenomenon of accidentally wide-open throttles circa 1957, when Chrysler began the process of putting Bendix Electrojet fuel injectors into four of its models. At one point, a test car flooded when the injector’s signals were confused while passing a radio broadcast tower. It’s a good read so we won’t spoil it for you – follow the link below for the full story. And if you see the only remaining Electrojet-equipped Chrysler – the rest were retrofitted with carburetors – keep an eye on it…
[Source: Automobile]
Automobile takes a look at the early history of ‘sudden acceleration’ originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.