About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution of brake systems from the 1950s to the 1970s and highlights the story of a key innovator in automotive safety.
Coming off a six percent grade in 1955, your brakes were a countdown. By the seventies, they were a backup system. The story of the man who built the thing that took the death out of the descent. Support Overcrest. Get cool stuff. https://www.patreon.com/c/overcrest
People in this episode
Host: Kris Clewell
Topics covered
- brake systems
- automotive history
- safety innovations
- 1950s technology
- engineering stories
Keywords
- brakes
- automotive safety
- 1955
- engineering
- innovation
- history
- descent
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