Re: Easamatic Rebuild Sources

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/8/13 20:47:19

Here's what happened in thw real world of the early to mid 1950's.
The old school prewar automotive DESIGNS was on their way OUT!!!! One of those very common prewar standards of design was the treadle type pedals. That is pedals comming thru the floor NOT hanging pedals. There were other issues such as WIDE ENGINES VIZ-VIZ V8's. I will not attempt to list them all
The BTV was an early QUICK AND DIRTY way to ggraft a power brake system onto an old school designed chassis of which hanging pedals were not yet in wide spread use. Other issues too.

So the manufaxturers, in this case packard , had to squeeze in apower unit around a design that was not originaly forcasted for power brakes.
Therefore the very ODD and PECULIAR INNER workings and features of the BTV.