Was Chrysler First with ABS?

It became available in 71 with the Imprial. I drove one (new btw) and tried
it in winter. Way cool than but quite primitive by today. IT pulsed VERY
slowly with greaty heaving and shuddering in the car and pedal. THe
controller was enourmouns took up most of the trunk (which was mafia sized)
(meaning it could hold quite a few stiffs) ;-) It was also very trouble
prone.
I believe the literature we had in our shop said it the FIRST PRODUCTION
vehicle with this feature. The rest of youcan fight over it ;-) I just had
hands on knowledge of it.
Larry
"Zentraleinheit" > wrote in message
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>I remember reading somewhere that Chrysler Offered an ABS system on at
>lease
> one of its big cars in the late 60' or early 70's.
>
> But, the earliest reference I can find are for a 79 MB and a 79 BMW
>
> Am I correct, or am I confusing my cars?
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>

Okay - thanks




"Joe" > wrote in message
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> It was Mark III, 1969, and that was rear wheels only.
>
> The wikipedia article is just wrong. It's a history of Bosch systems only.
>
> "NJ Vike" > wrote in message
> k.net...
>>I thought it was first added to the Lincoln Mark IV first?
>>
>> Oh, well.
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>> Ken
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>> "Coasty" <uscg_ret at comcast dot net> wrote in message
>> . ..
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>>> "MoPar Man" > wrote in message
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>>>> Zentraleinheit wrote:
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>>>>> I remember reading somewhere that Chrysler Offered an ABS system
>>>>> on at least one of its big cars in the late 60' or early 70's.
>>>>
>>>> My '73 Chrysler/Plymouth service manual has a section on an ABS
>>>> system. It was probably an option on the VIP and Newport.
>>>
>>> Nope,
>>> Anti-lock braking systems were first developed for aircraft. An early
>>> system was Dunlop's Maxaret system, introduced in the 1950s and still in
>>> use on some aircraft models. This was a fully mechanical system. It saw
>>> limited automobile use in the 1960s in the Ferguson P99 racing car, the
>>> Jensen FF and the experimental all wheel drive Ford Zodiac, but saw no
>>> further use; the system proved expensive and, in automobile use,
>>> somewhat unreliable. The first car (worldwide) to have ABS fitted as
>>> standard (across the entire range) was the Ford Granada Mk 3 (of 1985).
>>>
>>> The German firm Bosch had been developing anti-lock braking technology
>>> since the 1930s, but the first production cars using Bosch's electronic
>>> system became available in 1978. They first appeared in trucks and the
>>> Mercedes-Benz S-Class. ABS Systems were later introduced on motorcycles
>>>
>>> Coasty
>>>
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MoPar Man wrote:

> Zentraleinheit wrote:
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>
>>I remember reading somewhere that Chrysler Offered an ABS system
>>on at least one of its big cars in the late 60' or early 70's.
>
>
> My '73 Chrysler/Plymouth service manual has a section on an ABS
> system. It was probably an option on the VIP and Newport.

Nope. Imperial.