What Cars Used the Girling Brake System?
Fotolia.com”> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.co.uk/images/a07/a7/42/cars-used-girling-brake-system-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Girling brake systems have influenced the braking system used by cars today. Albert H. Girling patented the Girling brake system in 1925. Girling, also known as Captain Girling, used a wedge/roller actuated drum brake for the Girling brake system. The Girling brake system was used for many types of cars, including racing cars and road cars. Some aspects of the Girling brake system are still used today. Girling sold the Girling brake system patent to the New Hudson Company in 1929. The Joseph Lucas Group purchased the manufacturing company in 1938 and then purchased the patent in 1943. New Hudson Company The original Girling brake system was used for the basic road cars that most people had in the early 1900s. Ford, Rover, Austin and Riley all used the Girling brake system once it was purchas