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Old 27th May 2020, 5:06 pm   #35
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Default Re: Code-Breakers:Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

Manufacturers were limited in access to raw materials. Certain stuff could only go into goods destined to bring in foreign currency, so the goods, once built were export only.

It led to some results which have lasted almost to today. Rover conserved their limited quota of steel by sticking an aluminium body on the Land Rover. Aluminium was a very rare material in the twenties, and then it became easier to get than steel for a while. Due to the time in which I grew up, I think aluminium is the right stuff for a radio chassis, and anything with steel is cheapskating.

David

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