Re: Canadian bomb sources and manufacturer of such

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199810082335.TAA00970@hme0.mailrouter01.sprint.ca> sbigelow@sprint.ca writes:

> Anyone know of Canadian sources for our old friend, the bomb? My local guy
> wants a whack o' cash...something on the order of $420. Please, I don't
> _really_ need to know how much they are in any other country.
> All they all manufactured by the same folks? I can't imagine more than one
> builder for such a odd-ball part...

They are all manufactured, as far as we can tell, by Lemforder.

The early 'simple' design (just a sphere, essentially) is apparently
identical with a Citroen suspension part.  The later complex thing with
check valves integrated, etc., seems to have been developed for the
Type 44 but is also used on the later ur-quattros.

Pete Reeve was recently clearing stock at GBP140 each for the later type.
He is very pessimistic about getting further supplies at prices much
below Audi's.

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