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The idea of antilocks has been around for years. They first were used on airplanes in the 1950s. A rear-wheel system was developed for the 1969 Ford Thunderbird, and the 1971 Chrysler Imperial had four-wheel antilocks. Availability has grown steadily in more recent years. Antilocks were standard on 1985 S class Mercedes models and standard or optional on about 30 domestic and foreign car models during the 1987 model year. Availability soared to 90 models the next year. Globally, currently the antilocks are on about 71 percent of all new cars sold and 92 percent of light trucks. |
