[SEL] SAE origins please

[Peter Lowe]

Hi Steve
The Society of Automotive Engineers started out as the Society of Automobile 
Engineers. William Vandervoort of R&V Engines and Moline cars was a 
president at one stage. Their yearly transcations are interesting reading.
Peter, Oz



> Peter
> Found this interesting. Looked at some books that I have and in Dykes
> Automotive and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia (14th edition) the author 
> refers
> to SAE as the Society of Automotive Engineers. He goes on to talk about
> thread sizes and bolts and spanners made to fit the uts and bolts as 
> S.A.E.
> He also refers to another standard at the time called USS.
>
> Can copy the pages and send them if you are interested
>
> Steve
>
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> Subject: [SEL] SAE origins please
>
> Hi Guys
>
> What is the origin or wording behind the wrench sizes SAE, does SAE stand
> for Society of Automotive Engineers ????
> I have heard of SAE as we all have, but never bothered to work out what it
> means until I just stumbled across something on the Web today to do with
> R&V.
>
> Regards
> Peter Lowe
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