I suspect IFT was one of us un the Trade who knew the truth!
No Steve, just an unhappy user of their products. Who remembers modifying a rubber glove to put over the distributor cap on early Minis, to keep the rain out?
The well-deserved epithet originated in the USA. I first heard it on the wonderful NPR Saturday morning show, Car Talk hosted by Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers!
Listen to their shows here:
Car Talk