. Automotive industries . of protecting the chassis parts from road shock andexcessive stresses resulting from failure to provide properspringing. The entire chassis can be lifted by two menand the spring action is so soft that considerable deflec-tions of the springs result from a rocking motion easilyimparted to the chassis frame by one hand. The car isalso easy running. It can be readily moved by graspingthe propeller shaft in the hand and imparting to it aturning effort. All the springs are semi-elliptic. Thosein front are 31 in. long and the rear pair 40 in. long. Theleaves are tapered, b
. Automotive industries . of protecting the chassis parts from road shock andexcessive stresses resulting from failure to provide properspringing. The entire chassis can be lifted by two menand the spring action is so soft that considerable deflec-tions of the springs result from a rocking motion easilyimparted to the chassis frame by one hand. The car isalso easy running. It can be readily moved by graspingthe propeller shaft in the hand and imparting to it aturning effort. All the springs are semi-elliptic. Thosein front are 31 in. long and the rear pair 40 in. long. Theleaves are tapered, being thinner at their outer ends, andmade of silico-vanadium steel. Lubrication of chassis partsis provided by 21 Alemite connections where necessary. The frame is of % in. pressed steel and has a 4 at the rear end. Three hot riveted cross members,one under the radiator, one just aft of the gearbox andthe third just aft of the rear axle, are provided. The twoforward cross members carry the subframe used to sup-. port engine and gear-box. Five Stewartwire wheels, withfour 27 x 3]2 tires, arefurnished as stand-ard equipment. Theroad clearance is 8in. The 5 gal. gasolinetank and the sparewheel are carried atthe rear of the chas-sis. Fuel feed is bythe Giorgio Georgyvacuum system to a1 in. Zenith carbure-ter. Inlet and ex-haust manifolds arecast in one piece, toprovide heat to va-porize the charge. The car is claimed to make 35 miles per gallon of gaso-line. One of the novel features of the car is the adjustablesteering gear. This is of the worm and wheel type andis mounted on top of the chassis frame, with the steeringarm outside. It can be furnished for either right or lefthand drive, as desired. The steering column can be raisedand lowered from the drivers seat to suit the driversconvenience. It is locked in the desired position by anadjustable link, the forward end of which is connected tothe dash. It will be noted that nearly all the units in the car are
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