Great improvement in engines would have tended to eliminate change-speed gear, or use of perhaps one change; defects caused by very low center of gravity of chassis which is not necessary feature of design; wheel shimmy is result of modern car design; in many cars unnecessarily expensive torque and propeller shaft arrangements are adopted. (See also - discussion p 873-878)


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    Title :

    Modern motor car design -- Some criticisms and some suggestions


    Additional title:

    Royal Society Arts -- Jl


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    12 pages


    Remarks:

    7 Figs


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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