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    A brief history of suspension

    Not a lot of technical info here but a very interesting short read.
    http://www.motorera.com/history/hist08.htm

    A video to suppliment:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8_aDjS3Vk

    The wikipedia article which includes some technical info:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_%28vehicle%29
    Last edited by 1990new; 06-05-2015, 09:54 PM.
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    Dang, I sure like that Stout-Scarab.
    I hate being Bi-Polar, it's awesome.

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    • #3
      Yes... wounder if one of those is in a museum somewhere?

      Here is another link that offers lots of easy to read information including the whys and hows.
      http://www.carbibles.com/suspension_bible.html

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      • #4
        That was a fun video.
        Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by frogman View Post
          Dang, I sure like that Stout-Scarab.
          Looks like there is a Stout-Scarab alive and well. The first minivan.
          Lots of components are actually built by Ford.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm-J1N9iPRs
          Last edited by 1990new; 06-07-2015, 11:57 AM.

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          • #6
            Note how many of the basic design elements are similar to the original VW Beetle, introduced in 1938. Ford had acquired the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1925. The company also worked with the Germans until we entered the war in 1941. So it is quite likely that Dr. Porsche knew of the Scarab and incorporated some of its design elements into the Beetle. Wiki article on Henry Ford
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            • #7
              The wicker headliner must have been fun to put in. Didn't realize that the vehicle was so big. Neat.
              I hate being Bi-Polar, it's awesome.

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