Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 424
eflectionfrom the course. This fact relieves the controlling lever fromall unpleasant vibration, and no muscular effort is needed to holdthe vehicle in its course. A slight pressure on either side of thelever will deflect the vehicle. It is therefore possible to steerwith the thumb and finger, and… … Fig. 316.—Oldsmobile Six-horse-power Runabout. The Oldsmobile and Control.—The popular Oldsmobile is atypical form of the reachless side-spring construction, alsoadopted by the Knox and other light and medium weight Ameri-can gasoline carriages. The underframe consists of two 6-leaflongitudinal…
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