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 86
lers are more liable UNDERFRAMES OF MOTOR CARRIAGES. 73 to upset than are carriages with four wheels, which would verylikely be the case were an attempt made to elevate one rear wheelat too great an angle. But, as may be readily understood, a four-wheeler would be no more stable under such unusual… … Fig. 70.—The Knox Three-wheeled Gasoline Phaeton, showing angle iron underframe,three-point support and steering connections. passable to a four-wheeled carriage. For, provided the carriagebe properly designed, and the proportions of breadth, length andheight, the weight of the machinery and body,…
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