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 92
heir experience indiscriminately to car-riages, for the carriage problem is not a single-plane problem.Both the cycle and its wheels receive strains, and in a singleplane, while cycle riders save themselves and the machine bystanding on the pedals on rough spots. The automobile ridernever does… … Fig. 74a.—An American Gasoline Vehicle, equipped with side spring frame, after thefashion of several models of horse carriage. This style of underframe is very suitablefor light motor carriages, overcoming many of the disadvantages of the usual springconstructions. CHAPTER SEVEN. SPRINGS AND…
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