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Originally Posted by kach22i
Very nice example, I've never seen this one before.
Thanks to this thread I've learned that rolling resistance is due to weight, not the number of wheels. I have always wondered about that.
I once had the chance (1982-83 when he spoke at MSU) to show Buckminster Fuller my wedged shaped VW Beetle based trike. All he said to me was; The two wheels should be in front, you have it backwards.
I drew and clay modeled single front wheeled cars for another 20 years before giving in to the reverse trike layout. I'm a slow learner I guess.  |
My example is from
this book
which is worth a read for the development stories of the 2CV, the Traction Avant and the DS - all of which still seem to make modern cars feel quite basic.
