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Old 05-20-2021, 10:03 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Thank you for your quick reply. Ford Cobra?
No, transverse leaf spring with swing arms!

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Old 05-20-2021, 10:13 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Wishbone => split wishbone => 4-bars?
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Old 05-22-2021, 10:28 AM   #43 (permalink)
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No, transverse leaf spring with swing arms!
Like the early jag XKE rear, or a wishbone Ford solid front axle ? Or something different still? Illustrations help.
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It's a tease to see if we will guess '68 and later Corvette.
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It's a tease to see if we will guess '68 and later Corvette.
I don’t think people are mentioning true swing axles with a transverse leaf spring yet are they?
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Tatra?


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_chassis
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Yes that’s certainly one. But I was thinking of a 1950s/1960s UK car.
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I guess it's not the Jowett Jupiter, so someone else will have to take a shot.
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