Crash safety
 

Is anyone aware of a good book on crash safety?

Ralph Nader "Unsafe At Any Speed". :)

Else any sanctioning bodies technical requirements. The Edison2 designer, Oliver Kuttner said, "as racers we know a lot about high speed collisions".

https://i.postimg.cc/q77dSPf3/IMG-0891.jpg

and for a historical context:

https://i.postimg.cc/VvqTdgQw/IMG-0902.jpg

The book "Unsafe at Any Speed" is not technically sound and was repudiated by a government panel of experts including Ray Caldwell. Yes I have driven Corvairs and studied suspension design.

Hence the :)

I wasn't able to forgive Nader for what he did. GM was trying to get to four-wheel independent suspension and they'd already resolved the deficiency but he torpedoed new car sales and forced GM back to the middle of the lane.

I've got a swing-axle five speed with Type III drums waiting 'on the bench' right now.

I went to a lot of Corvair meets when I was a kid. Never felt the slightest bit threatened.

Lincoln "Corvair", seem odd for them to reuse that name.

The jacking of the swing axle is cured by an anti roll bar.

For the record, here's what we're talking about:

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https://cdn-0.enacademic.com/pictures/enwiki/67/Corvair_rear_suspension_'64_&_'65.jpg

Here's the other solution:

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Nader for president!