The Jalopy Journal
Later entries show materials from 2013, so before then. How long before, I don't know.
This came up, as it does, in the course of looking for something else: [IMG] Eight motorcycle-style Dell'Ortos (presumably SS1-42s) on a Cadillac...
Figoni & Falaschi, in the years when they were neither phoney nor flashy: [IMG] On a Delage D8. Note the cool Lalique rooster.
That's a Bugatti Type 23 under that radiator cowl. I'm not sure: is the engine offset or merely tucked far forwards?
Chances are the stock spindles don't follow the middle-of-the-rear-axle rule either.
Probably. I'm not saying all cars should be this way. It's just something to keep in mind, one more design option — if you happen to find yourself...
No more than a three-piece ifs tie bar. And it opens up all kinds of possibilities of working the drag link from one of the idler arms. I hate...
If you do as @alchemy suggests everything would work as on a Model A. You'd just have a spare hole on the passenger side steering arm.
The front wheels will always follow a wider radius than the rear wheels in a turn. Take another look at that Wikipedia pic. The only way to get...
Taking your baseline condition of the inside front wheel at 45° makes the math really simple. The condition shown in my first pic, the one off...
I post this with some trepidation lest I equip some people with just enough knowledge to screw things up entirely. I've mentioned heuristics...
Cable and bobbin steering was quite common on the lighter cyclecars.
I came across this today: [IMG] No accompanying information, though.
The UK one is by @UKAde (Adrian Ward) on here.
Haven't we had the Claveau yet? [IMG] "Claveau 1927 "Built by Émile Claveau, Paris, France. The car on the image is a prototype from ± 1927 that...
Am I missing something?
Caught in the wild: "Bridges Lightning Bug "Is a streamline concept car created by Dr Calvin Blackman Bridges in the mid 30’s USA, built based...
Fats and skinnies! a very good example.
The earlier (? top) iteration has a sort of German expressionist cinema vibe going on, though it falls apart aft of the leading edge of the rear...
I saw that on another forum. My first thought was Spohn, but apparently they never came near the car. Perhaps the owner was going for that...
Mine is a detail out of a concept drawing I did of a stretched '27 T "Torpedo", inspired by a much bigger 1928/9 body by Jarvis on a Rolls-Royce...
I was trying to get to something like that here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/why-so-low.1310473/page-6#post-15142053 My theory is...
I'm sure shortened cars can be done well, even if I don't care enough to figure out what the key to that would be. But they aren't part of the...
I was replying to @anthony myrick , who posted the second video.
All I'm saying is, divide, don't multiply.
1mm = 0.03937007874" — approximately. It's easier to work the other way round, because 25.4mm = 1" exactly.
I've been trying to articulate a theory of aesthetics based on a definition of beauty as the characteristic appearance of that which is admirable,...
When I came out of ICU after my heart attack, 19 years ago, they had me parked outside Ward 2B while they figured out where I was supposed to be....
This seems to have become relevant: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/ultralight-cars-how-low-can-you-go.246587/
Some literally. Cape Town's actual Paradise Road isn't really suited to the purpose, though to be honest it's more sweepy than twisty: [ATTACH]...
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