The Romance Of The Motorcar AKA The Motorcar And Its Mechanism Record H Reel 10 (1935)
Reel 10. The springing system is described. Its location is shown on drawings. Strain acting on the frame when the car is in motion is demonstrated. Weaving and lozenging are illustrated. The modern X braced frame is shown. Various drawings show how springs are used to absorb road shocks. C, U of nuts and bolts holding the springing system to the chassis of the car. Car on its side to show the springing system. C, U of the springing system moving and of the shackles which bind. Five best known types of spring are described and illustrated. The latest idea torsion rod springing is explained. A cartoon door is seen opening and closing to show the torsion rod. This principle is applied to the back axle. Blue Bird mentioned in an intertitle as using this kind of spring. Shock absorbers are described and illustrated. Film ends with first a stationary shot of a car (Morris of some type) then shot of the car driving away from the camera down a country road. Note: the original title
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