17-05-2020, 09:08 PM
Herbert was a very accompished illustrator and produced professional level drawings, so the Seven musings do seem vey doodly.
The torque tube drive as model T and successors was very popular and avoided wind up problems in heavy going, sand, mud etc as then often encountered. The Seven variant seems complex and more prone to steer. Did anyone else adopt? Maybe he wqs dodging patents which explains layouts on many old cars. Considering the huge travel evident in trial pictures, it is surprising that the splayed springs seem so satisfactory. Presumably the chassis springs to accomodate the width variation.
The torque tube drive as model T and successors was very popular and avoided wind up problems in heavy going, sand, mud etc as then often encountered. The Seven variant seems complex and more prone to steer. Did anyone else adopt? Maybe he wqs dodging patents which explains layouts on many old cars. Considering the huge travel evident in trial pictures, it is surprising that the splayed springs seem so satisfactory. Presumably the chassis springs to accomodate the width variation.