07-07-2020, 08:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2020, 08:32 PM by Bob Culver.)
Saving weight was very much the goal with the early cars (see the recent magnificent photo of an early chummy) and every little counted. Maybe a plate tends to make the centre of spring too rigid. Perhaps also an element of traditon from horse carts. No need to restrrin the bolt head whilst tightening. Also commercial hardware may not have been as cheap as today.
Some tasks on the Seven are slightly more awkward than could have been, but all is a dream compared with the typical modern for which just the right tool assemby and/or hands like a child seems to be needed for everything.
Some tasks on the Seven are slightly more awkward than could have been, but all is a dream compared with the typical modern for which just the right tool assemby and/or hands like a child seems to be needed for everything.