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• Swing axle — A swing axle is a simple type of independent suspension first used in early aircraft (1910 or before), such as the Sopwith and Fokker, usually with rubber bungee and no damping. Many later motor car rear swing axles have universal joints… …   Wikipedia

• swing axle — An independent rear suspension system in which each driving wheel can move up or down independently of the other. The differential unit is bolted to the frame and various forms of linkage are used upon which to mount the wheels. Drive axles,… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Suspension (vehicle) — Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose – contributing to the car s handling and braking for good active safety and driving …   Wikipedia

• Independent suspension — is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump in the road) independently of each other. This is contrasted with a beam axle, live axle or deDion system in… …   Wikipedia

• Chapman strut — Lotus Twelve The Chapman strut is a design of independent rear suspension used for light cars, particularly sports and racing cars. It takes its name from, and is best known for its use by, Colin Chapman of Lotus. The characteristic feature of… …   Wikipedia

• Bicycle suspension — refers to the system or systems used to suspend the rider and all or part of the bicycle in order to protect them from the roughness of the terrain over which they travel. Bicycle suspension are used primarily on mountain bicycles, but are also… …   Wikipedia

• Maikäfer — Josef Ganz in the Maikäfer prototype, 1931 Maikäfer was the nickname of an automobile prototype, built in 1931 by German engineer Josef Ganz at Adler. Contents …   Wikipedia

• Austro-Fiat — The Austro Fiat was a make of cars by Osterreichische Fiat Werke AG, Vienna, from 1921 to 1936. It was founded in 1907, but FIAT production for the Austrian market did not commence until 1912, and it was not until 1921 that vehicles of Austrian… …   Wikipedia

• Dante Giacosa — Fiat 500 Dante Giacosa (January 3, 1905 March 31, 1996) was an Italian car designer. His work covered a large range from minicars to sports cars, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solution at the time to meet the… …   Wikipedia

• Berkeley cars — There were two manufacturers of British Berkeley cars. HistoryBerkeley (1)The first company made some 18 hp cars in 1913. The engine was quoted as a 75x100, 1764 cc unit of unknown origin. Little else is known of them.Berkeley (2)The second was… …   Wikipedia

• Mercedes-Benz 380 (1933) — The Mercedez Benz 380 is a model designation of an automobile designed and built by German manufacturer Mercedez Benz in 1933. In 1933, the Mercedes Benz 380 sports tourer was one of the most advanced cars on the market.[citation needed] The W22… …   Wikipedia