Show FORD NEWS NEWSOne One of the things for or which the now Ford Oar fair has bas already become famous is its er easy rid rid- riding riding ing qualitIes rough roads Many factors contribute ever Aver to this e especially the low ratio of weight to flexible trans trans- transverse transverse Sprung weight ht the verse erso springs Houdaille hydraulic sh shock k absorbers etc but perhaps none more than the so-called so tor torque e etu tu tube drive This principle of taking the thrust from the rear axle was first introduced into automotive practice practice practice tice by the Ford FON Motor Company on the Model T car later been adopted on many of the finest Euro Euro- European European European and end American cars including the tho Lincoln torque torque rs 13 a I IThe surrounding the driving shaft sham It ItI takes the driving thrust from the ther I r rear axle and carries it to the uni- uni universal universal uni- uni versal joint housing a n point well forI forward for- for forward I ward on the chassis so 60 so that the caris car carI I is really pulled rather than pushed over the road This construction also lover relieves cs the tho rear spring of an any function function function tion that of supporting the i I load permits the leaves of i the sprin spring t to be made flexible and shackled at both ends resulting in free and normal action and an on easy absorption of road shocks Radius rods join the torque tube at atthe atthe atthe the for forged ed steel housing of the uni- uni universal universal uni universal versal joint adding strength th and rigidity rig- rig keeping the rear roar wheels in per per- perfect perfect per perfect alignment and further resulting in in improved riding qualities |