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Salopian
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
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Location: Newport Shropshire
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I think most of us of a certain age can recall the bobbing 50's Austins so well described by Jim - the front suspension and steering on the contempory Morris was far superior and the cars handled much better. The period trick was gear oil (for a short period anyway) but replacement at frequent intervals the only real answer.
At night you got dazzled as they bobbed up and down coming towards you as well - ah memories!
Back to reality - when the shocks are ineffective the cars were/are just plain dangerous to drive. You can live with it to a degree but when the emergency happens you are in real trouble.
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008
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Location: Chesterfield
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Back to reality - when the shocks are ineffective the cars were/are just plain dangerous to drive. You can live with it to a degree but when the emergency happens you are in real trouble. |
Hear, Hear. How do you type a SHOUT???
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