Over the last decade or so, we’ve seen quite a few homebuilt hot rods using quarter-elliptic springs. For a very light and simple vehicle, even semi-elliptics represent too much weight and complexity, and quarter-elliptics offer much lower axle location. Of course, nothing’s new under the sun, as we see from these photos sent in by […]
We’ve just heard from organizer and Hudson godfather Jack Miller in Ypsilanti, Michigan, who tells us that the Orphan Car Show, flooded out by downpours that thudded out of supercell thunderstorms two weekends ago, is back on. The new date is Sunday, September 26. The location is the show’s longtime home, Riverside Park in Ypsilanti.
Aha! Bet you thought for a moment that I gave up and just wasn’t gonna post a standalone U. You might’ve even thought I was gonna just let the rest of the Automotive Alphabet slide by and hope nobody noticed it. Never such a thought passed through my mind! It just kinda took a little […]