When I look at photographs of pre-war racers, often the leaf springs
are enclosed in either leather gaiters of they are wrapped in string.
I'd venture that the fact you can see the springs is a hint. The wrapping
might have kept the grease between the leaves in place and the dirt out.
Or it just kept your competitors from deducing your top-secret spring rates!
mjb.
ps: I think the IP switch for the autox.team.net services has settled down,
though there are stil some problems with other domains which are hosted
here. What fun.
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