Comments on: FRONT DRIVE IS SAFER (Dec, 1930) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/18/front-drive-is-safer/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jerry http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/18/front-drive-is-safer/comment-page-1/#comment-1074604 Jerry Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:21:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8629#comment-1074604 One of the amusing novelties of Cords was that the transmission was in front of the engine, necessitating a very long shift-lever connection that went over the engine. The end of the shift lever was a knob that came out of the dashboard, similar to the shift levers on a Citroën 2CV. One of the amusing novelties of Cords was that the transmission was in front of the engine, necessitating a very long shift-lever connection that went over the engine. The end of the shift lever was a knob that came out of the dashboard, similar to the shift levers on a Citroën 2CV.

]]> By: Jari http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/18/front-drive-is-safer/comment-page-1/#comment-1073987 Jari Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:46:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8629#comment-1073987 Hmm... reminds me of a Scrooge McDuck's car with reeeally long bonnet, which he (=chauffeur) rear ended Donald's car... Hmm… reminds me of a Scrooge McDuck’s car with reeeally long bonnet, which he (=chauffeur) rear ended Donald’s car…

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/18/front-drive-is-safer/comment-page-1/#comment-1073984 Toronto Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:16:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8629#comment-1073984 Man, if I had $3000 1930 dollars, a time machine, and a massive zip-lock bag, I know what I'd buy myself for Christmas! Man, if I had $3000 1930 dollars, a time machine, and a massive zip-lock bag, I know what I’d buy myself for Christmas!

]]> By: Tracy B http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/18/front-drive-is-safer/comment-page-1/#comment-1073934 Tracy B Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:43:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8629#comment-1073934 The hood is long to fit an inline engine plus a transmission/differential with the engine and transmission inboard of the front axle. Later cars used Vee engines which were shorter and the engine was placed over the front axle. Transverse mounted engines that are so popular today were years in the future. Of course Cord could have tried the system used in Audi, where the engine overhangs the front axle. The hood is long to fit an inline engine plus a transmission/differential with the engine and transmission inboard of the front axle. Later cars used Vee engines which were shorter and the engine was placed over the front axle. Transverse mounted engines that are so popular today were years in the future.

Of course Cord could have tried the system used in Audi, where the engine overhangs the front axle.

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