Re: Weight Distribution- Convertible Coupe

Posted by TxGoat On 2023/4/14 21:39:39

Early tires were notoriously un-dependable, and what roads existed were usually rough and well-salted with horse shoe nails and other debris. Pre-1920 cars were often festooned with dual sidemounts and dual rear mounts, and perhaps a couple of spare casings and tubes lashed on somewhere. Prudent motorists carried assorted tools and patching supplies, boots, liners, tire pumps, etc, and many larger cars had an on-board air compressor. By the late 1930s, sidemounts were as much a styling feature as anything else, much like the "Continental" rear mount spares and faux-spares that were in vogue in the 1950s and early 60's.