Re: 1934 shock links

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/4/10 9:08:29

Dave, any idea why they varied the shock set up so much from year to year and model to model?

Some ideas. 1935 was a significantly revised and updated chassis so that's kind of obvious. As to 1001 and 1002 being different from each other, the 1001 was in some ways a continuation of the 1932 Light Eight, using up the left over bodies with new nose clips, but the 1002 was essentially the same as 1934. This could be kind of apparent if you check wheelbases, in 1933 the 1001 was 127 inches, but in 1934 the 1100 went back to what the 1932 Eight was of 129 (plus a fraction).

But why the difference (if the assumption is right) in 1934 between the Eight and Super Eight, I don't know. Checking the Twelve parts book might be revealing but I don't have one handy.