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The new Checker would have a fully independent rear suspension. The design was based on a Firestone-developed system called the Marsh Mellow, a fabric reinforced rubber cylinder. A striking solution for Checker, the Marsh Mellow spring was known for reliability, corrosion resistance, low cost, and basic simplicity.
Hydrolastic is a type of space-efficient automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successor companies.. Invented by British rubber engineer Alex Moulton, and first used on the 1962 BMC project ADO16 under designer Alec Issigonis, later to be launched as the Morris 1100.
In 1950, Air Lift Company patented a rubber air spring that is inserted into a car's factory coil spring. The air spring expanded into the spaces in the coil spring, keeping the factory spring from fully compressing, and the vehicle from sagging. The air springs were also commonly used on NASCAR race cars for many years. [12]
Moulton also designed "Flexitor" rubber springs for the 1958 Austin Gipsy, an off-road vehicle. [ citation needed ] After the family business was acquired by the Avon Rubber Company in 1956, [ 11 ] Moulton established Moulton Developments Limited to design the suspension system for British Motor Corporation 's new small car, the Mini , that was ...
The family-owned business began designing, manufacturing, and producing springs that would effectively lower a car and give it enhanced performance, handling, and aesthetics. [ 1 ] H&R was the first manufacturer to submit a lowering spring to the Technischer Überwachungsverein certification body, and helped pioneer the aftermarket spring ...
Arizona: The Chuckbox. Tempe. The sign outside touts "over 278 sold," but The Chuckbox is likely to sell that many burgers in a day now. Watch as they grill your burger (and bun) over a mesquite ...
Marshmello Jordan Strauss/AP/Shutterstock When COVID-19 hit in 2020, everyone was wearing masks — but celebrity DJ Marshmello was ahead of the trend way back in 2015. Even those who don’t know ...
Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow [2] or marshmallow, [3] is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, ...