The metal sheet rocker arm has a transverse web which is connected with a pivotable support of the side walls arranged in alignment in the through holes (1,2). The through-holes are defined over the entire width of a cup-shaped storage area (3) for bearing on the axle. The storage ...
Although there were early hopes that the space frame and plastic panels would keep the P-car’s weight under 2,000 pounds (907 kg), the complete structure ended up just as heavy as — if not heavier than — a similarly sized all-steel monocoque. In its favor, the P-car’s structure ...
Aside from greatly increased fuel prices, the OPEC embargo brought fuel shortages across the United States. This sign was photographed in the window of a gas station in Lincoln City, Oregon, in October 1973. (Photo: “‘NO GAS’ SIGNS WERE A COMMON SIGHT IN OREGON DURING THE FALL OF 1973...