[Chapman-era] What kind of rear axle is in this Caterham? unclassified

[Rod Bean]

I knew that Spitfires came from Heralds and not 10s.  Brain fade.

Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: pethier at comcast.net
>Sent: Mar 10, 2009 12:15 PM
>To: Rod Bean <rodbean at earthlink.net>
>Cc: usa at se7ens.net, chapman-era at autox.team.net, sevens at se7ens.net, Lotus-cars at autox.team.net, "BRADSHAW PHILIP,LT CDR" <PHILIP.BRADSHAW at NZDF.mil.nz>
>Subject: Re: [Chapman-era] What kind of rear axle is in this Caterham? unclassified
>
>----- "Rod Bean" <rodbean at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Well there you go Phil.  That's a lot of good information.
>> 
>> You know, of course that the original equipment diff on most of the
>> Sevens came from a Triumph 10 (small sedan 
>
>One of our Minnesota Triumphs members has one of these and 
>
>> which was, in turn, the
>> basis for the Spitfire).  
>
>The Spitfires was born of the Herald, with a swing-axle rear suspension.
>
>> Once Seven owners started to put sticky
>> tires and increase the horsepower, the Cortina diff became a better
>> choice for many.
>
>The way I heard it, Triumph 10 axles became difficult to obtain.  Chapman probably had gotten a good deal on a warehouse-full of them in the first place, and when they ran out it was time to move on.
>
>Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L   1979 Caterham 7
>1993 Suburban  1994 Miata C-package  2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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