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    Ian P
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      @ianp

      I thought you were referring to the Elan suspension (Doughnuts are in the drive train and not part the suspension). I got my Elan (I still have it) in the 60s and had two acquaintances with Spitfires, one of whom manage to flip his first car over on two occassions (on the same bend on the same road!) and then flipped his replacement car, but in a different place!

      Ian P

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      #398259
      Neil Wyatt
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        @neilwyatt

        I think most early Lotuses were 'bitsas'; the Esprit used Opel Ascona/Manta front suspension although I'd hesitate to call one a glorified Cavalier

        Neil

        <edit – added early!>

        Edited By Neil Wyatt on 28/02/2019 17:04:56

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        duncan webster 1
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          @duncanwebster1
          Posted by Chris Trice on 27/02/2019 20:41:40:

          wheels-tucking-under.jpg

          …… together with a sudden loss of grip at the rear end as the axles swing under the car pivoting at the UJ at the differential. There is no slow transition. It tends to go from grip to no grip very quickly.

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          duncan webster 1
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            @duncanwebster1

            Brings back memories of a certain not very popular teacher who had a Triumph Spitfire. Provided he had parked out of sight of the staff room we would lift the back end up and watch the wheels tuck in. Two or three big strong lads could easily lift the back end off the ground.

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            John McNamara
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              @johnmcnamara74883

              When I was a lad one popular sport was carrying a small parked car up a set of steps and leaving it high and dry on a landing. Hmmm…….

              Regards
              John

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              John McNamara
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                @johnmcnamara74883

                The double post bug got me…

                Edited By John McNamara on 01/03/2019 06:11:34

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