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Before cars had power steering?
A while back I went for a drive in a friend's landrover. I couldn't move my arms for days.
A while back I went for a drive in a friend's landrover. I couldn't move my arms for days.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Cranks ? Even Bentleys in the 1960s had one, for use in emergencies. The trick was not to have your thumb wrapped round the handle. If a big engine started, there was a heck of a kick through the crank handle, which wouldn't do your thumb any good.
Power steering? Never noticed the lack, unless trying to steer a power assisted car without the power on. The gearing was designed for power, not human effort . But front wheel drive cars of the old type, of which the Citroen Light 15 was a star example, required arms like Frank Bruno's, because of all the weight of the power train on the front. Clutches on old high powered cars were another test of strength.
Power steering? Never noticed the lack, unless trying to steer a power assisted car without the power on. The gearing was designed for power, not human effort . But front wheel drive cars of the old type, of which the Citroen Light 15 was a star example, required arms like Frank Bruno's, because of all the weight of the power train on the front. Clutches on old high powered cars were another test of strength.