Is this for real?

spotted this " allard " at a car show I immediatley noticed the sweet VW balljoint beam.
Ummm did Allards use VW suspension to hold the V8's off the ground?

 

yeah, and those are nos Allard radials from the 40's too.

 

Nope, Allards had a cut I Beam.

 

But a VW Front Axle was used on the Bocar's

 

holy ****ing hell.

the pic, not the cut axle.

 

It's a kit, folks.

 

Yes, it's a genuine imitation.

 

kit car

 

They just can't seem to get them just right.

 

does that kit come with a vw air cooled power plant?

 

Swing arm suspensions are known for jacking up on cornering. Thats why the Corvair got a bad handling rep. The swingarm rear would lift up on hard corners.

 

sway bars fix it.

 

Not really.

 

We had this discussion a couple of times before...

Swingaxle Cars can handle very well.

Loads of Imps, Davarians, Abarths, Mercedes', NSU's, and Road Race Specials like the Allard, Lotus, Mallock, etc, have been able to win lots of Races with them.

So they were at least on par with the other Compe***ion Cars of the time.

And I've seen Cars with different suspension Designs go upside down as well....

Here are some pics of Swing Axle Cars cornering Hard...

 

This Lotus pic didn't load.

And a Auto Union...

 

True, but it takes a little more than just a swaybar.

 

And just for fun, some pics of Non Swingaxle Cars...

 

Getting Airborn off the burm is not the same as pulling a wheel cornering

 

I know.

I've done both...


A lot.

 

You can get a brand new one at www.allardj2x.com

 

Best way to get a brand new Viper off your *** and sniffing your line?

Drag him over a few burms

 

The BMW pictured is not a swing axle car.

 

Rear suspension has m***ive Camber Changes through its travel like a Swing Axle.