Spring Harmony (1935)
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2012
- A dramatization of the balance between the front & the rear springs, including an explanation of the value of knee action.
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY - Авто та транспорт
Makes me want to buy a 1935 Chevy.
Specifically a '35 master deluxe sport sedan.
Mee too
"Six in a row won't go." - a quote from back in the day according to my Pop
ya, that was sort of the idea.
It's incredible to me to think that automobiles in general are just over a hundred years old, and our suspensions still use basically the same technology from 75 years ago. These are historical videos, even if they are ads.
Umm...not really. Suspension systems date back hundreds of years and have evolved greatly. It is not the same basic technology.
@@baddoggie101 care to elaborate?
@@mendonesiac McPherson struts are relatively new as are ball joints.
@@baddoggie101 McPherson struts are also 70 year old technology. Here's a good short article:
www.hagerty.com/media/maintenance-and-tech/what-are-macpherson-struts/
And the internal combustion engines we have today have barely changed since then.
Love how everything was enunciated in a half shout.
I’d like to see such an informative and intelligent advertisement in this day and age.
It amazes me just how educational these films are. This narrator's voice is legendary. It's so positive and upbeat! Nothing but good things here.
Also, years ago when I chatted with my old neighbor about cars from that era, he told me that after a while, those knee action suspension assemblies leaked oil like crazy. He said things got so bad; people ended up filling those shock absorber assemblies with used motor oil. Not the most successful design...
These videos have useful information still today.
So enjoyable and so clear too... thank you.
The Plymouth was the best engineered low priced car of the 1930s.
I had a '73 Peugeot 504 sedan. That had 4 wheel independent suspension that had a couple of feet of travel it seems. Best riding car I ever owned. Washboard dirt roads and speed bumps were not a problem for that car. I see its roots in this '35 Chevy.
The Peugeot 504 has been called by many folks the car of Africa because of its fantastic suspension. It is also a beautiful design.
Citroen also has a reputation for great suspension on its cars
All the modern suspensions start here... Keep in mind this technology was pre-WW2, pre-jet age,pre-computer.. Still impressive, just figuring it out..Love these videos, keep them coming..
I love these cars better than the modern crap coming off production lines. Theyre fiberglass and wires and they suck. I leaned of my friend's 2015 f-250 and i sank 3 inches into the body. He got really pissed at me and i was left really confused about the body. I have a 1991 f150 (beautiful vehicle i love it) thts built like a brick. But when i open the engine, theres more wires than actual engine!! It annoys the crap out of me as most of that is just pollution control crap and sensors and computers and i understand that they detect engine wear but we didnt need that crap 50 years ago, why do we need it now? Look at an old engine from the 60's, its so clean and empty. Lord i wish i wasnt a millenial and born alot earlier
Ethan Bunch built like a brick means heavy like a brick, which means it’s slower, more expensive to run and harder to slow down, and not necessarily safer as the use of metal structural parts which are designed to crumple in order to absorb energy in modern cars and the much lower energy in a collision of the same speed can make crashes less dangerous. Also many cars are built from aluminium now I can’t think of many that use fibreglass.
electrical components are used everywhere in a car, there’s a reason that despite them being impossible to fix on the roadside they are used. They make EVERYTHING BETTER, yes they are used to reduce pollution but mainly by making the engine more efficient, the sensors used because what the point of having a computer that knows nothing, they allow for the car to react to make your life easier and more comfortable. We did need this crap 50 years ago but the technology wasn’t there yet. They cut out a lot of weight as what would once need to a large complex mechanism can be done from a few small centrally components.
I also idolise a largely mechanical system but electromechanical systems are vastly better, a 1960s engine may look easier but a modern engine is better, also if the engine is empty that mean the designers have wasted space and materials or someone’s run off with your engine.
(Also according to google the 2015 f-250 used an aluminium body and bed which saved up to 700 pounds of weight (sorry had to use imperial, woo metric) to compare the weight of an average 20yr+ US man is 197.6 pounds, also if you start to feel a panel flex you probably shouldn’t put so much weight on it aluminium isn’t as stiff as steel so it will deform)
Ethan Bunch another thing about car bodies, the panels aren’t structural they don’t need to be able to support a man so making them to is a waste of money, materials and adds weight.
Really if one of your requirements for car is that it can be leaned on, you could buy a crutch instead them you don’t need the car.
@@ethanbunch3274 I love all of the polution control. You can also smell an old car from around the block. Go down to Mexico, and after you're sick to your stomach from the fumes, you'll appreciate pollution control. Also, I like how modern cars last over 200,000 miles. My 1951 Chevrolet had no overdrive, and no crankcase ventilation filter. Gravel and sand in the oil coupled with always racing the engine means worn out at 100,000 miles, and poor fuel economy.
These movies are great! Thank you for them.
Classic cars appreciate.
It seems to me that no matter how far back I go: our elderly generation like our parents, aunts, and uncles still had the conscience to help improve our ancient automobile's performance. This is the way we time travel, of course. 🚶♀️ 🎠 🚶♂️
So, that's how engineers think > It's fascinating. I never knew exactly what they did. Looks like fun work .
When in doubt, make it stonnnger than ever :)
kdmq when in doubt, use iimmpprrooppeerr ggrraammmmaarr
Thanks for the great video I learned new things as a classic car shop owner
Iam a automotive engineering student..this is so well expain
My dad had a 35 Chevy, came with a hand crank! He had to use it a few times when the battery died, almost broke his arm when it kicked back!
Compare a 1925 Chevy to a 1935 Chevy, like the one in this film, they were really moving forward at a fast pace.
I know, right? Compare an aircraft from 1925 and one from 1935!
loved how the engineers back then cared 5 things; (simplicity, cheapness, safety, comfort, and reliability) nowadays it's all about speed and comfort, and its complex and unsafe if one of the mechanisms fails
This is such an unusual suspension design. It seems to be an intermediate to the later short long arm suspension that is still used today in better cars. Those of you with technical knowhow, take note of how the Spring moves with the steering, and so the tie rods are not moving up-and-down with the wheels. I wonder how this affected handling versus the system that we use today.
This is knee action
I am sold
Great video!
I’ve spent the last year driving more than 100 cars from a collection for a book project. 70% of them are pre-war American cars and it’s fascinating to see all the different solutions to the job of transporting people in an era when cars were still relatively new. I’ve driven a 31 Chevrolet six, which was actually pretty smooth, but cars after 35 or 36 had mostly adopted coil springs in front at least. They felt much more modern.
My Great uncle was born in The very same Year This was filmed
Catchy good Isham Jones tune. Thought those notes were gonna give me a seizure, tho'.
It's scary that this was 100 years ago.
We take for granted roads that allow us to drive at high speeds in comfort. Not always the case in 1935.
Makes me feel like this old car is more confortable and safer than new cars
It might feel that way, but it is not remotely true. New cars are a hundred times safer than cars from this era.
@@texaswunderkind But not much more comfortable...
Nice car.
Then along came…. SHOCKS
Who does this version of the song "swinging down the lane" in the beginning? NEED TO KNOW
Interesting that they don’t put any focus on the fact that the suspension is independent, enabling the car to respond independently to undulations on the left and the right side of the car.
Can I suggest to Chevrolet that they for next year (1936) will engineer a long throw self leveling rear suspension which automatically increases the stiffness accordingly to the load of the car? A 20 decrease in spring rate at the back which is kept constant with the load of luggage, passengers and gasoline will do wonders for comfort 🤔
"I hope I never see another spring as long as I live!"
*"NO SPRINGS!"* - Coily
Makes me want to run right out and buy one of those modern 1935 cars.
My favorite car, the 5th gen Accord perfectly demonstrates this (;
All wheel wishbone suspension for life!
2.35 ,Ford gets a jab ...ha ha
Back when ads give you more knowledge than most schools these days.
los sistemas usados en los 35 y 36 eran exelente pero mal mantenidos eran problemáticos.
What a generation 😎🤔
now its all about air suspension or magnetic ride suspension...
昭和10年！ これはシボレー欲しくなるね
Song artist in the beginning?
Not sure of this, but it is probably Isham Jones And His Orchestra (The song title is "Swingin' down the lane")
@@ThePiquedPigeon No I don't think so, checked his 1923 recording of swinging down the lane, this sounds like a 30s orchestra.
I’ve been searching for this song on the internet for a LONG time at this point but this fast-pace, quartet version is just impossible to find. Although I agree with the fact that it sounds like one of the voices is Isham Jones and his orchestra. My best guess would be it was part of a closed deal with Chevrolet, long forgotten, the original recording sitting in a warehouse somewhere. Never having been published.
Back when stuff was actually made in the usa
Corn on the cobb...
Professional driver on a closed course. Don't try this at home using your own 1935 Chevy.
When engineers cared about people who drove their cars and actually valued their effort
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commentary is funny as fuck
This is not from 1935.
The narrator pronounces each word like he's reading from a dictionary.
PREBLEM
Hahahaha!!! “The prob-blam was….” Presenter tries hard in his diction.
Oh yes like we didn't care about comfort and safety in the past.... I don't understand half the words people in modern day lie about when describing. Not that car hobbiers are any better, they are too stupid t understand they are driving automobiles that are as old in 2021 as 90 years.
I thought dude surely was gonna lay an egg when he started talking about setting off a dynamite cap in the front tire.