Talk:Backbone chassis

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The triumph herald et al had a backbone chassis[edit]

Not in my book

cites needed.

Greglocock (talk) 00:30, 14 April 2014 (UTC) (ex spitfire owner, current chassis designer)[reply]

It doesn't say that, and what it does say is accurate (and significant) although it's unclear. There are a group of light car chassis, the Herald being one, that are intermediate between backbones and ladders. Call them "backbone with outriggers" if you want, or "narrow ladders". It's a dreadful design to be honest, which makes its widespread use on kitcars of the '60s & '70s all the worse. They're not torsionally stiff and although lightweight (why it was done, as they're lighter than a ladder), they're actually overweight in terms of their stiffness/weight ratio.

This wants clarification by rewording, not removal. Andy Dingley (talk) 08:41, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]