No problem, guys! Thanks for the effort. These 2 mods made me look into older cars and notice some trend in design.
I wondered when did suspensions transition from these characteristic leaf springs, sticking out of the front, to McPherson or double wishbone. Seems that European Grand-prix racing with Mercedes and Auto Union fight made the tech upgrade so fast.
1907 Renault that raced in Le Mans is still rather similar to these 2 mods. Probably in the 1910s there's a gap in progress because of the WWI, so 1900s cars have little difference with those of 1920s. (I was quite impressed reading that these headlights use acetylene, and there's a water tank where you put calcium carbide, to make acetylene, and then have to light the headlight torches!)
While 1930s Mercedes/Audi are substantially different, and this is how GP cars still looked after WWII in early 1950s:
I wondered when did suspensions transition from these characteristic leaf springs, sticking out of the front, to McPherson or double wishbone. Seems that European Grand-prix racing with Mercedes and Auto Union fight made the tech upgrade so fast.
1907 Renault that raced in Le Mans is still rather similar to these 2 mods. Probably in the 1910s there's a gap in progress because of the WWI, so 1900s cars have little difference with those of 1920s. (I was quite impressed reading that these headlights use acetylene, and there's a water tank where you put calcium carbide, to make acetylene, and then have to light the headlight torches!)
While 1930s Mercedes/Audi are substantially different, and this is how GP cars still looked after WWII in early 1950s:
