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Old 12-23-2021, 02:30 PM   #15
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Default Re: 1st Light Car Patrol vehicles

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Originally Posted by s.e.charles View Post
now that i've been able to look at several web links for these cars, interestingly enough none that i have seen show mechanical reinforcement for the front end.
i understand they were meant to be the mosquitos in the dark, striking and getting away with swiftness and light, but the front axle components and radiator seem very vulnerable.

Q: would a "catch-can" have been mechanically feasible for the Model T cooling system?

thanks

That's my thought as well - seems it would be easy to disable the car with an enemy bullet or two in the radiator.
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