Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes
The definitive article on Alcos was written by Beverley Rae Kimes in the 1973 Volume Number 2 issue of Automobile Quarterly.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
The definitive article on Alcos was written by Beverley Rae Kimes in the 1973 Volume Number 2 issue of Automobile Quarterly.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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The automobile Quarterly, Second Quarterly 1973, Volume XI, Number 2. I have it.
I’m fascinated by chain-drive automobiles, but have never seen a schematic of one. Is that a transaxle under the seats? Was that the norm for chain-drive?
I have downloaded the PowerPoint so I can read it later. My old eyes can’t read it off the website.
Wow! Missed this one. Love the letter to Tante; weird! OK, I’ll bite - where are the “chassis drawings of the Alco six”? As to what they did best, the later WWII-era Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive may well be the most famous ALCo (or any) loco of all time, with several surviving and one (#4014, attached) restored and running again! Sam, III
Al Prete, You might have better luck finding a chain drive schematic if you consider looking at trucks. The Mack Truck Co. offered a chain drive option as later as1946.
Al P., here you go - top and side views of an Austin 25/30 chassis. By having the transaxle and differential bolted to the frame, you reduced the unsprung weight, thus achieving a smother ride. Sam, III
Al, Sam-III: Download the article so it’s big enough to read, and scroll down a few pages. There are top views of chain-driven and shaft-driven Alcos. The chain-driven one looks like it has a tranny-diff unit under the seat, while the Austin has tranny and diff connected by shaft. I wonder if this design was unique to Alco.
Al P. - thanks but I fail to find a download link. Sam, III
Sam - Right-click in the vicinity of the Triumph sports car and select “Save As” if you’re running Google Chrome. It’s a PDF file.
Al P. - Aha! No link; never occurred to me to right click. Bingo! Excellent comparison. Thanks. [Of course, trying to get the full images ended up fruitless; they aren’t full - well, duh!] Sam, III
Speaking of “duh” - that was dumb - I should have posted the image for all. Here ‘tis. Sam, III