The rear-mounted flathead Ford V-8 engine was mounted backwards, transferring power to the front wheels via a standard transmission mated to a standard torque tube, axle and differential. The car was steered through the single rear wheel
the June 1937 issue of Automobile Trade Journal ran a photo that the Arrowhead was badly wrecked in the spring of that year.
https://caveviews.blogs.com/cave_news/2018/06/the-unique-1936-arrowhead-spring-water-teardrop-car.html
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2011/10/30/sia-flashback-the-arrowhead-teardrop-car/
They should have called it the tadpole or pollywog. Who would of thought people were buying spring water in 1937?
ReplyDelete"The car of 1960!" :) The rear wheel steering must have made it a bear to drive.
ReplyDeleteIf you're curious why front-wheel drive, single rear-wheel steering was never adopted by the major automakers, refer to the last photo.
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