In a short - under two minute - digital video introducing technical aspects of the new Rolls Royce Ghost (l found it on my daily Road and Track digital offering), the English-accented commentator proudly said that Rolls Royce had sent THREE YEARS developing their new suspension system he pronounced as "plain- air". There was no indication of the spelling of this "new" system's name, but l'd love to know if it is spelled "P-L-A-N-A-R"!!
In the late 1930's Studebaker let their chief engineer, "Barney" Roos to take up new employment overseas (he was having domestic problems and needed to "escape" them) and he ended up in the UK. His "invention" of the transverse leaf Studebaker independent front suspension system , named "Planar" (used first on 1935 models) was successful, and in modified form it later showed up on the British "Rootes Group " cars as well as two wheel drive models of Willys products, AND, believe it or not was used on early Ferrari cars!!
Does anyone out there know more about the Rolls system? Is there any tangible resemblance to Stude's Planar?
In the late 1930's Studebaker let their chief engineer, "Barney" Roos to take up new employment overseas (he was having domestic problems and needed to "escape" them) and he ended up in the UK. His "invention" of the transverse leaf Studebaker independent front suspension system , named "Planar" (used first on 1935 models) was successful, and in modified form it later showed up on the British "Rootes Group " cars as well as two wheel drive models of Willys products, AND, believe it or not was used on early Ferrari cars!!
Does anyone out there know more about the Rolls system? Is there any tangible resemblance to Stude's Planar?
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