Hotchkiss drive
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hotchkiss-drive-290-12632380
title:
Hotchkiss drive
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The Hotchkiss drive is a shaft drive form of power transmission. It was the dominant means for front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout cars in the 20th century. The name comes from the French automobile manufacturer Hotchkiss, although other makers, such as Peerless, used similar systems before Hotchkiss. During the early part of the 20th century chain-drive power transmission was the main direct drive competitor of the Hotchkiss system, with the torque tube also popular until the 1950s. The probl
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Shaft drive form of power transmission
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_drive
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2024-02-14T20:05:41Z
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