See Also: De Dion Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Swing Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Live Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Drive Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Axle, Live or Ridged - Motor Sports(gambling)
Twist Beam Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Twist-Beam Axle - Motor Sports(gambling)
Professional Sports Car Racing - Motor Sports(gambling)
Boucicault, Dion(encyclopedia)

De Dion Axle - Motor Sports (gambling)


The nineteenth-century axle principle of Count de Dion. The wheels tied by a transverse tube curved to clear the final drive unit rigidly mounted to the car' s chassis frame. Drive to the wheels is by universally jointed half shafts. The tube moves vertically on a slide to allow the wheels to rise and fall independently. General use was dropped in 1914, but still is used on many sports and racing cars.