1949 Fiat 500B wagon

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    markfnc, Nov 19, 2024 at 7:38 AM
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    How much would you pay for 'Cute as a button!'?
     
    Krash Kadillak, Nov 19, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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    Nor have most Italians. What I've never yet seen before is a stabilizer bar connected to a solid rear axle. I'm wondering if it's stock

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    Doghead, Nov 19, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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    Looks more like a torsion rod, perhaps acting to dampen the movement of the suspension? I don't see any shock absorbers, unless they're hidden behind those black vertical tube-thingies.
     
    Krash Kadillak, Nov 21, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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    Huh? The shocks are plain to see. Their bottoms are directly bolted onto those spring shackles. That stabilizer bar is there to prevent excessive leaning on cornering. They're metalurgically equal to torsion bars, both being manufactured from spring steel
     
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    OK, I can see now that they're shocks. Looked like something different on my first look. Eyes getting old, I guess.....
     
    Krash Kadillak, Nov 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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