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----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Glen <simonglen@bigpond.com> > Does anybody know the origin of McPherson strut front suspension? Was > McPherson an engineer who worked for Ford in Detroit in the 1950s? If so, I > wonder whether VW and all the many other manufacturers who now use this > suspension design pay royalties to Ford? > I think you may be right about the royalties, although the "copyright" has probably expired now. I have read something about Mr McPherson, but at 31 years old my memory isn't what it was, and I don't recall anything about him! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/