de Dion (sp?) & 3M sticky stuff

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John H. / anyone? Not to get into a spelling bee contest here, but what
is the correct spelling of De Dionas it applies to 'our' transaxles?

I'm not trying to start another Spyder / Spider thread...trust me. One
authoritative answer would certainly be sufficient (as far as I'm
concerned).

Must confess I frequently go to my early 70's (Made in England) "The
World of Automobiles"...An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Motor Car.
It's a 22 volume set and one of the best purchases I ever made.

They show the name of the individual as Albert de Dion. They then go on
to refer to the car he was involved with as the De Dion. There is a
charming reproduction of one the company's 1902 posters. It shows a
stylish woman driving one of their cars, while the chauffeur sits beside
her with arms folded. The only words are De Dion Bouton.

Then in the next section titled "The First Step to Independence", they
use de Dion when referring to the axle. I'm pretty sure they capitalized
only where appropriate. There is a photo of a De Dion chassis complete
with running gear (very, very impressive). To quote the photo
information "An 1899 3 1/2 hp De Dion chassis clearly shows the de Dion
layout (the yellow curved beam behind the differential is the de Dion
tube).

There is also a wonderful color illustration of a 1972 (?) Alfetta "de
Dion rear end linked with trailing arms and a transverse Watt (note: no
s) linkage".

I've frequently seen it spelled as deDion as Mark Denovich did in #95.
Believe I've used the same spelling.

Not a big deal, but am coming around all the more to John Hertzman's way
of thinking that the Alfa Digest will be used as a resource for
information now and especially in the future. The more errors we include
in our postings, the greater the possibility they might be integrated
into future researcher's material.

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Oh yeah, the 3M sticky stuff which comes in narrow foot long lengths and
is attached to wax like paper3M Strip-Calk, Part No. 051135.-08578 (for
black).

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA

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