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Mystery solved! The designer/inventor of the telescoping deDion tube was Stewart Tresilian -- see attached PDF of the patent. Stewart got around: a copy of a posthumous CV is available here: Stewart S. Tresilian - a C.V. I still haven't found my original reference source. Many thanks to all for...

Thanks to all for your collective efforts. Alas, I was insufficiently precise in my original query. I do not doubt that CharlesTrepardoux was, in fact, the inventor of the deDion axle principle, back in the 19th century. The scheme was quite popular in 30's and 50's race cars, and has also seen...

Thanks for the reply,qauttro, but no, I don't think it was anyone named Depardieu Forbes

Greetings all, My name is Forbes; I'm new here. I have never owned a Rover, but, back when the earth was still cooling, I worked for an authorized Rover service garage here in Ontario,, so drove many P6's. I am retired now from umpteen years of writing technical books and articles, but retain...