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Gordon H wrote:
My last experience of a broken spring was on my dad's 1936 Morris 8,
which he had overloaded with a home made "boot" box on the rear, to take
us from Manchester to Poole on holiday around 1948.

Hit a verge somewhere in the Midlands and a leaf broke on the NS rear.
He was fortunate that the friends we were staying with new a repair shop
which fitted a new leaf.

In those days leaf springs could be repaired by any blacksmith. Who would
also re-set them to the correct height. I dunno if coil springs could be
repaired - but it's cheaper just to replace them anyway.

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