Transverse leaf suspension actually predates the automobile by quite a few years- - - - -it was used on horsedrawn carriages back in the 19th. century. Ford stuck with the design all the way to 1948, but old Henry was a stubborn old cuss who hated change- - - - -putting a water pump on the Model A was only done over his objections when the thermo-siphon cooling used by the Model T couldn't keep the bigger engine cool!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!