Vehicle engine and driveline mounting

Claim 1

A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SPRUNG AND UNSPRUNG COMPONENTS; SAID SPRUNG COMPONENTS INCLUDING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AN ENGINE RESILIENTLY MOUNTED FORWARDLY ON SAID STRUCTURE, A DRIVESHAFT EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID ENGINE, AND AFT ENGINE SUPPORT MEANS SAID AFT ENGINE SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING A T-SHAPED SUBFRAME HAVING A CENTRAL MEMBER RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID ENGINE AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY REARWARDLY THEREFROM JUXTAPOSED SAID DRIVESHAFT; SAID SUBFRAME HAVING A TRANSVERSE MEMBER AT THE REAR TERMINUS OF SAID CENTRAL MEMBER RESILIENTLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE AT A POINT REARWARDLY OF THE MIDPOINT OF SAID VEHICLE; SAID UPSPRUNG COMPONENTS INCLUDING DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MEANS, HOUSING THEREFOR AND AN AXLE HOUSING RIGIDLY SECURED THERETO AND SPACED REARWARDLY OF THE REAR TERMINUS OF SAID SUBFRAME AND SPRING SUPPORTED FROM SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE; A SHAFT PIECE INTERCONNECTING SAID SPRUNG DRIVESHAFT AND SAID UNSPRUNG DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MEANS.