A trivia question to take minds off gas prices

[Robert Bothwell CLC # 20850]

Hi all!
  Im currently stripping my 40 60s and getting parts ready for the body shop. Along the way Ive found what I believe to be the smallest coil spring used in the car. Anybody care to take a guess as to where and for what purpose it is used?
  Answer tomorrow.
 Bob B.

[Dale.]

The needle and seat used to regulate fuel flow into the float bowl on the carburettor?

How about the spring that holds the contact in the centre of the distributor cap down onto the centre of the rotor button?

How about on the indicator cancel ring in the steering column?

Dale.

[Dave #17592]

How  about the spring under the trip odometer reset knob?  

[Bruce Reynolds # 18992]

Got to be the spring under the detent retainer on the sun visor clip, if it was a 59 Ford Thunderbird.

But, that wouldnt be found by just preparing a car for painting.

Bruce,
The Tassie Devil(le),
60 CDV

[Don Ream #21540]

Its got to be the coil spring that holds the landing gear
on the flying Termites in your trunk. Now thats small.

[Don Boshara #594]

How about the tumbler springs in the ignition and door locks.

[David #19063]

The leaf spring on the Speed Alert is awful small.

[Yann Saunders, 12588]

Could it be the hair-thin winder spring on the first electric dash clocks fitted with a step-motor ?
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And now some humor to take your mind off rising fuel costs:

A blonde girlfriend of mine says she doesnt give a damn about rising fuel costs ...cos she only ever puts $10 of gas in her car !

[Don Boshara #594]

Robert,
"Tomorrow" has come and gone!  The world is agonizingly waiting for the answer.

[Robert Bothwell CLC # 20850]

Hi all!

  I am looking at a coil spring .098" diameter (Stampie will have to convert that to mm) x .415" long.
  They are found in the end of the window crank shafts to put pressure on the handles to keep them tight against the hair clips.
   You guys came up with some other good ones. Ill have to check them out!
   As an aside, I went to the annual Kruse auction at Auburn, Indiana this weekend. I saw a 1940 Cadillac 60s which had been converted to a two-door with a vinyl top and landau irons where the back side windows would have been. Very unusual!
Regards,
Robert

[Barry Wheeler #2189]

I saw the "Victoria" coupe as well. From the shape of the "rear" quarter windows converted into  mirrors, I would say that the top started out on a 1940-1948 Lincoln Continental coupe. A pretty decent conversion.
A word of advice. If youre my age (69) dont try to keep up with a couple of guys some twenty five year younger. I did, and we saw most everything, but I was sure glad I was able to fall into the soft seats of a Fleetwood for the trip home.
It took two days for my leg joints to recover.