That may be right, but I doubt that the press-form strenthening is typical of practice before the 30's-40's; of which period I can claim no special knowledge because nearly 40 cars I have are all before that. Of those that have steel fans, (rather than cast aluminium), are Napier, FIAT, Sunbeam, Cadillacs from 1913 to 1927, Pierce Arrow, Auburn, Locomobile, Mercer, Stutz, Roamer, Auburn, and Twin Six Packard. The plain bush is early, you would think: But why did not many cars considered "better" do better?
Ivan Saxton