Most EcoModder members are familiar with the
Dymaxion Car, built by Buckminster Fuller in 1933 - a teardrop shaped 3 wheeler with a reported coefficient of drag of just 0.25
I just found a web site about a pair of BC tinkerers who built a 4-wheel version of a teardrop car starting in 1938.
Like Harry Stephenson, who
aeromodded (and modified the drivetrain of) a Model T car in the 30's, the builders had a strong interest in airplanes.
Some pics:
"The boys claim 35 miles per gallon (probably Imperial gallons) at the economical speed of thirty m.p.h."
The car is currently on display at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria.
web site:
The Spirit of Tomorrow - Home
More info:
http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Conte...ws_October.pdf