1953 Alfa Romeo BAT 5 (56k warning)

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Took these pics back in '09 at a car museum in Vegas and completly forgot to post them.

[jime57]

Beautiful car for the day. I wonder what the turning radius was since there appears to be no articulation for the front fender skirts.

[buttercupairplane]

I just wanted to post something interesting. I normally get 37.3 MPG out of my Cruz Eco. On the way home last night I tried some of the techniques used to get better mileage and guess what? Over 40 miles, having to stop completely 4 times, over rolling terrain and about a 10 mph crosswind, I averaged 48.3 MPG! I was amazed at what little change in driving technique did for mileage!

[beatr911]

That is a fun collection to browse. I was also appauled that there had been such effort to produce a beautiful AND aerodynamic body and yet it is relatively unknown, at least in the US. Emotional styling is what drives car sales to a large degree. Something must have missed the mark in the day. Was it too small? Too streamlined? Not powerful enough? Maybe it was a big deal in Europe, but was a novelty in the US?

Practically speaking, I suspect that those side wings hindered visibility when changing lanes somewhat.

I'd love to have a kit car replica with a Smart diesel drivetrain though.