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Garage Job
Just wanted to share with you a scale model of a, hopefully, aerodynamic vehicle I made from clay. The model is 1/5 scale. In reality the wheelbase of the vehicle would be 104 inches. That would be about the size of the present day Toyota Prius.
I actually gave this design to Ford Motor Company, my old employer. I am very proud of the fact Ford stands alone in not taking any bailout money. There are some good men doing great things at Ford, Mr. Alan Mulally and Mr. Derrick Kuzak, to mention a couple. There are hundreds more who deserve mention also. I received two emails from Ford thanking me for the submission of the model. Since it was an unsolicited gift, I was flattered that Ford accepted it. I was even more flattered by the kind words they said within their emails. I just hope the design of this car I did has some aspect to it which is useful to Ford.
I do wish General Motors and Chrysler the best. We must keep our domestic car manufacturing alive and well in this country. It is very important to our future as a sovereign nation.
I shared the model with Phil Knox too. He had some very nice things to say. He feels the Cd may come in under .20 or less. I would love to put this one in a wind tunnel or run it in a CFD simulation to find out.
Bondo
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