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BUT, why didn't they do an aerodynamic seal on the grille in the front? Babymoons or full spheres in the headlights instead of the blanking plates? Or run lighter, narrower motorcycle rims&tires instead of aircraft tires?
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They must have figured the aero wasn't very important at those speeds. I noticed the lack of a grille block too, that's an obvious one on this car with no rad and engine under the hood.
I don't understand that choice of tires either, they look like hell, like they aren't even round, like they found them in a lake and stuck em on. Maybe they had 10 plies and so they pumped em up to 200 psi?
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I am curious. Forget about the 376 MPG claim. Assuming no cheating for the moment, what do you think the configuration could have realistically gotten back in the day?
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Wow, there are so many variables I don't know what to think. So for a WAG, knowing that Gjerdes got 180 on the street, maybe 200-250? I don't know, my guess on that is almost worthless. I don't want to try to math it out.