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Old 02-09-2010, 12:07 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Not sure if you guys have seen this before, but it is a good read.

Velocity Field Measurements in a Pickup Truck Model

Any reason you couldn't use the lowered tailgate to be the bottom part of a small boattail/cap?
No, if you could get the proper angle with a lowered tailgate. You'd have buick/cadillac fins, though.
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