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Old 03-13-2010, 02:33 PM   #39 (permalink)
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The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX
90 day: 31.91 mpg (US)

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Good find. What a gorgeous machine. Apparently, the slots on the leading edge of the tail surfaces are the engine cooling intakes.

I also read that the dual prop shafts pass under the armpits of the pilot. Talk about an intimate connection with your machine.

The lack of a bump type canopy would have made it very slippery. Too bad it never flew. If I had the wads of cash required, I'd have one built. Perhaps not with balsa wood, though.

I found a shot that shows a bit of the belly pan on the T-32 The salient question on this car is whether the air would reattach behind the cockpit.

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