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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
Great find! Last picture seems to indicate that the front wheel skirts are mounted to the non-rotating portion of the wheel hub... would be interesting to get some detailed information about the mounting mechanism.
Seems like that could be mimicked on a car using a mounting system similar to the Lotus / Locost 7 front fenders, like so:
Unlike the Lotus 7 fender, it wouldnt be necessary to provide coverage over the top of the tire, only along the face of the wheel... so it could be made for "relatively" easy removal for access to the wheel & tire itself.
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I'm not sure if GOOGLE IMAGES has any photos,but the Ford concept had the complete inner wheelcover.
4-season performance might limit these to areas outside the snow-belt.Don't know.
P.S. The French 'Dauphin',circa 1934 had virtually an identical setup.Back to the future!