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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...curious, just how aerodynamic were the original "bug-eye" Sprite bodies?
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The headlights on both the bug eye and the midget are vertical and really bad for airflow. If you remove the bug eyes, they LOOK like they flow well
http://www.speedwellengineering.com/...lkerbonnet.jpg
but then the air slams into the almost vertical windshield!
Notice that racecar has no windshield.
There are many alternative body designs for the midgets that racers used, many still available. Way too expensive for this project.
I'm actually going to make my own fiberglass trunk lid, hood, and maybe fenders, material should cost about $200-300 for all of them.