[landsailor]

Have had a 2 foot nose on my Mazda pickup for the last four years. Shape modeled after the research on ideal front shape for starting attached air flow. No bug scrubbing. Fully ducted to radiator and A/C cooler. Low Tech "composite" construction a la Basjoos. Plywood bucks. Aluminum cage covered in ABS. It nicely survived (5mph) with a grey hair in Ford Vic who slammed brakes on. Composite front end absorbed collision energy with no damage to the Vic and none to nose. Assume it flexed and absorbed collision energy.

Full block winter, variable block summer based on scan gage II. Significant mpg increases at highway speeds that correlate with engine sweet spot of 2200-2400 rpm's. No human nor beast scoops yet. All bird encounters that start at nose level result in laminar travel up over nose, hood, roof. and canopy. Rearview mirror shows them fluttering away unharmed.

One movie savvy gal at the local Dairy Snack labeled it Mad Max, a complement. Unintended benefit: intersection shock on other drivers, puzzlement, or intimidation. Often get to go first in a 4-way stop intersection when I would be normally in last of the "rotation".

Will post pic's when I figure out how.