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Old 11-12-2013, 03:15 PM   #25 (permalink)
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aerohead may have something to say next time he checks in, but meanwhile...

At the location you indicate, in that era, they would have used a deep V-shape. Later Tatra and others found a 3-piece windshield with narrow 'wind-wings' incorporated in the sides beneficial. Probably because a flat, vertical windshield is best optically, and safety trumps aerodynamics. Eventually you get the late-50s GM Wraparound windshield that had a lot of distortion.

Actually, an aerodynamic fore-roof truncated to a flat plate sounds a lot like my VW Beetle.
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