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Old 12-18-2013, 02:25 PM   #213 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CFECO View Post
These are great photos, love it. I "wish" in some of these Wind Tunnel photos they would use more smoke trails so we could see how the flow over the roof interacted with the flow along the sides. It seems the car companies always show one line of smoke hitting the mid grill area or higher, and then it's line over the roof to show what "Wonderful" aero their car has.
I agree, which is why the below recently posted image is so rare a find.

A prototype 1980 Mercedes 126-body S-Class undergoing wind tunnel testing during 1979.
1980 Mercedes S Class wind tunnel b | CLASSIC CARS TODAY ONLINE


A 3/4 view from the rear would be nice to add to this.
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