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Old 09-08-2014, 12:36 PM   #152 (permalink)
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Here is a new article with a brief video showing the Schlörwagen model in a wind tunnel, and some stills - including several I have not seen before:

Meet Germany's ultra-aerodynamic car from 1939 [w/video] - Autoblog

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/german-aerodynamic/





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