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Originally Posted by a8ksh4
I've been wondering about doing something like that, Freebeard. If ... then ... Any ideas on what might be a good starting platform for this? Maybe, literally, an old vw van, but I remember the shape of the front of those being really bad for aero...
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The original Type II nose wasn't that bad, at the floor level it's half-circular. It's just a brick from there on back.
The design relies on that curvature. It was based on Art Deco locomotives and beer trucks. It's just a stripe in the paint along the side, then a box-out on the door with the front fender skirt and a wood veneer skinned foam block for the front bumper (Safety First!). The details were sorted out around the door hinge line and everything, but the restoration process got away from me (I blame the economy) so I sold it to someone I had promised right of first refusal to 30 years ago.
One detail that would transfer to a more
affordable (seriously) base vehicle is the retractable boat tail:
