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Old 07-29-2008, 04:41 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Caddy fins

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Originally Posted by justpassntime View Post
These Caddy lights....Do you think they helped aero at all?
I think the fins are just a product of Harley Earl's stying department and were for
aesthetics only,not really functional."Low and wide,that's how we're going to build them!" I think was his design philosophy.Today,Dr.Morrelli puts them upside-down behind the rear wheels,to control center-of-pressure,and as a fairing to clean up the wake behind the tires.
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