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Old 11-26-2015, 05:20 PM   #733 (permalink)
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Shoulda got a picture of everything piled in front of it. Maybe next time.

Believing in the end of my air-cooled VW trajectory, I'm starting to see the opportunity cost. So I have the pieces of a boat tail clamped to the back of my car. I discussed it with aerohead (what is now) two years ago.

So you are inspiring me. 40mpg is also my goal. How do you propose to get there? Engine mods? Glowing plasma actuators?

Edit for typo. If you built it like an armadillo shell or a beetles hard outer wings, it could open up into a Burning-man-worthy event. Here's the Ford Evos again:



and some deTomaso concept:


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