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Old 03-29-2017, 06:36 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Second try.................I guessed right on the windshield angle and use of the Trans-Van for a template, but the original profile is impossible to deal with regarding the lower visibility plane.

The vehicle would be roughly twice the size of a mini van, semi-truck sized to work. Perhaps this is what they had in mind, and not a passenger car/van?

Source of Pontiac Van profile image:
Pontiac Trans Sport | Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia

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Wolf Heinrich Hucho commented,in his 1986 book,"The attempt to design a car with an integrated 'ideal' body was repeated several times,but without production success.'
Well, it isn't easy, I'll say that much or we would be seeing a lot more aerodynamic cars on the road.
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