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Old 04-16-2018, 01:48 PM   #2695 (permalink)
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The angle of the rear wheel strakes does more than cover over the width of the rear wheel (from what I can tell).

Very interesting, also reminds me of a recent discussion involving a 1959 Buick or something.
1961 Oldsmobile?

SUN11 is the only example I've seen of a high-momentum mud flap (upper left)



...and is opposite to the (what I call) Bonnevette:



It formed a diverging duct. The #11's upswept tail may have been a little too aggressive.
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