This rear window really grabbed my imagination today for some unknown reason.
It's an oddity more than aerodynamic, and I like it.
Streamliner Car Design and the Evolution of Fastbacks
https://heacockclassic.com/articles/...-of-fastbacks/
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The Silver Arrow was designed by former GM stylist Phil Wright, who envisioned the car of tomorrow as a sleek aerodynamic form. Many Silver Arrow features would be adopted industry wide by automakers in the late 1930s and postwar ’40s.
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If I was not told otherwise, I would assume WW-1 tanks were also an influence.