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Old 05-13-2019, 07:57 AM   #305 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Mute this and put it on 2x.

Everything from shiny 50-yr-old Cadillacs to bobber trucks.
I did as suggested and watched the first five minutes but didn't see anything aerodynamic so I scrolled along here and there.

The beauty contest was interesting.

Definitely some automotive oddities there.

The record-breaking Guzzino
The record-breaking Guzzino | Italian Ways

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Easy to drive and weighing in at only 45 kilograms, the Guzzino – with the addition of a fairing to reduce drag – was also a great vehicle for sport competitions and record-breaking performances. In 1948, on the road between Charrat and Saxon in Switzerland, it set the world speed record over the kilometer and the mile; later in the same year, it set another 19 records at Monza’s racetrack.

The Guzzino kept going faster and faster as the years went by. It was restyled more than once, finally coming close to resembling a rocket: pilots had to ride in a position known as “the frog”, with their knees around the fairing that protected the chain, and their feet on the foot boards on the back of the frame.




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