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Old 03-27-2021, 11:43 AM   #3752 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
What year was that done? There's more than a hint of Luigi Colani.
I started sketching it in the mid-1980's, didn't build the model until about 2000 or slightly later if I recall correctly.

Yes, back of my mind Luigi Colani must have influenced it, and as mentioned before in this forum there was a TV show in the mid 1980's (when I didn't own a TV) that had a helicopter incorporated into semi-truck cockpit. Don't know if I ever saw it, but may have heard about it.

In general, I grew up about 1/4 of a mile from the world's busiest truck intersection (1970 Guinness Book of World Records) and have always wanted to incorporate my interest in aircraft and sports cars into a big truck.

The original Lear Jet and the mid-1980's Ferrari Testarossa were of greater influence than anything else in my conscious mind. The clay model lacks the side intake fin/rakes of earlier designs.

In the back of my mind, always some Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds and I guess some of the Tonka Toys and Hot Wheels that were around in the 1960's-1970's.

We are a product of our culture, and our thinking and preferences reflect that.

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=...AAAAAdAAAAABAD



The cars : Ford Sierra development story
https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/ford...pment-history/

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The Sierra had been developed without prior knowledge of the C3-generation Audi 100’s highly aerodynamic shape, which made aerodynamics de-rigueur. Of then-current production models, the Sierra’s drag coefficient of 0.34 had only been beaten by the Porsche 924 and Citroen GS. And as for its middle market rivals, no-one had come close to that figure.

Referred to as an ‘aeroback’ design by its creators on account of its bustle at the rear, the Sierra sported a similar body shape to the recently launched Escort Mk3 (known internally as Erika). The later XR4i improved on the standard car’s Cd figure by incorporating sculptured side panels to control air resistance across the wheel faces, as well as its iconic bi-plane rear spoiler. The result was a very impressive Cd of 0.32.

................This revolution in mainstream car styling was impressive enough for the Sierra to be displayed in England’s Victoria and Albert museum during 1982.
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