"GM's Airflow
Did you know GM built and tested an aerodynamic car in the 1930s before Chrysler's Airflow hit production? In fact, its existence, which was well known by Chrysler's spies, is credited with spurring Walter P. Chrysler to rush the Airflow to production in 1934. Somehow I'd never heard of this car, which was called the Albanita. It evidently hit the GM Proving Ground roads in late 1933, testing some of the same aero-slick bodywork details Chrysler introduced, as well as an experimental backbone tube chassis with independent front and rear suspension--heady stuff for that period. Intended to showcase an Olds OHV V-8, it ended up running a flathead Ford V-8 when the Olds version was delayed. The project was dead-ended--perhaps in part due to the Airflow's lackluster market reception--though many elements of its design eventually found their way to market."
I never knew about this!!!
