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MetroMPG · 11-28-2007, 09:28 AM

He truly was a pioneer. He was building his car ahead of some of the more famous early aerodynamic cars:

Tatra T77 (1934), Dymaxion car (1933), Chrysler Airflow (1934)

The 30's really did see an explosion in aerodynamic design investigation.

PS...

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