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Old 07-09-2024, 09:22 PM   #4221 (permalink)
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That Kenworth reminds of the streamliner steam locomotives from the 30's
Else the 1936 GM Streamliners that preceded the Futureliners.


i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/ba/c5/2abac5e81972ee7773f8e31ad868ab6d.png

Somewhat interesting is the Morgan Midsummer


www.caranddriver.com/photos/g60790183/morgan-midsummer-revealed-gallery/

The classic Morgan Plus 6 gets ecomodded: Partial grille block, front diverter, side skirts, long tail with box cavity truncation, windshields no bigger than you rear view mirrors, & etc.

Interesting wooden external duct/door pulls. Taller tires on lighter wheels.

Background story on the Morgan/Pinin Farina colalbaration:

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Old 07-11-2024, 11:06 AM   #4222 (permalink)
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1st attempt

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Much better than his first attempt.


http://www.theautopian.com/this-weir...f-an-airplane/
I'd be going with the aft-body of the 1st version.
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Casey the Car Guy built a whole car to get Aerocivic level fuel mileage:

But to be fair he could probably do much better -- if he didn't start from a cold start in the garage.
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Not CGI. It was shown at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024.
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From Just A Car Guy's September banners:


https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/202...s-banners.html
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I couldn't find an attribution for the car, but it resembles a 50s Citroen ID19 or DS that's been chopped and channeled.
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I'd wager it's a Photochop.

The closest I've seen is this 1/43rd scale coupe. It's got the short wheelbase but a different roofline.


https://www.carmodel.com/norev/15702...pe-ricou/24636

The tire height/wheelbase ratio and the door cutlines differ.

In any case, I like it a lot.
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I was sorting though some old magazines and found a 1996 AutoWeek that had the Ford Indigo on the cover.


https://www.kimballstock.com/pix/car...rk0356-14p.jpg

I liked the features a lot. I think it influenced my VW rat rod model, with the open front wheels and shark nose.



The bumper-height front wing resembles the Plymouth Prowler concept from that year. The flying buttress/rear wing appeared on the second generation Ford GT. The V12 engine shipped in production Aston Martins.


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Turn signals in the front bumper like the 1968-73 Mexican Beetle.
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World's fastest single-engined car for decades:

Some amazing stuff -- the rear swing axles used Ford torque tube ball and socket joints instead of CV joints. The brakes were rear only, 1940 Ford!
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