07-08-2011, 07:12 PM
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There may be some minor benefit from stopping water spray and road grime from getting onto the side windows as well.
Not sure about the aero benefits.
Possibly there to direct air to the upper portion of the rear panel?
Just afew thoughts,
Peter.
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07-09-2011, 10:58 AM
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Definately not aero
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07-09-2011, 11:42 AM
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Beautiful though!
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07-09-2011, 03:16 PM
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silverinsight2 -
My Dad's Impala, Yay!
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07-10-2011, 11:45 AM
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Definately not aero
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Great example man.  |
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07-10-2011, 12:50 PM
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Strange tastes you have :-) I admit it's not QUITE as ugly as the '58, but close. The family had one when I was a teen (the '59, though, with the curved fins), and I used to daydream about taking a cutting torch and removing everything back of the rear wheels.
And then maybe remove some of the excess from the front, and the body overhang outside of the wheels... Guess I was an ecomodder at heart, even back then. |
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07-10-2011, 02:03 PM
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To each his own! I am a car guy first, and EcoModder second. What ever I drive I'd like to make it the most efficient I can, but not necessarily chop, cut, graft, and modify until it matches "The Template". What a boring life if we all drove around in templates. If this was my car, and I wished to Mod it, I think a 6.5 turbo diesel with some tall gears, would be easily capable of 25 mpg with very good performance. Someone should wind tunnel one of these just for the heck of it.
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07-10-2011, 02:42 PM
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To each his own! I am a car guy first, and EcoModder second. What ever I drive I'd like to make it the most efficient I can, but not necessarily chop, cut, graft, and modify until it matches "The Template". What a boring life if we all drove around in templates. If this was my car, and I wished to Mod it, I think a 6.5 turbo diesel with some tall gears, would be easily capable of 25 mpg with very good performance. Someone should wind tunnel one of these just for the heck of it.
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It has been done. In fact the article is posted somewhere on this forum.
The wind tunnel testing ( with images ) was done to prove whether or not the horizontal areas of the cars tail provided any lift at speed.
I think Aerohead posted the article. |
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07-10-2011, 04:12 PM
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Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side
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07-10-2011, 04:37 PM
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That car would make a great solar oven!
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