10-11-2020, 08:03 PM
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Quiz - a harder quote
Time for a harder one.
- Who said this?
- In what decade was it said?
Everybody must have experienced at some time or another the peculiar effects of wind pressure upon the steering of a car. These effects are getting more noticeable every year, particularly with the large-bodied, light-weight, high-speed types of car as made in America to-day. These cars are commonly criticised for their bad steering at high speeds, the fault being exemplified by a tendency to wander or to take sudden unexpected dives to one side or the other. [....] the root cause is simply the wind pressure on the external surfaces of the car.
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10-11-2020, 10:40 PM
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"To-day"? Is this an English source?
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10-11-2020, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Vman455
"To-day"? Is this an English source?
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10-12-2020, 12:27 AM
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10-12-2020, 05:31 PM
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Clue:
The author of the quote was a brilliant automotive engineer responsible for some of the most extreme cars in the world.
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10-12-2020, 06:37 PM
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Oh, well then. Luigi Colani.
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10-12-2020, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Oh, well then. Luigi Colani.
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10-12-2020, 09:37 PM
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Reid Railton, 19...50s?
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10-12-2020, 09:45 PM
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1) yes!
2) no...
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10-12-2020, 10:02 PM
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Woohoo, half right! Uh...1960s? Trying to think when American cars would have been light, large, and high-powered.
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