11-09-2015, 07:54 PM
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Dirtiest car ever ?
Alex Tremulis shared the info,I found this image in an old book
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11-09-2015, 09:21 PM
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A self-propelled parachute?
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11-09-2015, 10:11 PM
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Top speed of 25mph?
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11-09-2015, 10:39 PM
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Well, at least it has low mass...
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11-09-2015, 10:55 PM
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Those old cars really did not move very fast. This one more like 15 mph most of the time -- 20 would scare granny spitless. Most could not outrun a horse.
With the wheels and running gear (versus the parachute as mentioned), aerodynamics versus mechanical drag, I wonder which was actually higher?
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11-10-2015, 05:26 AM
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As I recall, they said they did not need a speedometer, "When my Ford is running five miles an hour, the fender rattles; twelve miles an hour my teeth rattle; and fifteen miles an hour the transmission drops out."
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11-10-2015, 05:59 AM
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I'm sure the cow patty and horse road apple deflecting front fenders were good at what they were intended to do.
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11-10-2015, 03:44 PM
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"...green road apples..." can really be nasty!
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