Found a scale model of a familiar looking car

[basjoos]

But its a handmade one-of-a kind.

http://www.gtscalemodelcars.com/sear...detail&id=3829

[Otto]

Originally Posted by basjoos

But its a handmade one-of-a kind.

http://www.gtscalemodelcars.com/sear...detail&id=3829

Whazzat cost?

Wouldn't it be a corker if somebody took the chassis and drivetrain of some normal car like a Chevy, and built a duplicate Schlor body on it, just to test aero improvements?

[basjoos]

I don't think its for sale, its part of someone's private collection of scale models. I wonder what the Cd of the Schlor car would be?

[Otto]

"Fluid-Dynamic Drag" by Dr. Sighard F. Hoerner, page 12-4, says the drag coefficient of the Schlor car was 0.13. In other words, about half that of the best of today's designs.

[basjoos]

And that car was built in 1937 and looks like a practical design for hauling 7 people or 4 people with cargo. Its kind of amazing how much aerodynamic progress has been made in the past 80 years (not). I wonder what mileage it would get with a modern engine and a properly geared transmission, certainly much better than any of the current minivans.

[elhigh]

I'd like to see somebody get hold of an older Tatra and fit it with a modern drivetrain. The old 303s (I think that's the right number) had a drag coefficient of .212 and would seat six. Upgrade the mechanicals to a better standard and I bet it would work a treat.

[aerohead]

Marie Antoinette is credited with the comment"more has already been forgotten than will ever be learned." Some times I wonder if she wasn't right.Nice pics,I printed them all.Thanks basjoos!