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1934 Dubonnet Dolphin
Let's try this:
http://m.blog.hu/au/autohistory/image/Dubonnet Dolphin_01.jpg
This computer wouldn't allow the link.
If you want to see it,just GOOGLE IMAGES 1934 Dubonnet Dolphin
Sorry!
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07-17-2010, 03:42 PM
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Here you go:
Very interesting approach... Those front skirts also look like they are attached to the hub (or some part of the spindle assembly) so that they can turne as the wheels are steered... I'd also guess there is little or no suspension to worry about.
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07-17-2010, 03:52 PM
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Another view of the Dubonnet Dolphin
Ironically, Ecomodder is the first hit I get when I search for "Dubonnet Dolphin" ... 
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07-17-2010, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
Here you go:
Very interesting approach... Those front skirts also look like they are attached to the hub (or some part of the spindle assembly) so that they can turne as the wheels are steered... I'd also guess there is little or no suspension to worry about. |
If I had to guess,I would think that the spindle is stepped and that after the section for the castelated pre-load nut and cotter-pin,there is a second section,perhaps with a square section to which the outer fender support is attached and locked in where it cannot dance around.
Thanks again for photos!
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05-17-2011, 01:59 PM
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Cool! OK, anyone plan to build one of these? I think it's important to clean up the front aero flow to maximize the impact of boat tails, side skirts, and rear wheel skirts.
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05-08-2025, 06:45 AM
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Reviving this thread with this vid of a BMW Vision Next 100 I recent came across:
Putting this here because of the front wheel covers.
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' fronts '
Back in 1983, FoMoCo reported that the inner front fenders, along with the deformable outer polyurethane skirts on their PROBE-IV concept cut overall drag by 9%.
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