Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)

[Cd]

I see that they taped the seams on the vehicle during testing, yet removed the roof and had wipers on the car during some of the road tests.
( 0:35 in the video ) http://bosolarcar.de/thyssenkrupp-sunriser/
I'd really like to see the airflow around those front wheels. The inner fender lips don't seem to have very much of a smooth curve to them ( such as the Gen 1 Insight did.)

So what is the Cd ?

[sgtlethargic]

Probably a rendering:

[freebeard]

If it is a rendering, it's a good one. Reflection in the bumper, etc.


http://www.pinupsandkustoms.com/blog/now-this-is-an-unbelievable-low-ford/

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by sgtlethargic

I wonder if Bochum U. improved on the already very good drag coefficient.

So far,no numbers for us.

[freebeard]

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/an-aston-martin-with-a-dinner-table-hanging-under-its-r-1730267827

If the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE looks like it’s farting out a trumpet, that’s the point. That magic butt trumpet means that this car is even quicker for 2016.

I'm going to use that line whenever I can.

[ennored]

I haven't seen (or found searching) this one here:




The lavish jungle yacht by international harvester


I haven't found any details on the gap fillers. The top picture is the most revealing I could find. Seems like rigid side panels? Maybe open on the top?

Seems closely related to this:


1938 International D15 /1936 Curtiss Aerocar

With the gap filled in.

[freebeard]

I'd always wondered how they got that gapless fit. If you look in the color ad, just to the left of 'Jungle Yachts' you see a picture of the trailer offloading from a ship. The nose is solid and half-circular. Maybe it has very limited flexion in pitch.

'Magic butt trumpet'

[freebeard]

Talking to myself: Don't let this thread die!

Was it something I said?

These appeared recently on Go Away Garage (Warning: There is a Not Safe For Church picture in between the last two on the main page):







They're all new to me.

[kach22i]

Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 1569 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS



This link below was posted here a few days ago by someone else, but I feel the need to include the other photos in that link.

This Virtually Unknown Stillborn VW Prototype Is Blowing My Mind
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This Virtually Unknown Stillborn VW Prototype Is Blowing My Mind

Everything about this prototype amazes me. It’s described here in the text as a “Volkswagen für die Großfamilie” which just means a Volkswagen for a big family — hence the three rows of seats. What’s puzzling — and what is likely the reason why this concept never got off the ground — is that VW already had such a car at this point, the Type II, which we mostly know as the Microbus.

Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 1570 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

1937 Adler

[freebeard]

Michigan plates!

Actually, I'd linked to J.Torchinsky's Porche Type 700 article directly. He uncovers a lot of old VW/Porshe stuff. Recently:

The Earth-Shaking Revelation Of The Forgotten Beetle Taillights

The VW Beetle Can Be Driven On Land, Sea, And Air

Volkswagen Almost Created The Porsche Panamera Back In 1965

Edit: Further back in the Pelican Parts thread, an aerodynamic Unimog:




Eight more pics at http://forums.pelicanparts.com/8795981-post31352.html