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

[NeilBlanchard]

Here is a series of 3 articles that are a very good resource (and they seem to have lost the links between them):

An Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – In Three Parts | The Truth About Cars

A Brief Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – Part 2 | The Truth About Cars

An Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – Part 3: Finale | The Truth About Cars

[jime57]

Thanks Niel, that is a very nice and interesting series! Kinda parallels Hucho, but without the math ;-)

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Here is a series of 3 articles that are a very good resource (and they seem to have lost the links between them):

An Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – In Three Parts | The Truth About Cars

A Brief Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – Part 2 | The Truth About Cars

An Illustrated History Of Automotive Aerodynamics – Part 3: Finale | The Truth About Cars

Great links, I discovered that article series less than a month ago. It's awesome.

[Cd]

Gordon v. Gorgoni – postwar streamlined diamonds an ocean apart at Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts




http://www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/...rage-87-soviet



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[Arragonis]

From the above article, this looks cool

[orbywan]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Great links, I discovered that article series less than a month ago. It's awesome.

Good reading, thanks.

[Cd]

Awesome car !

[NeilBlanchard]

Here's some "real" pictures of the first car:




This seems to be a unique wheel layout? I wonder how it steered?

[gone-ot]

...*if* both the front and rear wheels were "steerable" then its turning radius would be limited only by the included angle between the steering wheels...and the power wheels' ability to overcome the scrubbing of the 'other' steered wheel.

[orbywan]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Here's some "real" pictures of the first car:




This seems to be a unique wheel layout? I wonder how it steered?

So the engine is in the rear, driving the two center wheels, and it steers using both the front and rear wheels? That's pretty freaking cool. Must have been interesting getting cooling air up into the radiator. I wonder if any of these cars are around today?

The overhead shot of the nose looks exactly like rear of aeroheads trailer.