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04-05-2016, 02:46 PM
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Ford X-1 looks like a GT40 roadster with interesting add-ons in the front.
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The coupe version wasn't the last word in aerodynamics, but this one has the potential to be a slight improvement in lowering the area in the CdA formula.
I suspect there is a static air bubble in the cockpit ( like many targa's) and the air flows over and around the windscreen.
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04-07-2016, 11:49 AM
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I guess the Thompson is tailgater repellant. 
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04-07-2016, 06:54 PM
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I guess the Thompson is tailgater repellant.
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Well, if that one isn't...
The one on the back wall is... 
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04-08-2016, 03:43 PM
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04-08-2016, 05:11 PM
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04-09-2016, 10:55 AM
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Disco Volante
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The 1952 coupe is interesting too.
Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring Superleggera Image 199262
I like the 2013 concept a lot.
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