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

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Great catch, Phil. A 4-cylinder mid engine vs the 2-cylinder front engine of the LM64. The Matra had a midengine V12!

I'll bet that puppy had a sweet note! I used to sell flowers on street corners for a buck an hour in Woodland Hills,Calif,when in junior high school.Every once in awhile,a Maserati would drive by with that 12-cyl sound.They could really go.'bet the Matras was a riot!

[kach22i]

I took about 200 photos at this years "Eyes On Design" car show.

This was one of the more interesting ones.
Eyes On Design - 2012 pictures by kach22i - Photobucket

[kach22i]

This one was cool too.
Eyes On Design - 2012 pictures by kach22i - Photobucket

[kach22i]

The FLA looks template worthy.
Eyes On Design - 2012 pictures by kach22i - Photobucket



This one-off garnished some attention.
Eyes On Design - 2012 pictures by kach22i - Photobucket

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I took about 200 photos at this years "Eyes On Design" car show.

This was one of the more interesting ones.
Eyes On Design - 2012 pictures by kach22i - Photobucket

AutoWeek or Automobile magazine referred to the Stout Scarab as the world's first minivan.Really nice shots,thanks!

[arcosine]

[NeilBlanchard]

The Stout Scarab doesn't fit the template, but then the rear engine and cooling exhaust is unconventional, so obviously it has better aero drag than most cars.

The piece of history that we are dancing around is that the mid 30's is when paved highways were becoming more common, which makes it obvious that aerodynamic drag is a very important issue.

The two "solutions" to high drag is either streamlining or a bigger engine -- elegant design or brute force. We need elegant design for efficiency.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

The Stout Scarab doesn't fit the template..........

That is my thinking too, but also consider that in "plan view" it fits better than most car's side profiles.

[some_other_dave]

How about the Alfa Romeo 6C 2800 Aerodynamica Spider? Someone posted a random photo of it on another web site I frequent, and I felt compelled to track it down.

Alfa Romeo 6C - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia













It was evidently a development by a couple of Eastern European brothers, made in parallel with an official Alfa racing car with a possible sports car derivative.

THE H.A.M.B. - View Single Post - History Alfa Romeo Aerodinamica Spider





-soD

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by some_other_dave

Alfa Romeo tipo 163D

Some images of a crude scale model:
1941 AR tipo 163 16C 7 Sc43 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Some better ones of the same model:[ 1941 ] Alfa Romeo Tipo 163 16C Prototipo Berlinetta ( 1/43 ) | Alfa Romeo Modelcar Museum


Another - single view this time:
Prewar


At all angles and details I have concluded; the front wheel coverings must be able to pivot and turn with the front wheels, otherwise this car can only run in a straight line.

In addition, I suspect the front radiator must discharge under the car, because I see no other vents, and with the front wheels block venting through the wheels wells (how the current 911/Boxster does it).