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Not particularly aerodynamic, but certainly odd:
Ten years before the Ford retractable and 60 years before the Chevy HHR!
It was killed by the Tucker fiasco, with twice the production numbers.
I would definitely have driven that in high school. Top speed was better than my Studebaker.
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10-08-2025, 09:19 AM
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NB that this guy does prototyping and looks to do decent work, so if you want a nose or something made for your car...
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10-09-2025, 02:49 PM
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That's about as from from being a boat (or car) as you can get and still be a boat. 
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10-11-2025, 02:43 AM
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Quote:
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Open wheelwells on an aeroplane.
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Open only when not in the air. After take-off the landing gear rotates sideways, so that the wheels fill in the opening of the thse wheelwells, and the moondisks make this filling smoother.
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How to eliminate all your cargo capacity:
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