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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2254 on: April 24, 2020, 04:54:25 PM »
Years ago, a Ford exec got the bright idea of hanging a sexy looking body on a Ford Falcon platform.  It was a success.



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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2255 on: April 24, 2020, 04:56:50 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 24, 2020, 04:54:25 PM
Years ago, a Ford exec got the bright idea of hanging a sexy looking body on a Ford Falcon platform.  It was a success.




And it became my favorite car of all time, to this day. :)
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2256 on: April 24, 2020, 05:01:01 PM »
To look like an exotic sports car brand, a car needs to make all sorts of compromises, including things like tires and wheels.  It needs to be low slung which means you'll bottom out a lot and scrape on driveways often.  You won't have a backseat or trunk worth spit.  You won't have good visibility outward.  And it will sound like a car with a puny 4 cylinder engine.  

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2257 on: April 24, 2020, 05:01:36 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 24, 2020, 02:37:25 PM
There will be folks who like the Corvette design and folks who don't.  There are folks who don't like the GT40 design.

This is my favorite car design right now, I'm sure some don't like it:

I can't imagine who the person would be who could find the Ford GT40 ugly.  Seriously.



As for that Ferrari, that's a good looker, IMO.

One might take issue with the "vent" behind the front wheel opening, just below the beltline.  Is it functional or is it just there to look "something-ish"?  And what are those textured air-trap areas down low bracketing the grille?  Do they let air flow through, and if so, into what?  For what purpose?  Or are they just for looks, because an expanse of sheet metal there would look odd or boring?  If they don't let air flow through, they are trapping it, increasing drag.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2258 on: April 24, 2020, 05:04:07 PM »


I'm not sure, but it could be a vent for the brakes.  This isn't really a super sports car of course, it's more of a GT.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2259 on: April 24, 2020, 05:06:30 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 24, 2020, 02:39:19 PM
Beautiful car, CD!

I'm a big fan of Aston Martin, I think they're currently making the most beautiful cars available.  That's subjective opinion, of course, and I recognize it as such. ;)

Beautiful car indeed.  Someone might say that the roofline looks a bit like it's been chopped (in hot-rod terminology).  Someone--like me--might quibble about that crease/duct/whatever right behind the top of the front wheel opening, and might wonder if it's functional, or just for looks.
But still, beautiful.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2260 on: April 24, 2020, 05:06:40 PM »


This is a 288 GTO.  A lot of vents for air handling.  If you build a car for the track, air handling becomes critical, usually involving getting heat out of something.

There are some cars today with good performance profiles that wilt on a track in short order.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2261 on: April 24, 2020, 05:08:33 PM »
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« Reply #2262 on: April 24, 2020, 05:09:48 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 24, 2020, 03:14:02 PM
But you're just making my point.  I'd love something that is dependable and efficient-- far more so than a Ferrari-- but that LOOKED like a Ferrari.

There's no real reason Ford can't do that.
Pontiac did.  Once.  With aftermarket help.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2263 on: April 24, 2020, 05:11:07 PM »



I got to drive this one on a track in LV.

I got to drive this one on a track in Austin (COTA):

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« Reply #2264 on: April 24, 2020, 05:16:27 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 24, 2020, 04:56:50 PM
And it became my favorite car of all time, to this day. :)
Mine too!


Although I've heard that some people like the convertible version better.

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« Reply #2265 on: April 24, 2020, 05:19:05 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 24, 2020, 05:06:40 PM


This is a 288 GTO.  A lot of vents for air handling.  If you build a car for the track, air handling becomes critical, usually involving getting heat out of something.

There are some cars today with good performance profiles that wilt on a track in short order.
Getting rid of the engine heat is always an issue with high-performance mid-engine cars.  The vents are functional.  Functional vents are good.  Scoops and vents just for looks--meh.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2266 on: April 24, 2020, 05:19:13 PM »
The new Mustang is quite a capable car for relatively little money, though I do not like the 4 cylinder at all (it was a rental).  I'd "pony" up for the V8.  At one point, the wife wanted a convertible and it was down  to this or the BMW 240i (which I favored, but it's a lot more expensive).

She finally said a nice sun roof is fine, so viola, GTI Autobahn for a bit over $31 K.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #2267 on: April 24, 2020, 05:25:20 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 24, 2020, 05:06:30 PM
Beautiful car indeed.  Someone might say that the roofline looks a bit like it's been chopped (in hot-rod terminology).  Someone--like me--might quibble about that crease/duct/whatever right behind the top of the front wheel opening, and might wonder if it's functional, or just for looks.
But still, beautiful.
if any other color
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