ThatDude30
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Out of all the older muscle cars, which one would you like to see make a comeback? Like the challenger, charger, Camaro, and mustang are modernized today. I have to think on this one.
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Hmmm that looks a little different than the RoadRunners I remember. Pretty cool!
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Plymouth Road Runner. My great uncle had a white one. I loved riding in that thing.
This one...
/----/ The Renault Dauphine could haul ass. The 1963 Dauphine could be had with three-speed transmission with electro-mechanical control and a fire breathing, rear mounted, 36 HP engine that pushed it to 70 mph, even 80 going down hill. Bring this baby back.Out of all the older muscle cars, which one would you like to see make a comeback? Like the challenger, charger, Camaro, and mustang are modernized today. I have to think on this one.
No, actually...a fully-functional rear wing and functional air extractors! The wing was for downforce and stability on the superspeedways, the fender scoops were for tire clearance and preventing a pressure buildup under the hood!Plymouth Road Runner. My great uncle had a white one. I loved riding in that thing.
This one...
A non-functional spoiler and decorative air scoops? Ug!
No, actually...a fully-functional rear wing and functional air extractors! The wing was for downforce and stability on the superspeedways, the fender scoops were for tire clearance and preventing a pressure buildup under the hood!Plymouth Road Runner. My great uncle had a white one. I loved riding in that thing.
This one...
A non-functional spoiler and decorative air scoops? Ug!
That spoiler has practically no horizontal surface and is mounted too high to have any appreciable effect on drag across the rear of the car. The size and placement will provide almost no downward pressure on the rear end to improve stability and is useless as a wing spoiler.
The air scoops are aft of the engine compartment so where are they directing air to?
Those mods are for showin', not for blowin'.
That spoiler has practically no horizontal surface and is mounted too high to have any appreciable effect on drag across the rear of the car. The size and placement will provide almost no downward pressure on the rear end to improve stability and is useless as a wing spoiler.
The air scoops are aft of the engine compartment so where are they directing air to?
Those mods are for showin', not for blowin'.
Jesus fuck...OK, one more time: the wing actually had considerable surface area. (It was not quite 5' wide and a foot long, I recall BIGGER than the current NASCAR rear spoilers.) It added rear downforce, and the side braces greatly aided high-speed stability-the height of the wing also got it out of the turbulent air coming off the rear window. The "air scoops" (actually, air extractors) on the front fenders are directly over the front tires-they, again, allowed air to escape from the engine compartment, and also added clearance, since superspeedway cars were usually lowered in front for aerodynamics and stability
I feel like I am trying to explain this to a mental patient. OK, again, for the slow kid...the wing is about a foot wide. Though it appears horizontal in photos, it was not, and was adjustable on the NASCAR racers. Note wing angle on the 99 car:That spoiler has practically no horizontal surface and is mounted too high to have any appreciable effect on drag across the rear of the car. The size and placement will provide almost no downward pressure on the rear end to improve stability and is useless as a wing spoiler.
The air scoops are aft of the engine compartment so where are they directing air to?
Those mods are for showin', not for blowin'.
Jesus fuck...OK, one more time: the wing actually had considerable surface area. (It was not quite 5' wide and a foot long, I recall BIGGER than the current NASCAR rear spoilers.) It added rear downforce, and the side braces greatly aided high-speed stability-the height of the wing also got it out of the turbulent air coming off the rear window. The "air scoops" (actually, air extractors) on the front fenders are directly over the front tires-they, again, allowed air to escape from the engine compartment, and also added clearance, since superspeedway cars were usually lowered in front for aerodynamics and stability
The wing is only a few inches from fore to aft and has nil negative camber to provide downard pressure on rail. What purpose do the rear air scoops provide? To provide air to the rear wheel wells? Tire air conditioning?
More decorations on this car than my Grandmother's house.
/——/ you don’t know what you’re talking about. The car was so successful that NASCAR banned it for being too radical.Plymouth Road Runner. My great uncle had a white one. I loved riding in that thing.
This one...
A non-functional spoiler and decorative air scoops? Ug!