my non-Porsche picture of the day

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:29 am

^^ Wonder where the designer got his inspiration........

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:45 am

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Appearances can be deceptive - the saloon is surprisingly aerodynamic - a drag coefficient of 0.34 was pretty good for a production car in 1963 ...

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Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:17 am

I managed to find a very rare photo buried in the Alfa archives of Giuseppe Scarnati’s early work on what would become the TZ1.
It was shortly after this effort the design was commissioned out to Zagato......

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:27 am

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Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:32 am

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- &, for comparison, the drag coefficient of a 993 is usually quoted as 0.33 ...

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Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:35 pm

Sorry Andy but I’ve just been trawling those Alfa archives again and managed to find a picture of the actual wind tunnel control panel from the Giulia Super test.

The gauge showing drag coefficient, centre top, is clearly giving a reading of +200.....

KS · Post by KS » Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:41 pm

Mike, you're on a roll today!

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:08 pm

Mind you though, not sure how accurate that Alfa wind tunnel was in those days....

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:35 pm

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Glad I'm keeping you busy Mike ...

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Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:44 pm

what was that about generating ‘traffic’....

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:45 pm

.... even if it’s just you and me.

BILLY BEAN · Post by **BILLY BEAN** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:03 pm

Hopefully Mike can find a design study or wind tunnel model for this one too.

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Mike · Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:48 pm

Easy Peasy......

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:12 pm

Hillman Imp?
Great looking R8

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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