Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:41 am
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:29 am
^^ Wonder where the designer got his inspiration........ 
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: 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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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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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: 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......
It was shortly after this effort the design was commissioned out to Zagato......
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:27 am
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: 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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- &, for comparison, the drag coefficient of a 993 is usually quoted as 0.33 ...
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: 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.....
The gauge showing drag coefficient, centre top, is clearly giving a reading of +200.....
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:41 pm
Mike, you're on a roll today!
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:08 pm
Mind you though, not sure how accurate that Alfa wind tunnel was in those days....
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:35 pm
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Glad I'm keeping you busy Mike ...
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Glad I'm keeping you busy Mike ...
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:44 pm
what was that about generating ‘traffic’....
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:45 pm
.... even if it’s just you and me.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: 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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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:48 pm
Easy Peasy......
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:12 pm
Hillman Imp?
Great looking R8
Great looking R8