Before there were wind tunnels

[tig1]

Days gone by.

http://www.billsretroworld.com/cars.htm

 

[StevieC]

This was when cars were a form of Art, and fuel economy was only a sugguestion!

Why can't they build attractive models like this using modern construction/materials and stick a Hybrid/Synergy drive unit under the hood to make it efficient?

 

[IndyIan]

Actually I think this Caddy isn't a bad place to start for aero drag, the teardrop tail just needs a little spoiler at the end to make a clean break for the airflow.

 

[hate2work]

Thanks for the link, tig.

Who knew that William Shatner or Cassious Clay made an album?

 

[SrDriver]

If my mind serves me right the Shelby Cobra was designed without the aid of a wind tunnel because of lack of funds.

It went on to blow the doors of of the competition!

 

[CivicFan]

Some of them look really good. Before seeing them side by side, I always thought that the designs of the era were mostly good looking. Now I see that the majority were duds.

 

[soldierman]

WoW! wonder how many cubic feet of trunk space is in that thing?

 

[ViragoBry]

Probably my favorite car from 'days gone by'. Just over the top excess and total outrageousness... and I dig it.

 

[XS650]

Six adult sized bodies.

 

[StevieC]

Try Parallel parking that bugger! It would need the Lexus park assist system and some backup sensors...

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Try Parallel parking that bugger! It would need the Lexus park assist system and some backup sensors...

First car I ever drove:

 

[StevieC]

Eldorado. For people with an instinctive taste for elegance ...

More like ... "For people that own a gas station and an airport landing strip to park it on!"

.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Eldorado. For people with an instinctive taste for elegance ...

More like ... "For people that own a gas station and an airport landing strip to park it on!"

.

That thing got like 4MPG (exaggerating here) 500cid (8.2L) engine, and FWD!!!!

 

[StevieC]

That's enough to get you to the next gas station. Hope your errands were along the way or else you wouldn't make it.

That's just ridiculous... What were they thinking?

 

[IndyIan]

You should drive a big land yacht sometime, they do have some appeal... My uncle had a 78 New Yorker.

It floated along smoothly and quietly at 30 mph or 80, didn't matter much. When gas was cheap it was a great car for cross continental drives. Now not so much!

 

[StevieC]

I bet you the oil execs still drive these cars!

 

[XS650]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Eldorado. For people with an instinctive taste for elegance ...

More like ... "For people that own a gas station and an airport landing strip to park it on!"

.

More like for the man that would wear this hat

 

[StevieC]

I have a Halloween costume that has a had like that!

 

[Benzadmiral]

Have a look at the rest of his "retro" site. The scans of TV Guide listings from 1963 are dynamite!

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: XS650
the man that would wear this hat

Dennis Rodman or Huggy Bear? Maybe that one musketeer...