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| Thread ID: 101108 | 2009-07-02 01:31:00 | Any Classic/Old car buffs here? | password (5384) | PC World Chat |
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| 788037 | 2009-07-02 21:45:00 | Thanks Prefect, I will have a look into that, Remmember what they were called? Just visor or what :p | password (5384) | ||
| 788038 | 2009-07-03 09:53:00 | These products were an after market accessory, the Ford Zephrs had them also - High drag and not really all that effective. There also was a fad of metal visors above the headflights; the theoretical value being they deflected the high beam down avoiding dazzling on coming traffic. They did not work particularly well and ended up being banned when it was worked out that they could inlict a nasty wound on any poor pedestrian hit by a car fitted with these items. The late fifties saw a fad on many cars of pronounced large fins built into the rear mudguards, that were about a decrative and useful as many of the spoilers fitted to modern cars - For those who disagree. please note- for a boot spoiler to work has to be shaped like an inverted high lift aerofoil, with a negative angle of attack between 4 and 10 degrees, and be located in such a high position as to enjoy laminar airflow free of turbulent interference from airflow over the cars body - the majority are not - and are thus merely an expensive decorative fad. |
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| 788039 | 2009-07-03 09:59:00 | I believe they were produced / distributed by Don Agencies - busy people back then. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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