Car Body From Airplane Fuselage (May, 1932)
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1932
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1932
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Car Body From Airplane Fuselage
AN AIRPLANE fuselage constitutes the body of the completely streamlined car shown below. The power plant and rear wheel of a motorcycle, a Ford front axle assembly, and three “doughnut” tires complete the make-up of the cigar-shaped car. it has a 130-inch wheelbase, will go 50 miles an hour, and goes from 45 to 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Efficient streamlining of this car reduces wind resistance to a minimum.
In the 1950’s there was a vehicle, touring the highways here in Australia, using the fuselage of a DC-3.
It has since been restored and is operating to this very day.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/.....story2.htm
BK
Comment by Bruce — January 8, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
Nice one, Bruce.
Here in the USofA we have the Wienermobile.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile
http://www.reedberry.com/wienermobile.html
Comment by LightningRose — January 9, 2009 @ 5:50 pm