Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Mar, 1957
Posted in: Automotive
Posted: 12/15/2008
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LIGHTNING on wheels (Mar, 1957)

LIGHTNING on wheels, below, is gleaming Alia Romeo sports car reputed to do 170 mph. Stabilizing ailerons are Plexiglas.

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  1. Steve says: December 16, 20083:25 pm

    Maybe they’re talking about the fins being made of plexiglas. But there are no freekin ailerons on that car.

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