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Re: The MGA, an aerodynamic wonder...

To: "Bob Howard" <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: The MGA, an aerodynamic wonder...
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:57:01 -0800
Yeah, Bob, that's so true. A pity, though, that when they changed the TD
from a 2-bow to a 3-bow top, they raised the roof an inch - or do you
suppose that improved the airfoil profile of the car?  {VBG}

Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
To: mvheim@attbi.com <mvheim@attbi.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 18, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: The MGA, an aerodynamic wonder...


>  Now let's be nice to the T-series cars.  They are more aerodynamic than
>one might think.  Headlamps are teardrop shaped. Door handles point aft.
>Windscreens are raked at seven or eight degrees past vertical. Bumpers on
>TDs are rounded at the outboard tips. Why, even the spare tire is sloped
>for better airflow over the vehicle.
>Bob
>
>
>On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:10:51 -0800 Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com> writes:
>> Albert, no one would accuse the MGA of "aerodynamic shortcomings"
>> compared
>> to a T-series (come to think of it, no one would accuse a brick of
>> aerodynamic shortcomings compared to a T-series).
>   - snip -

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