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Old 02-12-2019, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
"Cobras with 'cut back' doors" ...is this the top rear edge of the door leaned back over the last five inches or so I see in some pics?


On the FIA car there is a large opening in the front edge of the hood. Is that ducted to the radiator to create downforce?
There were 16 roadster chassis made with extra large rear wings (a.k.a. rear fenders in the U.S.A.) that were so large the leading side necessitated cutting the door frames back into an arc in the other direction. The door frame were cut, a new reverse curve tube put back, and a similar set of changes to fit the new door frames were made to the door B pillars. 5 of the chassis were completed to comply with "FIA" rules.

Day one they 16 chassis had bonnets (a.k.a. hoods in the U.S.A.) with welded in long forward facing scoops.

The Daytona Coupes got very angled radiators and air ducting up and out in front of the engine.
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