as for the back of the car, my reading is that Pete Brock had read some old German aerodymamic theory, that a long, tapered tail for a moving object was the best to allow air to separate from the object. But this German scientist had a theory that if you cut off most of the tail, the air would still separate cleanly, reducing aerodynamic drag. I can't recall if it this is the Kamm tail or it that was for something else. But if had to be done right, and Brock was able to do that. I think, if i remember my reading, is that Brock was the first to apply this principal to a race car. So the rear bulkhead is there because it worked. Naturally, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Both the original cars, and the Superformance Coupe are very handsome cars.
I have seen on an engine waiting transplantation into a Superformance Coupe, a really business-like motor. It even has a custom
oil pan, and when i asked what a side threaded plug in the sump was for, i was told that by removing the threaded plug, you can adjust your
oil pumps pressure output with a long allen wrench. A several minute procedure to adjust the engine's
oil pressure!! The years spent in developement and refinement of this car have resulted in lots of small useful details, making ownership and travel that much better. Saw a picture of the Coupe's speedo registering just over 190 mph, the driver told me the car was still accelerating but he was coming up on traffic, and had to back off. I once went about 140 mph in my SPF roadster, on the straight at VIR, and i was scared of the sensation of speed, the wind and how fast the grass was passing by on my flanks. I can't imagine i would ever have the fortitude to go any faster that that. But the Coupe will soon join the ranks of the worlds fastest cars. It has NASCAR sized brakes, too. It will need them.