"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
03/04/2015 at 10:42 • Filed to: Panhard
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
03/04/2015 at 10:42 • Filed to: Panhard | 3
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In the late 1940s Panhard, having put the unpleasantness of WW2 behind them, decided to experiment with aerodynamics. One result was the Dynavia. It had a 600cc flat twin (Panhard liked flat engines), a healthy 28 bhp and a top speed of a claimed 130kmh or 80mph. Seems fast for the (lack of) power so the aerodynamics must have worked. Sadly it was only a concept car, happily it still exists at the Schlumpf Collection.
Frozenbuddy
> Cé hé sin
03/04/2015 at 11:14 |
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Wow, this design has some serious aero-work! It seems some modern cars take some design queues from this, though that may be coincidental. This and the DS were way ahead of their time.
Any idea on how well the partial wheel well covers on the front end worked during turning? It looks like those might scrape, though it is hard to tell from the pic.
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Cé hé sin
> Frozenbuddy
03/04/2015 at 11:46 |
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If you look at this image the wheels are well inside the bodywork so there should be reasonable clearance when turning. Anyway this was only ever a prototype so practicality wasn't uppermost in the designer's mind. See as well how narrow it is - straight line stability wasn't much of a thing either!