Might be a good choice, the Bantam is as narrow or narrower than a 27 but it
may be a little taller. You would end up with similar frontal area but it
might be easier to hide the driver.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Tim Schoeny <tschoen@fuse.net>; land-speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:54 AM
Subject: Re: Roadster Aerodynamics
> Tim, what about the American Bantam body? It's
> smaller, and isn't too practical for a V-8
> powered car, but with Honda front wheel drive, it
> seems like it could be worked in real well. All
> the power train is going to be well forward in
> that stretched frame, so there'd be room for the
> driver to lay back with feet and legs in a
> foot-box. Just a thought, I have just always
> liked that little roadster.
>
> Dick J
>
>
> --- Tim Schoeny <tschoen@fuse.net> wrote:
> > Ok it's cold here now so I'm sit'n inside at
> > the drawing board working
> > on my long term dream project- the front wheel
> > drive H/GMR(Honda powered
> > of course).Seems there are three body styles
> > that are popular in these
> > classes-'27 T,'29 A and '32.Left to my own
> > devices I'd pick the "T"
> > cause it's smaller but maybe it's not so
> > aero-whatta you roadster
> > experts think about these choices?
> > Tim(at least I
> > can put the mower
> > away-although it ran really good on that old
> > racing gas)Schoeny
>
>
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