And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, February 29, 2016
What The Donald drives.
Rare color photo of the Adler Trumpf - Rennlimousine, Germany 1938
I had to look it up, what a strange car, long and skinny. From it's measly 55HP 4 cylinder flat head engine, it achieves a 93mph top speed! Front wheel drive and 4 wheel independent suspension too. The interior of these is as far from luxury as possible. Very, very crude, much like a model T inside. The body shape was developed by an aircraft engineer and then tested with "tufts" on the road. No wind tunnel development. I've been unable to find the Cd of the body, but it's obviously pretty good.
That's quite a car. Look at the Nazi Eagle/Adler on the grill.
ReplyDeleteI had to look it up, what a strange car, long and skinny. From it's measly 55HP 4 cylinder flat head engine, it achieves a 93mph top speed! Front wheel drive and 4 wheel independent suspension too. The interior of these is as far from luxury as possible. Very, very crude, much like a model T inside. The body shape was developed by an aircraft engineer and then tested with "tufts" on the road. No wind tunnel development. I've been unable to find the Cd of the body, but it's obviously pretty good.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to an interior pic
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