soulkraft wrote:
Supposedly this is one of the first cars designed in a wind tunnel, so may have better aero than a seven.
Ya think? Even better than a Se7en? I need a little time to process the possibility...
Okay, I'm back. I find the distinctive headlights particularly loathsome, but dig the rest of it. The headlight height is specified in all the US vehicles codes (center of headlight no less than 22" or 24" above the ground, depending on the state) but width is generally "as wide as possible", so if you lifted that hammerhead headlight holder to the upper sides of the nose you could keep the feel of the original at a modest cost to authenticity...not that all that many folks will recognize what inspired your design. If somebody rags you about it, say, "Oh, you must be thinking of the '34 Edsel Ford model 40 speedster. This is a '35."
As for the coupe concept, your door choices are gullwing, GT40 style swing-out with a big notch in the roof, or modern exotic butterfly. My next car will be a roadster with a removable coupelike enclosure; pure roadsters are just too limiting in the Pacific Northwest. Either way I say GFI, and yes, I think you'll find it an aerodynamic improvement--probably enough improvement to notice at the gas pump.