Best Lookng Kamm Rear Ends?

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Vanin

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Friday 28th August 2015
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Never have understood why the Aston Volante has received so much flak for the Kamm tail whereas the very similar Lusso has never had anything but praise. It always seemed to me that Aston brought the car into the 1960s from the rather staid rears of the 1950s and matched the voluptuous front.

I realise that the 330 is not a Kamm but still very lovely.

Several other Ferraris have Kamm tails which look like an afterthought (GTO)

http://www.conceptcarz.com/events/eventVehicle.asp...


Quite like the Shelby Daytona but not very subtle

Any more beauties?

//j17

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222 months

Friday 28th August 2015
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Making no excuses for brand bias I've always liked the Triumph '70s rear end, in this case a GT6:


Huntsman

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249 months

Friday 28th August 2015
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First Opel Manta and the Opel GT both have pretty Kamm tails.

Good thread.


george123

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181 months

Friday 28th August 2015
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Biased here also!





Edited by george123 on Friday 28th August 12:57


Edited by george123 on Friday 28th August 13:01

SpeckledJim

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252 months

Friday 28th August 2015
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//j17 said:
Making no excuses for brand bias I've always liked the Triumph '70s rear end, in this case a GT6:

If this was an Italian manufacturer I'm sure it would be 'recognised' as a work of genius. It's just gorgeous.

dryden

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168 months

Friday 28th August 2015
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Always liked these......

dryden

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Friday 28th August 2015
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And these....

//j17

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222 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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SpeckledJim said:
//j17 said:
Making no excuses for brand bias I've always liked the Triumph '70s rear end, in this case a GT6:

If this was an Italian manufacturer I'm sure it would be 'recognised' as a work of genius. It's just gorgeous.
It was designed by an Italian of course.

slomax

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191 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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ive always loved the Marcos back end, especially on the 3 litre.




Yertis

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265 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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//j17 said:
It was designed by an Italian of course.
That and the Stag his best works IMO. I love the GT6. Even looking at that pic I can feel me left leg roasting cool

Yertis

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265 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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I can't find a picture of my own at the moment, but the TR6 has a splendid Kamm tail, one of the best features of the car's restyling IMO. Should always be matt black of course.


oliverb205

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225 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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TVR Vixen, personally I prefer the later ones with wrap around rear lamps to the earlier cars with "ban the bomb" lamps. I would apologise for the lousy photo, but it is an old scan of my old car so I won't...

Oliver.

aeropilot

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226 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Only one winner IMHO


//j17

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Saturday 29th August 2015
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Oh I don't know...


Cliftonite

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137 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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george123 said:
Biased here also!

Shame about the number plate.


Spydaman

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257 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Does this count?

john2443

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210 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Yertis said:
I can't find a picture of my own at the moment, but the TR6 has a splendid Kamm tail, one of the best features of the car's restyling IMO. Should always be matt black of course.

I'm not sure that is a Kamm tail is it, in fact there are a few on the thread that aren't, correct me if I'm wrong, but a Kamm should be a sloping, teardrop, shape that's chopped off flat.

Vanin

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Saturday 29th August 2015
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john2443 said:
I'm not sure that is a Kamm tail is it, in fact there are a few on the thread that aren't, correct me if I'm wrong, but a Kamm should be a sloping, teardrop, shape that's chopped off flat.
You are correct according to Wiki as it seems that the front of the car must be aerodynamic and teardrop shaped for the least turbulent flow of air. Perhaps the TR6 is a bit blunt at the front!


"There is controversy about the proportions of a true Kamm tail. According to the classic definition the tail should be cut off where it has tapered to approximately 50% of the car's maximum cross section,[10] which Kamm found represented a good compromise—by that point the turbulence typical of flat-back vehicles had been mostly eliminated at typical speeds. Thus a minivan is not a Kammback, and neither are numerous cars that have truncated tails.

In addition to aerodynamic efficiency, Wunibald Kamm also emphasized vehicle stability in his design.[4] He proved mathematically and empirically the effectiveness of the design.[6] The Kamm-back, or K-form, was a body with a smoothly contoured front that continues to an abrupt vertical flat surface in the rear.[7]"


I have always loved the Marcos 3 litre, thanks for posting. The GT 40 is just brutish!

Vanin

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Spydaman said:
Does this count?
Wassat??!

Yertis

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265 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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john2443 said:
Yertis said:
I can't find a picture of my own at the moment, but the TR6 has a splendid Kamm tail, one of the best features of the car's restyling IMO. Should always be matt black of course.

I'm not sure that is a Kamm tail is it, in fact there are a few on the thread that aren't, correct me if I'm wrong, but a Kamm should be a sloping, teardrop, shape that's chopped off flat.
That's accurate. Should we draw a distinction then between cars which have a Kamm tail for aerodynamic purposes and those which have a chopped-off rump because it looks like a Kamm tail?