Front wheel spats

[GTBob]

HI All
Can anyone think of a car that had front wheel spats?
Thanks
Bob

[RazerSauber]

The first Saab?

[Equus]

Delahaye (various):

[Equus]

Talbot Lago:

[Equus]

Chrysler Thunderbolt:

[Equus]

Nash (Statesman and Ambassador):

[Doofus]

So 'yes', then.

[Equus]

Lotus 17:

[Equus]

Slightly more esoteric (it was an LSR car), the Stutz Blackhawk Special:

[Equus]

Lancia Aprilia Aerodynamica:

[sunbeam alpine]

Disco Volante

[GTBob]

Wow! So many! I could not think of one! Thanks. Bob

[a8hex]

There is also the Brontosaurus

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/jaguar-history/jagu...

Not all of William Lyons' ideas where either good or beautiful.

[Equus]

Porsche Type 64:

[leyorkie]

Nearer to home than all the exotics


Austin Metropolitan

[JonathanE]

[CharlieAlphaMike]

Abarth made a few. Not road cars though. This is a 1960 Abarth 1000:

[Equus]

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Abarth made a few. Not road cars though...

Quite commonplace in cars for speed record breaking of course, where drag reduction is more important than steering lock or brake cooling.

Cooper:


MG:


Thunderbolt:


The list becomes almost endless when you get onto Bonneville streamliners.

Edited by Equus on Saturday 3rd October 19:36