aurfalien Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hi, Would any one mind telling me what that rear hump behind the driver (circled in black) is called? Sorry, I'm an idiot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It is a fairing.It could enclose a hoop behind the drivers head and/or a headrest. It serves an aerodynamic purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeE Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) That's 0728TR. The '58 Hill LeMans winner. Only non-pontoon fendered TR in the bunch. Sorry, just random history. Headrest fairing like Pat said can cover rollbar (rare in early days) or gas filler cap. In D-Jag, 250 TR (prob most famous cars with fairing) the gas cap is in there, usual large neck "Monza" style. Tank on TR was usually 32-35g, D-type was 40g. I forget similar things. LOL Edited October 21, 2019 by DukeE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hey, it's egore.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Yup...and "fairing" is an interesting word. "Fair" means pretty when it's applied to a woman, but it also means smooth or streamlined when it's applied to a boat hull, an airplane, or the surface of a car. There is a verb "to fair", that literally means "to smooth" or "to streamline". It was originally a nautical term, and a very slick hull would be called "fair". So, "fairing" can be a verb meaning the act of making smooth or streamlining. You don't see the word used much as a verb anymore though. But "fairing", as used here, is a noun that refers to any part that's used to help achieve a wind- or water-resistance cheating shape that helps with streamlining. You can have helmet fairings,or mirror fairings, or wheel fairings, or wing-root fairings, etc. EDIT: To this day, there's still boat-hull "fairing compound", which is much like bondo, but made for making boat hulls slick and smooth. Edited October 21, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Hello and thank you for the replies and education. Edited October 21, 2019 by aurfalien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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