LokisTyro Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Haven't heard of "swoopy" being used to describe "smooth". Although that Porsche I wouldn't refer to as "swoopy" so much s I would "bar of soap". Now the style that James Dean was killed in would be a different story It's basically one big swoop with a few little swoops, swoopy headlights and a swoopy windshield !!
Scott Colmer Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Phantom Corsair. Also has a bit of a spooky past. I saw this in Reno back in 74. It was in the Harris collection.
Joe Handley Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 It's basically one big swoop with a few little swoops, swoopy headlights and a swoopy windshield !! The same can be said about a bar of Dial soap Minus the headlights and windshield though
Joe Handley Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 If you want to see some serious swoop, do a google image search for Delahaye... Is it me, or does that hood and grill protrusion remind anybody else of this guy?
charlie8575 Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 If you want to see some serious swoop, do a google image search for Delahaye... These will do quite nicely. Frankly, any of the archetypical Art Deco cars (Sharknose Graham, Airflow, Cord, Lincoln Zephyr, etc.), are what meet my definition. Charlie Larkin
935k3 Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Porsche's 917LH(long tail) is one of the swoopiest race cars ever made. The long tail was for low drag on the famous 3.5 mile Mulsane straight at Lemans. It reached about 240 mph on that straight in 1971. Edited August 18, 2013 by 935k3
Jeremy Jon Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Tom Meade's Thomassima III I've always thought the T-Mead TIII would make a great resin kit build, there is a die cast scale out in the market, cool subject!!
PappyD340 Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 The same can be said about a bar of Dial soap Minus the headlights and windshield though This one has SWOOPY wriiten all over it, the flash should have been removed from the side though!!!
Modelmartin Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Bugatti Atlantic - all time number one swoopy car. Serious textbook swoop if not pretty Semi- swoopy? I've always thought the T-Mead TIII would make a great resin kit build, there is a die cast scale out in the market, cool subject!! I think there is a little Hot Wheels of it, too!
Harry P. Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Of course, if there's too much swoop in your life, you can always go the other way...
sjordan2 Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Just about anything in this exhibit of Art Deco cars ("Sensuous Steel"), now at the Frist Museum in Nashville through September. Click on the individual car links. http://fristcenter.org/calendar-exhibitions/detail/sensuous-steel
Greg Myers Posted August 18, 2013 Author Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Like this Martin ? Semi- Swoopy ? Swoopy Semi ? Edited August 18, 2013 by Greg Myers
Joe Handley Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Of course, if there's too much swoop in your life, you can always go the other way... Already there Harry
Harry P. Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 But yours has a curved windshield. A little swoop. The Mercedes' windshield is 100% swoop-free! I think a 4x8 sheet of plywood would have better aerodynamics than that thing!
Bernard Kron Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Proto-swoop: 1932 Bucciali Fleche d'Or: 1935 Voisin C28 Aerosport Coupe 1934 Voisin C27 Aerosport Coupe
Bernard Kron Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Small Tribute to Jacques Saoutchik, King of Luxo-Swoop on either side of WWII: 1938 Hispano-Suiza H6C Xenia Coupe 1949 Delahaye Type 175 1954 Pegaso Z102B 1948 Saoutchik Cadillac Series 62 Three Position Convertible
Joe Handley Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 But yours has a curved windshield. A little swoop. The Mercedes' windshield is 100% swoop-free! I think a 4x8 sheet of plywood would have better aerodynamics than that thing! Trust me, that curve and rake don't help that much.
Danno Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 I guess it depends on how you define "swoopy." Here's one that probably belongs: Agreed. My nomination, also!
Danno Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Another couple of nominations from a different genre . . .
Shardik Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 I need to dig up some shots of the Pontiac Banshee.
SoCalCarCulture Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 How about something for the straightline crowd - from the - Speed - The art of the performance vehicle - show at UMFA last year... 091412 Speed at UMFA 009 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr 091412 Speed at UMFA 033 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr 091412 Speed at UMFA 017 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr 091412 Speed at UMFA 057 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr 091412 Speed at UMFA 086 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr ...and if you're talking Daytona Coupe, how about a real one - not the streched, aftermarket version shown previously in this thread - more of the real one here... 091412 Speed at UMFA 193 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr
Richard Bartrop Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 I've always thought the T-Mead TIII would make a great resin kit build, there is a die cast scale out in the market, cool subject!! I agree. I have the Hot Wheels version sitting on my monitor, and I'd love to see a 1/24-25th scale kit.
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