New Mass Review, Speed Read Auto Pattern Yesteryear Tony Lewin

This is a fast read indeed, in addition to covers the topic admirably, precisely every bit stated on the cover, but the fine art inside... wow, it's a cross betwixt Grundy in addition to Nagel. I effing honey it.

run into what I mean?

I convey rattling picayune to quibble about, however, every bit shortly every bit yous read it, yous every bit good may stumble over the writer giving Henry Ford the credit for majority production assembly lines. Oldsmobile did that earlier Ford.  /search?q=drastic-effect-of-assembly-line inward 1901, in addition to the writer states ford did it inward 1908. Now, I'm certain Ford improved the hell out of whatsoever procedure he gave his attending to, but, give credit where it's due, peculiarly inward history. Ford went a stride farther, in addition to revolutionized the manufacturing process, in addition to fifty-fifty invented the "moving" assembly trouble inward 1914. It changed the agency the basis manufactures things, in addition to the 250 automobile companies that failed to adapt, in addition to adopt this method, were out of concern past times 1930.

And if you're every bit much a automobile nut every bit I am, you'll know the trivia close the drag coefficient on page 30, that ascribes the 1st nether .30 to the 1982-91 Audi 100/5000, which to me seems to add together to the other many Eurocentric mentions inward the volume to exhibit a bias toward European automobile makes, in addition to ignores the query that should endure done earlier making a statement, or, having an editor or proofreader fact banking concern tally everything earlier going to print.

The Charger Daytona, in addition to Superbird .29, 1969 in addition to '70
The Tucker was .28, in addition to that was 1948.
The Tatra T77 was .245, (some sources say .21) in addition to that was inward 1934

Of course, the break of cars that tin strength out endure learned close inward a fast banking concern tally of drag coefficients, like, oh, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient tells me a lot to a greater extent than that I knew the trivia on...

So, that claim close Audi? Bogus. Nissan 300zx was also, .30, also, same year.
Saab 92, 1947, .30  Lotus Elite in addition to Europa were .29 (1958 in addition to '66)

I'm going to exceed on the cars made inward less than a handful, the Dymaxions, the Disco Volante Alfa in addition to BAT Alfas,   they just don't compare to a produciton automobile inward this discussion, nor practise all the terra firma speed racing streamliners similar the .117 Goldenrod of the Summers Brothers, the 1938 Phantom Corsair, in addition to other concept cars

Anyway, that's a lot to read, but alone boils downwards to the ii things I flora erroroneous that a proof reader should convey caught. Hell, I did, in addition to I'm null to a greater extent than than a high schoolhouse grad amongst null professional person preparation or experience at editting or proof reading. It's just automobile knowledge, in addition to he got it wrong.

(how did he forget close the aero drag coefficient of the Tucker...? he set a Tucker impress inward the book!)

Getting dorsum to the review...

I totally dig the many facets the writer digs into, seriously, he picks the whole automobile pattern basis apart, in addition to downwards to the nitty gritty. It's fantastic. The rims for pete's sake! He tells yous why in addition to what rims are about... the expensive cars acquire this type, the racy ones acquire that type... in addition to suddenly, I acquire it! Now yous run into what I mean?

Oh wow, the creases! You've likely read Robert curmudgeon - Cumberford - cranky former cravat wearing guy.. .. right? Knows his shit, in addition to dishes on i automobile a calendar month inward Automobile magazine. Well, I've read dozens of his discourses on auto designs, in addition to I didn't acquire what he said close the creases until I read this book's chapter on the creases. Yup... it's that good.

And the Corvair shoulder line... I hadn't realized, in addition to that's what's bright close getting educated piece yous read - the AH HA! 2nd of realizing something, similar the Corvair. That shoulder trouble laid a novel affair going inward automobile design. Seriously, it's rare to practise something every bit monumental every bit brand a alter that others imitate.. similar the Tatra, which VW stole the pattern of for the Bug... yeah, they settled out of courtroom for a i 1000 one thousand bucks eventually... well, whatever the monetary unit of measurement is inward the Czech republic.... but the Corvair inspired BMW, NSU, Simca, Hillman in addition to Fiat to re-create that shoulder crease. Hey, I am amazed. You may non be.

And now, Mercedes has a "no to a greater extent than creases" policy  " “The fourth dimension of creases is over,” proclaimed Gorden Wagener, Mercedes' caput of design" April 2017. How close that... I hadn't heard close that.

The piece of occupation of mascots/hood ornaments, fins in addition to badges... fifty-fifty the script of the automobile maker in addition to why expensive cars don't set the model holler on the car, but cheap ones do.

This is seriously cool analytical idea applied to automobile design. Damn, this is cool stuff. I honey this.
Why are some automobile models numbered (Mazda 3, BMW M3) but others acquire kicking donkey names (Demon, Hellcat) or made upwards invented words that practise non be inward whatsoever linguistic communication (Toyota Yaris in addition to Aygo)

Rolls Royce Phantom, they engineered the cycle hub badge to remain fixed, in addition to hence when driving or parked, yous alone run into that RR correct side up.

And the details.. oh man, I dig the details... like, the fundamental fob. How it feels inward the hand, shape, weight, texture. That's all pattern stuff. Does it alone lock/unlock the car, or volition it offset the automobile too? Do the vents rotate, roll, flip, louver, or... non fifty-fifty seem on the dash? VW Pheaton doesn't convey the vents because Piech hated vents.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ge05DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false  for a sample expect at the volume of the 1st duo chapters

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