31Buick96S Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 4 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: A.J.: That's a difficult thing to quantify. It's an aesthetic response to the proportional variations within the overall mass of the vehicle. It could be as simple as we find variations in comparative masses more pleasing than those that are more closely matched in size. Not much of a conclusive answer. Steve The “Golden Ratio “, expressed mathematically as 1:1.618, has been used in art, architecture and design to create visually appealing buildings, interior spaces. When I was looking at house plans, I found myself drawn to some designs and repelled by others. An architect friend who was working with me noticed that every plan that I liked was based on this ratio. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 19 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: How did other long-hood cars achieve their long hoods without such a long fan shroud? A Straight-8 (or V16) Last year for a stright-8 in a car in the US was 1954. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 59 minutes ago, 8E45E said: A Straight-8 (or V16) Last year for a stright-8 in a car in the US was 1954. I should have been more specific in my question, How did other cars achieve their long hoods without an excessively long fan shroud? I meant other V-8 cars of the 1960's and later, once that long-hood and short-deck look had returned. For example, the 1967-1970 Cadillac Eldorados, the 1972-up LIncoln Mark IV's, and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 15 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: How did other cars achieve their long hoods without an excessively long fan shroud? For example, the 1967-1970 Cadillac Eldorados, the 1972-up LIncoln Mark IV's, and so on. 18" of metal filler, and then the shroud: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Another example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 1967 and up Eldorados were front drive, so the engine sat over the front axle. Yes there is some space in front of the radiator/AC condenser assembly. Edited January 24 by Frank DuVal (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Skelly Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, EmTee said: Another example... My folks kept our potty chair between the grille and radiator on our '57 Bel Air for vacation trips. There was still plenty of airflow w/o overheating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, 8E45E said: 18" of metal filler, and then the shroud: At least FORD products put the distributor in the front of the engine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee H Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 32 minutes ago, Pfeil said: At least FORD products put the distributor in the front of the engine. Which is great, except when they decided the car needed a front hinged hood. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now