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I really like the way automobiles used to look like back in the 1960s. Do you think it would be possible to combine the aesthetic of the time with today's technology and safety? The best of both worlds.
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That's pretty much what they've done with the Mustangs, Challengers, and Camaro the past decade or so. Old school look with all of todays bells and whistles.
Of course it's possible to integrate new technology with old.
I dislike old cars though because of their horrendous safety issues. Modern cars while crumpling like a tin can, that crumpling is a safety feature.
On a side note I have an intrest in making a musket with an electronic trigger mechanism still utilizing the flintlock mechanism, so 1 I dont have to source where to find flint for flintlock and 2 I won't have to deal with a misfire as often. Cleaning probably would be easier as well.
Sadly it's impossible... Today's bland design is driven by regulations, eco-ism and safety standards.
And sadly, today's design is partly dictated by the customer. The majority of people don't really care about flowing lines and timeless design. They just want an angry-looking, techy, car that gets them from A to B. Zero thought into the design and engineering. And carmakers provide - this is why almost every new car looks too aggressive, has too much LEDs, everything is controlled by a touch screen and sometimes the engines don't last past the warranty.
I would love a giant land yacht with tailfins, tons of chrome and a loud V8, but sadly that design is never coming back. Hell, the EU want Mercedes and Rolls Royce to stop using hood ornaments for pedestrian safety... Morons, it's not like there is a difference - you are hit by a car! A 2 ton slab of metal crashes into you, it's hood ornament should be the least of your worries...
The only thing you can do is modernize a classic car. Fuel injection, disc brakes, upgraded suspension, more soundproofing, better electrics, better multimedia... while maintaining the classic look.
I want to buy a 1959 Plymouth Fury, tune the engine, lower the suspension, xenon lights, Brembo drilled disc brakes, upgraded calipers, master cylinder upgrade, new and discrete audio system and one of those retro-style 1DIN multimedia units that look like an oldies radio. Absolute dream machine!
It is done all the time. Even with vehicles from the earlier half of the 1900's.
I don't know a lot about car design, but I'm sure pedestrian damage reduction is a significant factor in how cars look today.
Cars in the sixties and earlier were pretty much designed to maim and kill their occupants and pedestrians in collisions of all sorts. That wasn't intentional, but simply because designers didn't think about that because there were no regulations which required them to think about it.
IF you had the $$$$$$$ you could retrofit a 1960's hot rod with all the modern electronics, stability control, anti-lock breaks, etc. Also install high speed rated performance tires as well (the biggest safety improvement since back then).
The hot rods of the day could certainly produce enough engine power.
Cars built in those days are also exempt from pollution standards.
The modern versions of these kinds of cars have to comply with all modern pollution and other safety standards.
Impossible, because first of all the frame and body aren’t designed for today’s motors, transmissions and drive trains. Second, even if you did it the power/weight ratio wouldn’t give you any pickup.
cars are just as heavy now as they were then and make way more power per motor size & fuel usage
the average clown can slap an ls motor and a turbo on just about anythin and make an easy 600 hp for a few grand which woulda been unobtainable even 20 years ago
You know little about the history of hot roding cars.
Blower and turbo retrofits have been available since at least the 1960's. Every decent sized town (over 2000) had someone who had done that to a car.
The problem back in those days was with the tires, not with engine power. High Speed Tire technology has come a long way and dramatically improved safety.
i call bullshit
name one 60s car with a turbo
that shit was exotic through the 70s
the reason they made power was gigantic displacement and long duration cams that were just about undriveable on the street
if anyone slapped on a 6-71 blower it made em even more undriveable in day to day traffic and tuning pressurized carbs was a nightmare
youre right about the tires though
I need to update my post of an hour ago:
In 1923 Mercedes introduced the 1st production Supercharged Automobile using a Roots Blower system.
The first production turbocharged automobiles were introduced in 1962 with the Chevrolet Corvair Monza and the Oldsmobile Jetfire.
This is all available by doing a simple web search on supercharger and turbocharger history.
I assure you that modification kits for all kinds of cars existed in the early 1960's. Hot Rod Magazine was first published in 1948... and Roots blowers and turbochargers were the main keys to hot rods in those days.
Sorry, there is nothing new about this technology. It was exotic in the very early 1900's.
I'll slightly modify my previous post of an hour or so ago.
No production car had a turbo (My mistake, they were introduced in 1962 - see update post).
Both Blower and Turbo Retrofit packages were available for people who wanted to retrofit them onto their car.
This usually involved cutting a hole in the hood, and special scoops and other coverings were available to attach to the hood.
Just go back and look at the "Hot Rod" magazines of the era (and large public Library will likely have them on microfilm, if not actual paper copies).
You will see plenty of pictures, and the adds for the companies selling the conversion kits were in the back.
I even knew and hung out some at the garage in town that did such retrofits.
Not cheap; but awesome...
i dont need to search google
im aware there was outliers but turbocharged cars werent common until the 80s and drivability sucked cause of turbo lag pressurized carburetors & mechanical (as opposed to computerized) control systems
superchargers were way easier in the day
what i had originally said (or was tryin to say in my retarded waya sayin it) is that it was lots more difficult and expensive than it is now with ls swaps & subsequent turbo slaps
makin cars with 1000+ reliable & daily driveable horsepower then was unobtanium
sure you could make the power but itd barely run otherwise
now i could get that much outta my mid 2000s chevy pickup for about $4k if i wanted to