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[vindicator86]

Could this be the first f1 car with a shark fin engine cover connected to the rear wing, its the ferrari 312 from the early 70's.

[madbrad]

The weird thing is there's no air intake opening on the front body

[madbrad]

*tap tap* Is this thing on?

[vindicator86]

The weird thing is there's no air intake opening on the front body

It makes me wonder why they introduced airbox's in the early 70's, and then they were gone again a few years later.

[madbrad]

I was making a F duct joke.








I thought it was turbos that didn't use air intakes over the head and that was why you didn't see them, the timing coincides. There were non turbos at the same time but I don't remember if they had them. Then when turbos were banned the air intake reappeared.

[mugen]

Interesting thought,though not strictly an F1 car as we know today,the fifties D Type Jaguar used a "sharkfin",now i,m not good at posting pictures but check online and you,ll see what i mean.

[vindicator86]

I take it you mean this...



I wonder what its function is as there's no rear wing to direct airflow over. Maybe its for high speed stability.

[Jabberwocky]

I take it you mean this...



I wonder what its function is as there's no rear wing to direct airflow over. Maybe its for high speed stability.

you beat me to it with the D-Type

[mugen]

Re "D" type,the fin gave stability but also enhanced its top speed,and two versions were made a lwb and swb,and they were fast,190/195MPH and all from a six cylinder 3.8!

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

I was going to mention the Lotus 11 but the D-type has date of rank.

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

Ferrari 375MM PF Spyder, ca. 1957

[madbrad]

But those sharkfins are not engine covers.

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

But those sharkfins are not engine covers.

And this engine cover isn't a real shark's fin.

[madbrad]

^^ OH I love that period with the sides visible and intake trumpets all along there instead of an overhead scoop!