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Kim Petersen · 06-01-07, 10:08 PM

The plexiglas is a bug deflector that was used with some success at Le Mans by such immortal racers GT40s as P1076. Driving at near 200 mph, the somewhat aenemic windshield wiper on these cars proved insufficient to clear away hours of accumulated smashed bugs, so the deflector was installed to create a flow of air forward of the driver's side of the windshield.

Nice job, Lynn!

Kim

06-01-07, 10:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kim Petersen kepetersen A Tenth Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Florida GT40: SPF Mk I Posts: 103 Rep Power: 3	Re: First SFP Owner Install Completed The plexiglas is a bug deflector that was used with some success at Le Mans by such immortal racers GT40s as P1076. Driving at near 200 mph, the somewhat aenemic windshield wiper on these cars proved insufficient to clear away hours of accumulated smashed bugs, so the deflector was installed to create a flow of air forward of the driver's side of the windshield. Nice job, Lynn! Kim __________________ Kim Petersen SPF GT40 P/2192 Mk I w/ Keith Craft Aluminum 427IR F430 F1 Berlinetta SPF Mk III w/ Ford 460 MB C55 "I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather; not screaming and terrified like his passengers."