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Speedster Body Analysis 12/02 |
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What is a Speedster ???? I thought it might be worth looking at all the 120 Speedsters and the 50 Classic photos on the NWVS website. These bodies are everything that we know about speedsters. The samples are not scientific, but some things ring true. Boat Tails are the most popular speedster body. 54% of the NWVS and 64% of the Classics. There are also speedsters with no body aft of the seat, skiffs, chopped off tails, beetle backs, boxey (square cornered) speedsters and slope backs. I only looked in detail at the Boat Tails since that is what I'm building. There is no "best", "most popular", or "agreed" shape for Boat Tails. The design guidance is "Do What Pleases You". Here are the big differences between the NWVS fleet and the set of Classic photos: |
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