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. . . will keep Chrysler from delivering the most fuel efficient cars possible. To the US government. But then, ChryCo kinda owes them one, no? Luckily we still get to marvel at the sophistication of Chrysler’s wind tunnel, as operated by the Pentastar’s three remaining employees. On casual Friday, apparently.
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The last Studebaker trucks were Zip Vans built for the Postal Service in 1963-64. Maybe the Postal Service is the truck buyer of last resort. If so, now is the time to get those Chrysler vans. If Studes were Zip Vans, maybe these can be Zap Vans. Anyway, there is a Lesson here: If you own stock in a company angling for postal service business, SELL!
Good for those 10mph creeps between mailboxes.
Don’t think the USPS won’t be paying for those whips. Expect stamp prices to go up as I’m sure they’re more expensive than the current fleet.
On casual Friday, apparently.
They actually look overdressed for crawling under the vehicle trying to tweak body panels and oily bits. Some sort of Marilyn Monroe-esque flapping skirt in the wind tunnel would probably have made it a bit more interesting though.
At least ChryCo is going down fighting. Sorta.
Chrysler going postal and killing our tax dollars.
If “the key to improving aerodynamics is to make a vehicle sleek,” they probably should start with something with less frontal area than anything made by the people who brought you the Chrysler 300.
Sometime I really miss the 1980s, and the concept cars from the 1970s.
I have a question if the Post Office goes with lots of Chrysler EV’s and they turn out to be typical Chrysler reliable are they going to hike up the stamp price to 50 cents. While hoovering our tax dollars into keeping them(Chrysler) alive.
Postal rates are going up next Monday, whether or not, or should I say weather or not.
Best jump in your aerodynamic whip and scoot to the nearest PO to load up on “Forever Stamps”.
Hey, at least this suggests that the bailout bucks are going to the salaries of people trying to get work done, and not just to people sitting on their hands in their cubicle waiting for the end.
White lab coats and a few stainless steel clipboards are painfully needed.
Extra points for the Stanley tape measure on the desk.
This story should read: A study of our tax dollars at work: the boundary layer transition effect below the oil pan area on an electric-engine postal vehicle designed to go 3 m.p.h. between postal boxes.
Can someone remind me how we got here, again?
Redbarchetta :
Chrysler going postal and killing our tax dollars.
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Bunter
“The 37.5 million dollar facility has made Chysler an industry leader in aerodynamic vehicles”
… as witnessed by the Sebring’s hood creases.
At what speed does “aero” actually come into play?
These vans won’t be going any faster than golf carts.
They still have a real wind tunnel??
Everyone else has CFD software (well, maybe not GM).