[DeTomaso] Italian Car Day 2007 Photos

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/16/07 3:46:20 AM, david.tucker at chesapeakepanteras.com 
writes:

> I drove 3000-4000 miles home from Vegas when my latch broke and never felt 
> the need to secure anything.
> 
Part of a decklid's reaction to a busted latch seems to depend on how good 
the deck shocks are. The speed you're travelling may not matter either. Since 
the decklid weighs some 40 lbs, you won't notice much rise with depressurized 
shocks to help open it. Jr Wilson used to run ORRs with the decklid unlatched & 
no shocks at all, to vent any air pressure trapped back there. He found that 
up to speeds around 225, the lid would only rise a couple of inches from air 
flow. This also tells me the back end of a stock-bodied, wing-less car with a 
front air dam is pretty balanced as far as air flow above & underneath. FWIW- J 
DeRyke


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