Elio Fenders...retro-futuristic?

[floydv]

Why just the wheels?

Yes, the Batmobile armor is what initially got me thinking, and then I remembered the Lost in Space movie (note: fans often refer to that helmet as the Batmobile helmet).

 

[floydv]

Doing more research, I found someone else had a similar, albeit larger scale idea:

It might take creating a support ring around the tire and adding an electric motor to automate the Armadelio fenders (my name for it), but it otherwise seems totally doable. I might actually do this for a unique look for my fenders.

 

[Coss]

Doing more research, I found someone else had a similar, albeit larger scale idea:
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It might take creating a support ring around the tire and adding an electric motor to automate the Armadelio fenders (my name for it), but it otherwise seems totally doable. I might actually do this for a unique look for my fenders.

If you could figure out a way to motorize it, and maybe one for the body; could you picture pulling up to a restaurant that has outdoor dinning, you pull up to your parking place, get out, click the remote, and all of these covers section out over the Elio. The WOW effect would be off the chart.

 

[floydv]

If you could figure out a way to motorize it, and maybe one for the body; could you picture pulling up to a restaurant that has outdoor dinning, you pull up to your parking place, get out, click the remote, and all of these covers section out over the Elio. The WOW effect would be off the chart.

Perfect way to introduce the Armadelio!

 

[wizard of ahs]

Nice job Seth

I actually like the standard fenders

 

[TCBronson]

Very creative and not bad looking!

 

[XanWolf]

I was looking at the standard front fenders and noticing that they seem to have a lot of flat (or nearly flat) surface to provide wind resistance. I was wondering if a more left-to-right rounded would cut down the resistance. I have no idea of the fluid dynamics; but it just caught my eye earlier....

 

[ehwatt]

I was looking at the standard front fenders and noticing that they seem to have a lot of flat (or nearly flat) surface to provide wind resistance. I was wondering if a more left-to-right rounded would cut down the resistance. I have no idea of the fluid dynamics; but it just caught my eye earlier....

Trust them, they know what they're about.

 

[Coss]

I was looking at the standard front fenders and noticing that they seem to have a lot of flat (or nearly flat) surface to provide wind resistance. I was wondering if a more left-to-right rounded would cut down the resistance. I have no idea of the fluid dynamics; but it just caught my eye earlier....

Are you talking about the "retro" fenders?
If so; those aren't the stock fenders, the full wheel cover ones are; and that's what the aero and high mileage is designed to work with.
The retro fenders aren't designed to give you the 84mpg; they just give you a different "look"; your mileage will probably take a hit with them on.

 

[XanWolf]

No, the standard fenders. True, they are rounded on the front from top to bottom; but from side to side they are squared off a fair amount.