The Origins of Wedge Car Design

50 Left: Erickson GT Right: The 1969 Holden Hurricane Concept, was the same height as the Erikson GT. It had similar problems for ingress and egress, which were also solved by a raised center canopy. Below: As noted, the Erickson GT superseded Marcello Gandini’s Lamborghini Marzal by three to four years. The Marzel is often viewed by writers as the first wedge car design. This review of wedge car design postulates that the Marzal is not the first wedge car design. The Erikson GT and the Marzal have some wedge elements, but are also not pure wedge in their silhouette. The TVR 280i first released in 1980 (below). These cars are grouped as the “TVR Wedge Cars”. Certainly, the Erickson GT has similar lines from over twenty-five years before. 1967 Lamborghini Marzal 1980 TVR 280i

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