- See also:
Droop nose (aeronautics) The term
droopsnoot or
droop snoot has been
variously applied to the following: The
Lockheed P-38
Lightning (J variant)...
- as the High
Performance (HP) Firenza, but
known colloquially as the "
droopsnoot"
after its
distinct aerodynamic nose.[citation needed] The nose was moulded...
- (Owner's Club
catering for all Viva models)
DroopSnoot Group (Owners' Club
catering for Vauxhall's '
droopsnoot'
model cars,
including the Firenza, Magnum...
-
after 16
years and
three generations. In 1973, the
Vauxhall Firenza "
Droopsnoot"
coupe was
unveiled at the
Earls Court Motor Show,
introducing the public...
- aerodynamic-looking nose than the Kadett,
based loosely on the
design of the "
droopsnoot" Firenza,
itself said to be
inspired by the
Pontiac Firebird, a sister...
-
Ascona body and
interior almost unaltered, but with the
longer hood and "
droopsnoot" nose from the
Manta B,
albeit without the air
slots between the headlamps...
- ch****is (much shortened) and this car was
given the
silhouette of the "
droopsnoot" Firenza.
Nicknamed "Baby Bertha", this car was more
successful and went...
- and P-38Ls were
field modified as
formation bombing "pathfinders" or "
droopsnoots", ****ed with a
Norden bombsight or an H2X
radar system. Such pathfinders...
-
front wing ****embly to
reduce downforce. This
resulted in a
distinctive '
droopsnoot' nose
section and spoon-shaped
front wing. The
season also saw the re-introduction...
-
Vauxhall in the
United Kingdom from 1978 as the Carlton, with a
restyled "
droopsnoot" nose.
Unlike the
Rekord D,
there was a much
stronger correlation between...
