Aero Warriors

[sixt9rsx33]

This Cyclone was cruising down the road last Thursday. Then I saw the same car Friday in a totally different part of town. I don’t live in a small town either. 2.6 million people in the MSA. To see it twice was crazy

[JoeC]

The 1976 Chevy Laguna S3 was called "an aero model" by NASCAR

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"The third generation Chevelle was an extensively used body style in NASCAR competition from 1973 to 1977. The Chevelle Laguna S-3 in particular was extremely successful. Its sloped nose, small rear quarter windows and "fastback-style" rear glass gave it an aero advantage over other GM body styles at NASCAR's fastest tracks. Junior Johnson's team, with driver Cale Yarborough, won 34 races and earned the first two of three consecutive Winston Cup championships. Considered a limited edition "aero" model by NASCAR, the Laguna S-3 was made ineligible for competition following the 1977 season. The Laguna was so fast that Nascar required the cars be fitted with 'restrictor plates' to effectively slow them down when no other cars had this requirement."

Motor Trend said in 1973: "While neither Chevrolet or Pontiac are back in racing, the new crop intermediates out of GM's styling studios are curiously aerodynamic. They are also curiously competing on the NASCAR circuit tracks, and selling as fast as they can be hauled to the dealerships."

[Nova Pete]

I raced a 1976 Laguna S3 in 1990.