Peugeot Streamliner: 1936 Andreau
Maybe it's just me, but I think many of the 1920s and 1930s experimental and production cars whose shapes were base on wind tunnel testing are rather ugly. That might well be due to the engineering requirements and passenger compartment layouts of the time that tended to dictate awkward proportions for those streamlined bodies. Something of an exception was the Peugeot "Andreau" -- named after the aerodynamicist -- revealed at the October 1936 Salon de l'Automobile in Paris. Some background regarding it along with photos of a surviving example can be found here , and another treatment is here . The Andreau was designed around the standard Peugeot 402 production sedan that already featured a sleek, streamlined appearance for its time (the 402 was introduced at the 1935 Salon). Therefore, the proportions problem suggested above was largely avoided. Theoretically the Peugeot-sponsored design might have become a production car due to its 402 basis. I rather like the...