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A Lakester is a car with a streamlined body but with four exposed wheels. It is often made out of a modified aircraft drop tank. The main attraction is the drop tank's excellent aerodynamics. Building lakesters became popular after World War II when surplus drop tanks were available cheaply.〔 == History == During the late 1940s Bill Burke of the So-Cal Speed Shop built the first "Lakester" from a surplus aircraft drop tank. The idea of using a tank as an aerodynamic car body came to Burke when he saw some drop tanks on a barge being taken ashore at Guadalcanal.〔Wilkinson, Stephan (2005). (''Man and Machine: The Best Of Stephan Wilkinson'' ). Globe Pequot. p. 97. ISBN 1599216795.〕〔Christensen, Mark (2005). (''SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History'' ). MotorBooks International. p. 66. ISBN 1610591852.〕 Burke recalls thinking, "My god, what a beautiful piece of streamlining that is!" With a tape measure, Burke went aboard and measured one of the tanks.〔 He knew the dimensions of a Ford rear end and engine block, and he could see that the automotive components would fit.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lakester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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