Once upon a time ... the rain gutter
Bruno von Rotz
08/07/2019
08/07/2019
It is not entirely clear who invented it. It was mentioned in local car magazines as early as the 1950s. We are talking about the rain gutter.
It protected the crew from water when the doors of the wet car were opened. It also served as an attachment point for the universal roof and ski racks that were popular for decades.
However, the search for ever better aerodynamic shapes put an end to the rain gutter towards the end of the 20th century. What was needed now were close-fitting ends, not protruding edges. New (more expensive and non-standardized) solutions were found for roof and ski racks. However, the new shapes were less well equipped against dripping water than the good old gutters.
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