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Today's FUNKY vintage classic car
« on: February 17, 2019, 10:10:02 AM »
Never heard of this one!  1937 Airomobile!!


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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2019, 10:48:51 AM »
What's old is new again:

The Solo by Electra Meccanica Vehicles with $2.4 billion in pre-orders:



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-12/tesla-s-latest-competitor-is-a-15-500-electric-three-wheeler?srnd=hyperdrive

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Re: Today's FUNKY vintage classic car
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2019, 11:00:25 AM »
WOW!!!  $2.4 "BILLION" in pre-orders?!? :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: 

Is that correct?!?  That's a lot of lettuce!!
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2019, 11:09:22 AM »
Perhaps the original Whale Tail JJ. :grin:

There is something I have never seen before, either in reality or pics.

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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2019, 11:23:57 AM »
Perhaps the original Whale Tail JJ. :grin:

There is something I have never seen before, either in reality or pics.

John Henry

Can't decide if it looks more like a '73 Buick Boat-Tail Riviera...or a MANATEE!! :laugh: :grin: :wink:





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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2019, 11:52:15 AM »
I'll see your Aerocar and raise it with Buckmisnter Fuller's Dynamixion



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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2019, 12:09:19 PM »
I'll go with the Manatee JJ.

John, another very interesting vehicle. Front wheel drive and rear wheel steering, and looks to seat at least 4. Oh, and did I mention streamlined.

I would enjoy seeing both at a car show!

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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2019, 12:15:55 PM »
I want one!

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Re: Today's FUNKY vintage classic car
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2019, 12:31:26 PM »
Right on LowRyter!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley:  Now THAT car in 1933, was WAY ahead of its time!! :wink: :thumb: :cool:



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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2019, 12:38:52 PM »
Yeah, I'll take the Dymaxion!
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2019, 12:43:29 PM »
 After all , a fish is the most aerodynamic shape possible , so ...

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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2019, 01:10:43 PM »
Cool!

Reminds me of a Tatra 77.  Only time I ever saw one was in Seattle in the early '80s when aerodynamic cars were just starting to come from the manufacturers.  I was stunned that it was from the '30s.  3 headlights, tail fin, suicide doors AND V-8 power!



Chrysler Airflow is a runner up.

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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2019, 01:18:41 PM »
Cool!

Reminds me of a Tatra 77.  Only time I ever saw one was in Seattle in the early '80s when aerodynamic cars were just starting to come from the manufacturers.  I was stunned that it was from the '30s.  3 headlights, tail fin, suicide doors AND V-8 power!



Chrysler Airflow is a runner up.


YES!!! Two more great cars!!!  ...and let's not forget the legendary TUCKER! Another creation that was way ahead of its time!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley:





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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2019, 02:08:30 PM »
Look, here comes LowRyter now!


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« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2019, 02:10:01 PM »
Anybody here need a beer?


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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2019, 05:00:00 PM »
Look, here comes LowRyter now!



That is awesome.  What a way to travel.  Hopefully it's a toy hauler. 
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« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2019, 05:25:54 PM »
A lot of people actually owned these as practical, functional cars not many years ago.

Wish I had one ... Citroen DS



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« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2019, 07:58:04 AM »
I'll go with the Manatee JJ.
John, another very interesting vehicle. Front wheel drive and rear wheel steering, and looks to seat at least 4. Oh, and did I mention streamlined.
I would enjoy seeing both at a car show!
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Re: Today's FUNKY vintage classic car
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2019, 08:06:24 AM »
A lot of people actually owned these as practical, functional cars not many years ago.

Wish I had one ... Citroen DS



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Although funky looking...these were quite the touring sedan!  Air suspension with powerful Maseratti engine, yes? :thumb: :cool: :smiley:
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« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2019, 08:14:44 AM »
JJ that particular model had a 4 cyl Citroen engine.

You're thinking of the SM model that Burt Reynolds destroyed in the "Longest Yard"

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« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2019, 08:25:06 AM »
JJ that particular model had a 4 cyl Citroen engine.

You're thinking of the SM model that Burt Reynolds destroyed in the "Longest Yard"



YES!!!  The Citroen SM!! :thumb: :cool: :wink:





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« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2019, 08:37:54 AM »
 Buckies blimp did not handle safely as it proved by showing that it had a propensity to rollover like a dog.
 I had a Citroen D speciallike the one pictured except that it was red.  Best driving car that I ever had.  Better than either of my Mercedes.
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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2019, 09:55:15 AM »
WOW!!!  $2.4 "BILLION" in pre-orders?!? :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: 

Is that correct?!?  That's a lot of lettuce!!

From the posted link:

"Meet the Solo -- a one-seater vehicle made by Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corp. that costs $15,500. By December, 5,000 will be zipping around the streets of Los Angeles, with an additional 70,000 to be delivered over the next two years across the West Coast. Electra Meccanica may have a market value of just $140 million, yet it has $2.4 billion in pre-orders. The stock more than tripled in New York Wednesday."

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« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2019, 10:15:55 AM »
What could be more aero than a Messerschmitt? The Kabinenroller KR200 from the early sixties even had a aircraft-style canopy and a yoke steering wheel:

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« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2019, 10:22:03 AM »
What could be more aero than a Messerschmitt? The Kabinenroller KR200 from the early sixties even had a aircraft-style canopy and a yoke steering wheel:

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YES!!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley: - - - and with its little engine to motor it about!! :laugh: :grin: :wink:



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« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2019, 12:04:48 PM »
How about THIS  rare, classic Aerodynamic beauty!!





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« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2019, 12:18:32 PM »
 W/O using googlefu , what is the most aerodynamic production car ever built ? I'm guessing the Honda Insight is at the top of the list .

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« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2019, 12:31:37 PM »
Tesla...Prius, perhaps.
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