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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: JJ on February 17, 2019, 10:10:02 AM
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Never heard of this one! 1937 Airomobile!!
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What's old is new again:
The Solo by Electra Meccanica Vehicles with $2.4 billion in pre-orders:
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-12/tesla-s-latest-competitor-is-a-15-500-electric-three-wheeler?srnd=hyperdrive (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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WOW!!! $2.4 "BILLION" in pre-orders?!? :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Is that correct?!? That's a lot of lettuce!!
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Perhaps the original Whale Tail JJ. :grin:
There is something I have never seen before, either in reality or pics.
John Henry
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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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I'll see your Aerocar and raise it with Buckmisnter Fuller's Dynamixion
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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!
John Henry
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I want one!
-AJ
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Right on LowRyter!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley: Now THAT car in 1933, was WAY ahead of its time!! :wink: :thumb: :cool:
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Yeah, I'll take the Dymaxion!
(who took my wings!?)
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After all , a fish is the most aerodynamic shape possible , so ...
Dusty
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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!
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Chrysler Airflow is a runner up.
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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!
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Chrysler Airflow is a runner up.
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2007/07/08/automobiles/600-airflow.jpg)
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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Look, here comes LowRyter now!
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Anybody here need a beer?
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Look, here comes LowRyter now!
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That is awesome. What a way to travel. Hopefully it's a toy hauler.
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A lot of people actually owned these as practical, functional cars not many years ago.
Wish I had one ... Citroen DS
(https://photos.smugmug.com/General/i-3VJgtxv/0/56a7b7a0/O/1969_citroen_ds-pic-38256-1600x1200.jpg) (https://lannisselz.smugmug.com/General/i-3VJgtxv/A)
Lannis
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1914 Alfa
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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!
John Henry
Rear wheel steering, Yikes!! Anyone who's operated a forklift for any amount of time knows how stable rear wheel steering is at speed...
Larry
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A lot of people actually owned these as practical, functional cars not many years ago.
Wish I had one ... Citroen DS
(https://photos.smugmug.com/General/i-3VJgtxv/0/56a7b7a0/O/1969_citroen_ds-pic-38256-1600x1200.jpg) (https://lannisselz.smugmug.com/General/i-3VJgtxv/A)
Lannis
Although funky looking...these were quite the touring sedan! Air suspension with powerful Maseratti engine, yes? :thumb: :cool: :smiley:
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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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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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YES!!! The Citroen SM!! :thumb: :cool: :wink:
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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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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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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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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:
(https://i.ibb.co/5RMBy4x/IMG-0427.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JsB54tF)
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YES!!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley: - - - and with its little engine to motor it about!! :laugh: :grin: :wink:
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How about THIS rare, classic Aerodynamic beauty!!
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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 .
Dusty
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Tesla...Prius, perhaps.
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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 .
Dusty
Volkswagen XL1. Limited production, but still "production".
https://bringatrailer.com/2018/10/23/one-of-250-250-mpg-2015-volkswagen-xl1/
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Man I love all of these. That VW would suit me just fine.
-AJ
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Back in 2014, at the famous Barrett-Jackson car auction, I saw and sat in this 3-wheeled ELEO. They were supposedly going to be manufactured in Phoenix and retail for about $8500. :shocked: :huh: :rolleyes:
Don't know what ever happened to them, but I suspect the many ELECTRIC vehicles coming out and to market will now surpass what they were trying to achieve... :wink:
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the Citoren DS, argued by many to be the single most advanced leap in production vehicles in a single model.
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:thumb: :cool: :wink:
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My late father always liked these...1963 Studebaker AVANTI
...me? Not so much, although the design was arguably very interesting... :cool:
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I think the Avanti was just wonderful. That and the '53 Starlight Coupe.
I've never ridden in either one but they were styled way ahead IMO.
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I think the Avanti was just wonderful. That and the '53 Starlight Coupe.
I've never ridden in either one but they were styled way ahead IMO.
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Now THAT is fabulous! Also always liked the Golden Hawk, remember? :thumb: :cool: :smiley: