Art Deco on wheels. What a beauty!
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Itâs a subject in âThe History of Dream Cars: The Definitive Storyâ, 2006 a documentary.
It also popped up in âThe Young in Heartâ (1938).
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Fishing line also works to remove the emblems. I de-badged my car almost immediately. In some countries, you can order the car without make and model names on it.
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Only one was built.
ETA: The Young in Heart is a great film. Highly reccoâd.
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Considering that the designer died in a car accident attributed to pulling in front of a car he didnât see (driving a different car tho) maybe thatâs just as well.
It doesnât look like this thing would have great forward visibility but the biggest design sin in my mind is that it didnât have door handles, relying instead on electric push-button operated latches. I had no idea that electric door latches went that far back, but if this was the first car to have them then I hate it for that, no matter how pretty it may be.
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Supercars.net shows the interior. Hereâs a closeup of the unusual center gauge!!! âAcceleration % of Gâ? âFeet to Stopâ? Then much more, although illegible. Even if the gauge was just for looks and non-functional, Heinz seemed interested in the field of data now being employed by current vehiclesâ computerized safety systems. And Gâs? Thatâs F1 tech territory.
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Iâm calling âfalse flagâ on that first pic.
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It also gets really bitchy when asked to make turns, which is A Very Basic Function of any sort of vehicle.
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Might make a good classic Batmobile though. Some of those didnât look like they could handle turns either.
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That is certainly true!
The OG Futura on tv, OTOHâŚ
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Tesla Cybertruck Body Panels Are Flying Off While Driving, And This Wrap Shop Owner Figured Out Why
Looks like the adhesive becomes less sticky when itâs cold outside.
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Reportedly, Musk visited the Boeing facility in San Antonio, Texas, last December, intending to find ways to accelerate the production of the VC-25Bs.
âThe idea was that we could just strip out a lot of the military stuff, just give the president a good-looking new airplane to fly in with commercial capabilities and maybe some minimal military upgrades,â an unnamed former Pentagon official told The New York Times.
While that would certainly be feasible, the end result would most likely not fit the Air Force One requirements, including playing its part in the critical âcontinuity of governmentâ mission â which you can read about in-depth here â and operating in the most demanding situations, including a nuclear apocalypse. As well as being hardened against the effects of electromagnetic pulse (EMP), itâs also worth bearing in mind that the VC-25s are equipped with extremely elaborate communications systems and the most capable single self-defense suite against man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), as well as some other threats, found anywhere on the planet.
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Yes, style over substance is clearly the way to go on anything mission critical.
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Wow, itâs amazing to hear that temperature can impact the stickiness and plasticity of critical materials intended to be used in a variety of ambient conditions. This is truly rocket science.
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I know, right? Who knew! I mean, there is no way to test this before going into production, right?
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I can live with it.
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