If you’re of a certain age like me, you’ll remember the concept cars that Detroit regularly rolled out during the 50’s and 60’s and 70’s. Needle sharp with fins, swept-back lines, and bubble canopies that wouldn’t be out of line on a launch pad, these dream machines were definitely of their time.They exuded optimism about the future. Sometimes they hinted at what Detroit had in mind for the next generation of a production model; other times they were sheer flights of space age fantasy.
Sometimes, I feel misty-eyed and yes, a little deprived that some of these concepts never saw the light of day. But just maybe somewhere, they’re cruising down the highway of some alternate world. You never now.
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1955 Lincoln Futura - later reborn as the Batmobile |
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1959 Cadillac Cyclone: the black cones on the front of the car were designed to cover radar dishes |
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My favourite: The 1961 Ford Gyron |
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1969 Buick Century Cruiser |
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