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Old 11-14-2014, 12:04 PM
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There were many concept cars that I enjoy viewing. But that Cadillac Cyclone is just grotesque!
Notice the similarity to the Firebird Concept.


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Old 11-14-2014, 12:14 PM
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Notice the similarity to the Firebird Concept.
That was the first thing I thought of too.

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Old 11-14-2014, 12:42 PM
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I think I'd drive either one before I'd be caught in this one though....
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Old 11-14-2014, 01:00 PM
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I think I'd drive either one before I'd be caught in this one though....
Ford X2000

I spotted the 1957 Ford hubcaps and found this in Wikipedia. Alex Tremulis was a great designer who had a hand in designing the Tucker car. Can't believe he did this joke of a car.
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In 1957, as a Ford employee, Tremulis was assigned the task of designing the car that "he believed we would be driving in the year 2000". Tremulis drew up plans and made a clay model of the Ford X-2000, a concept that would later be brought to life in the form of a working prototype in 1999 by UK customiser Andy Saunders, who showed it at car shows in 1999 and 2000.

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I spotted the 1957 Ford hubcaps and found this in Wikipedia. Alex Tremulis was a great designer who had a hand in designing the Tucker car. Can't believe he did this joke of a car.
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In 1957, as a Ford employee, Tremulis was assigned the task of designing the car that "he believed we would be driving in the year 2000". Tremulis drew up plans and made a clay model of the Ford X-2000, a concept that would later be brought to life in the form of a working prototype in 1999 by UK customiser Andy Saunders, who showed it at car shows in 1999 and 2000.
Has modern radial tires...

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Old 11-14-2014, 02:02 PM
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Has modern radial tires...
'Cause it was built in 1999...it was just DESIGNED in the '50s. Would have been a nice touch if he'd added period correct rubber though.
I didn't know anything about the car until reading what ynobil just pasted into his post. I did guess from the name though that the designer probably thought we'd be driving something similar in the year 2000.
I'll bet that he also thought that those pods at the rear would be for rocket propulsion...and that it probably wouldn't need wheels since everyone would be flying around by then.

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Old 11-15-2014, 11:37 AM
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Wow, that Ford looks like something designed by Barris, or perhaps Homer Simpson?




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Yeah, pretty strong resemblance.

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Dragsters DO have headlights!

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I never get tired of seeing old photos of Linda.

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I never get tired of seeing old photos of Linda.
or new ones either!!!

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From 1976. My first car,a 49 Chevy Fleetline bought for $200 when I was 14. The other car was a 1937 Packard 110 bought for $600.
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Steve Carbone?

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Old 11-21-2014, 12:44 PM
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I never get tired of seeing old photos of Linda.
I never get tired of seeing Linda. I'd even love another hug from her.

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Met her in Henderson, NC in '13. She signed my friend's shirt. Sad she wasn't around this year.
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Then you need to get some popcorn and refreshment go here...

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I never realized she was a
"petite" 5 footer....

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In 2003 & 2004 I was a participant (60 car) at Muscle Car Madness in York Center. Used to get in early to get car ready for show.. I talked with Linda several times. Very nice classy Lady..I have some autographed stuff somewhere and a pic....Hmmmmm.where is it..

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Yessir, those are the biggest "Dagmars" I've seen in a long time!

This car was sitting in the Design Studio lobby when I drove past just now.

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This car was sitting in the Design Studio lobby when I drove past just now.

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Of all of the great designs that GM turned out in the '50s and '60s, this is the one they chose to inspire the designers of today?

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