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26/10/2024 2:49 pm
Built on a Nash Metropolitan chassis, The 1956 Astra-Gnome was commissioned by AMC, designed by Richard Arbib and built by Andrew Mazzara as a vision of the automobile in the year 2000. Like a Swatch, the aluminum panels could be substituted for multiple colors. It was powered by the Metropolitan's 55HP 1.5 liter flat head 4 cylinder with a top speed of 80 mph. As concepts go, the flip up bubble top in 1956 was the essence of futurism. I would kill for a 1/18 model of this car, which now resides in the Petersen Museum.
26/10/2024 4:36 pm
And I suppose the lid on it is the Astra Dome. ®
26/10/2024 4:36 pm
A very cool looking automobile and certainly pretty unique to see on the road. I think I would probably like driving around in this spaceship IC vehicle rather than an electric cybertruck, lol !
26/10/2024 6:42 pm
@paul-rouffa Lol....someone had to say it Paul!
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26/10/2024 9:00 pm
Pretty wild for a 2000. 😬 😬 I see alot of Buick Riviera in that front end... Hard to believe underneath lies this thing! 😯
OMG, 8 hours later...... I just realized, THAT'S NOT a model; that's the real thing! 🙄 🙄 😯 😯
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