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26/04/2017 7:02 pm
Models of conceptual show-cars are becoming popular. Anyone remember the Ford Gyron?
It made the show circuit in 1961. It was supposed to travel on two wheels, stabilized with a gyroscope, and had two little wheels for balance when at rest. They look like training wheels. It seated two, who entered via a opening canopy as on a fighter jet, and looked very science-fictional.
Will a model be on the horizon? I'm not really a concpt fan, but i'd buy this one.
Here is a link from Conceptcarz:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z1882/Ford-Gyron-Concept.aspx
26/04/2017 7:42 pm
Ford Gyron 1961
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27/04/2017 1:24 am
Saw it in person
Saw that splendid creation at the very first auto show I ever went to, as a young lad, at the original McCormick Place in Chicago.
Stared at that thing for a long time, transfixed, as a stunningly beautiful model in a futuristic, Judy Jetson-type short, short skirt lovingly described and demonstrated all the remarkable features.
Of the car.
Still can't determine exactly what impressed me most that day, since images of the entire 'display' remain forever seared in my memory.
Brought home a brochure on the Gyron that Ford was nice enough to hand out.
Found out years later that the car was an Alex Tremulis creation.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if the model's space-age short skirt ensemble wasn't his idea, too!
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27/04/2017 6:47 pm
Good stuff John
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29/04/2017 8:01 am
Saw it at my first auto show, too at NYC Colliseum and was mesmerized by the spectacular display as well. It showed how the cockpit opened, the retractable "training wheels", and the headlights which spanned the front end. And even as little kids looks like we appreciated those little outfits ....