Space Age styled cars - Retro Futurism

**nopal 6.0** · 06-22-2008 12:18 PM

1917 Harry Miller's golden submarine -

**brent245** · 06-22-2008 12:25 PM

Quote, originally posted by Spectral »

MCDonalds space age delivery roach coach!!

**Lwize** · 06-22-2008 01:18 PM

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Weber GT!

**Spectral** · 06-22-2008 02:37 PM

Not old, but spacey for sure.

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**Spectral** · 06-22-2008 02:58 PM

Modified by Spectral at 2:02 PM 6-22-2008

**Spectral** · 06-22-2008 03:13 PM

**BTM** · 06-22-2008 03:22 PM

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is that the infamous maserati trident i see? is this a maserati? [/head asplode]

**BRealistic** · 06-22-2008 03:27 PM

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is that the infamous maserati trident i see? is this a maserati? [/head asplode]

That's a Peel Trident (based on the Peel P50). You don't watch Top Gear, do you?

To me it looks like a Fischer Price toy for kids. Not sure why it would be seen an Futurism, unless being crammed in a sardine box without a/c with a sunlight focusing glass canopy is the future of automobiles.

**Son** · 06-22-2008 03:30 PM

**dj_wawa** · 06-22-2008 03:45 PM

This thread owns so hard!

I especially like that one, I'd rock this if it was made with modern materials and had some oomph, as long as it kept the original styling how cool would that be

**BRealistic** · 06-22-2008 03:49 PM

A very cool old TV show car.

Modified by BRealistic at 3:52 PM 6/22/2008

**BRealistic** · 06-22-2008 04:02 PM

http://www.netcarshow.com/asto...t_car/

EDIT- crap, I hate how you can't tell it's going to block linked images after you load each one and post the link.

Modified by BRealistic at 8:03 PM 6/22/2008

**pat_ernzen** · 06-22-2008 06:24 PM

Quote, originally posted by Spectral »

I definitely wouldn't call that space age styled... unless you consider 1930s France the space age.

How could I have forgot to mention the Moonster?

**DedRok** · 06-22-2008 06:28 PM

This looks awesome!!

**BattleRabbit** · 06-22-2008 08:29 PM

Quote, originally posted by vwlarry »

It's "spacey" all right; the Aurora "Safety Car" of the 1950s.

I think they are related.

**Pretzellogic** · 06-22-2008 09:02 PM

When I was in grade school, our school library had a book that was filled with the optimistic space-age designs of the fifties. It had the Firebirds, the Nucleon, and many others.

I've been looking for a copy for a while now, and I'm thinking this thread might jog some memories. Anyone remember the title?

**Supraman2JZ** · 06-22-2008 09:15 PM

hope im not derailing this thread, but i really liked these when i was a kid

mustang mach III

89 camaro concept

ItalDesign Corvette

89 pontiac feiro prototype

64 pontiac banshee

88 poncho Banshee

**Spectral** · 06-22-2008 09:25 PM

^^those don't really fit the thread^^

Ford Gyron:

Pontiac Cirrus:

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**BrewtownDUB** · 06-22-2008 09:43 PM

**Supraman2JZ** · 06-22-2008 09:47 PM

lol ok then my bad....

**anarchyx34** · 06-22-2008 10:00 PM

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4 HUGE GRILLES! I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER FINALLY!

I guess I'm the only one who LOL'd.

**golf2k87** · 06-22-2008 10:49 PM

The one and only...

**JettA4show** · 06-23-2008 02:35 AM

Do you remember this race?

**Rukh** · 06-23-2008 03:47 AM

**itskmill06** · 06-23-2008 04:21 AM

Quote, originally posted by Spectral »

pretty sure there is one of these at Space Age Paints in Tempe. Really

**itskmill06** · 06-23-2008 04:27 AM

Quote, originally posted by Supraman2JZ »

88 poncho Banshee

is this a Rageous?

**vwlarry** · 06-23-2008 04:28 AM

1921 Rumpler Tropfenwagen ("teardrop car") from Germany:

1938 proposal (not built) for future car by American designer Walter Dorwin Teague (the 1930s were rife with futuristic car designs):

**Spectral** · 06-23-2008 07:37 AM

**TurboWraith** · 06-23-2008 07:50 AM

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I had a hotwheels car of that one.

And, WTF is with all the 'baby' talk around here latley? Are we not literate enough to type out a coherent sentence?

Or, I can't has grammAr!!

**Egz** · 06-23-2008 08:16 AM

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And, WTF is with all the 'baby' talk around here latley? Are we not literate enough to type out a coherent sentence?

Or, I can't has grammAr!!

Not baby, LOLcatz. Get with the program.

**Spectral** · 06-23-2008 08:47 AM

Quote, originally posted by BRealistic »

That's a Peel Trident (based on the Peel P50). You don't watch Top Gear, do you?

To me it looks like a Fischer Price toy for kids. Not sure why it would be seen an Futurism, unless being crammed in a sardine box without a/c with a sunlight focusing glass canopy is the future of automobiles.

Here is a better example:

Looks very Space Age to me.

**Spectral** · 06-23-2008 08:55 AM

**speedbump2** · 06-23-2008 09:09 AM

The future car from Woody Allen's movie "Sleeper"

--Chuck--

**axe** · 06-23-2008 09:11 AM

The Auto Union Type C Streamliner looked quite futuristic.

**TheSpatulaOfLove** · 06-23-2008 09:48 AM

Top notch thread!

Sometimes we get a peek at Big 3 concepts of yore at Woodward Dream Cruise in August. Another place to find auto-gems is at the Henry Ford Museum.

...And I completely agree with TurboWraith - this Lolcatz crap has GOT to come to an end. It's so pathetic to see grown men talk like babbling idiots. It was mildly funny when it was new - now it's so overplayed like an RIAA moneymaker.

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