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1958 Ford La Galaxie — an amazing vehicle!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I read that too, Pye-rate. I think this is what the image on the radar screen looked like. Shocked


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pye-Rate wrote:
Those aren't pedestrian skewers, they're working radar antennas. Distance to objects in front of you were displayed on a screen in the dash.

The Booby Darin car is Glorious!

If you do it right, then they're radar antennas AND pedestrian skewers! Twisted Evil

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found this new picture of the 1958 Ford LaGalaxie. I hope this color isn't correct, 'cause it kinda sucks. Sad

But the car is gorgeous! Very Happy




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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They just don't make 'em like that anymore. In fact, they never did; not for the masses, anyway. Sometimes I get so frustrated by these brand-name concept cars because it's like the designers are teasing us by showing us what we'll never get from the companies they work for.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I know what you mean, but I must admit that cars today are packed with amazing technology. And the dashboards look about as futuristic as the LaGalaxy.



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Krel wrote:
The Ford FX-Atmos, I love that design. I especially love the pedestrian skewers on the front of the car.

I am also loving this thread. I have never seen most of these photos.

I love the old concept car designs.

I'm sure you've visited All Sci-Fi's Gallery 8 - "Future Cars" from the 1950s, 1960s — and today!

You'll see all the images of concept cars I've discovered from years of searching various websites.

Enjoy! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pye-Rate wrote:
The Booby Darin car is Glorious!

If by "glorious" you mean "overdone and garish," I agree. The thing looks like something designed by Virgil Exner when he had a whopping hangover.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, the "RND" picture is obviously a version of the PRNDL transmission shift buttons from the old Rambler.



Only without the P and L!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gord Green wrote:
Well, the "RND" picture is obviously a version of the PRNDL transmission shift buttons from the old Rambler.

Only without the P and L!

Lots of cars had pushbutton automatic transmissions in the 1950s. In fact, GM was the only major automaker that didn't have one.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even today most cars have a computer link to the transmission. The old physical linkage dosen't exist. I found that out the hard way when my transmission computer chip went crazy on my Suzuki and dropped me out to neutral in the middle of traffic one day. I could only drive in first or second gear and couldn't budge in drive!

Still, that Galaxie is one heck of a retro nightmare beauty!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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"The Booby Darin car is Glorious!"

Scrolling back, I was kind of disappointed to find the car in question was loved by Mr Bobby Darin... Surprised
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gord Green wrote:
Even today most cars have a computer link to the transmission. The old physical linkage dosen't exist. I found that out the hard way when my transmission computer chip went crazy on my Suzuki and dropped me out to neutral in the middle of traffic one day. I could only drive in first or second gear and couldn't budge in drive!

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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2019 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any idea what the missing image is?


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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I think it was just an image I removed from Imgur but forgot to delete from the post. Thanks for calling it to my attention, Eadie. I fixed the original post.

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