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Bud Brewster
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Yes, I read that too, Pye-rate. I think this is what the image on the radar screen looked like. 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| 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! 
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Bud Brewster
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I found this new picture of the 1958 Ford LaGalaxie. I hope this color isn't correct, 'cause it kinda sucks. 
But the car is gorgeous! 
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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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Bud Brewster
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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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Bud Brewster
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| 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!
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| 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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Gord Green
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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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scotpens
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| 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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Gord Green
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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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| Quote: | | "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...  |
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| 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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Any idea what the missing image is?
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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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