In 1959, General Motors (GM) unveiled the Firebird III, the third iteration in its series of concept cars, at theGM Motorama event. Boasting a futuristic and aerodynamic design, the Firebird III featured seven short wings and tail fins, along with a distinctive double-bubble canopy.
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Whatevster@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 149d
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 149d
perishthethought@piefed.social · 2 pts · 149d
(I knew this was coming...)
When I was younger, I thought they just needed to give Homer's car a chance, out on the road. I still do.
llamatron@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
That looks lethal. Like it would lift off the ground at high speed.
harmbugler@piefed.social · 7 pts · 149d
While slicing pedestrians and cyclists clean in half.
perishthethought@piefed.social · 1 pts · 149d
It's so crazy, I was sure this was ai generated for about 15 minutes, but nope. I guess that's just how concept cars are?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 149d
Bubble cars were a thing in the 50s car shows, trying to make cars look like fighter jets.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Yup, and every single one of them was a fucking microwave on wheels. People don't realize why sitting under a glass dome is unpleasant somehow.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 149d
Failing that, it'll at least cook the occupants alive in the sun.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
Could the driver and passenger actually talk?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 149d
That's a feature for married couples. Also: fart proof.
RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 149d
Did they make a family version with a rear children bubble?
perishthethought@piefed.social · 3 pts · 149d
No, it's meant to work like the cones of silence on Get Smart.
Sarcasmo@piefed.social · 3 pts · 149d
Is that Jane Jetson?
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d
I love the insanity of these types of cars. Aesthetically so much fun!
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Let's make the fenders sharp! like, really sharp, so you don't just hit people, you cleave them!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 149d
There was an entire era of bubble car prototypes
klu9@piefed.social · 1 pts · 149d
Wow!
HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 149d
where these areodynamic? like were they more energy efficient.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 149d
They didn't even run.