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May 23, 2020 17:20:35   #
permafrost Loc: Minnesota
 
lindajoy wrote:
That 1938 model designed by buckminster fuller, is really cool.. Was it functional and used? Sell many??


Such a fun looking "car".. it was a piece of art.. that was one of the poorest designs for a car ever..

Only 3 were made and all 3 sold.. one still exists..

from wickie...

The Dymaxion car was designed by American inventor Buckminster Fuller during the Great Depression and featured prominently at Chicago's 1933/1934 World's Fair.[4] Fuller built three experimental prototypes with naval architect Starling Burgess – using donated money as well as a family inheritance[5][6] – to explore not an automobile per se, but the 'ground-taxiing phase' of a vehicle that might one day be designed to fly, land and drive – an "Omni-Medium T***sport".[7] Fuller associated the word Dymaxion with much of his work, a portmanteau of the words dynamic, maximum, and tension,[8] to summarize his goal to do more with less.[9]

The Dymaxion's aerodynamic bodywork was designed for increased fuel efficiency and top speed, and its platform featured a lightweight hinged chassis, rear-mounted V8 engine, front-wheel drive (a rare RF layout), and three wheels. With steering via its third wheel at the rear (capable of 90° steering lock), the vehicle could steer itself in a tight circle, often causing a sensation.[10][11] Fuller noted severe limitations in its handling, especially at high speed or in high wind, due to its rear-wheel steering (highly unsuitable for anything but low speeds) and the limited understanding of the effects of lift and turbulence on automobile bodies in that era – allowing only trained staff to drive the car and saying it "was an invention that could not be made available to the general public without considerable improvements."[2] Shortly after its launch, a prototype crashed after being hit by another car, k*****g the Dymaxion's driver.[12][13] Subsequent investigations exonerated the prototype.[12]



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May 23, 2020 18:19:23   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
permafrost wrote:
Such a fun looking "car".. it was a piece of art.. that was one of the poorest designs for a car ever..

Only 3 were made and all 3 sold.. one still exists..

from wickie...

The Dymaxion car was designed by American inventor Buckminster Fuller during the Great Depression and featured prominently at Chicago's 1933/1934 World's Fair.[4] Fuller built three experimental prototypes with naval architect Starling Burgess – using donated money as well as a family inheritance[5][6] – to explore not an automobile per se, but the 'ground-taxiing phase' of a vehicle that might one day be designed to fly, land and drive – an "Omni-Medium T***sport".[7] Fuller associated the word Dymaxion with much of his work, a portmanteau of the words dynamic, maximum, and tension,[8] to summarize his goal to do more with less.[9]

The Dymaxion's aerodynamic bodywork was designed for increased fuel efficiency and top speed, and its platform featured a lightweight hinged chassis, rear-mounted V8 engine, front-wheel drive (a rare RF layout), and three wheels. With steering via its third wheel at the rear (capable of 90° steering lock), the vehicle could steer itself in a tight circle, often causing a sensation.[10][11] Fuller noted severe limitations in its handling, especially at high speed or in high wind, due to its rear-wheel steering (highly unsuitable for anything but low speeds) and the limited understanding of the effects of lift and turbulence on automobile bodies in that era – allowing only trained staff to drive the car and saying it "was an invention that could not be made available to the general public without considerable improvements."[2] Shortly after its launch, a prototype crashed after being hit by another car, k*****g the Dymaxion's driver.[12][13] Subsequent investigations exonerated the prototype.[12]
Such a fun looking "car".. it was a piec... (show quote)


Wow, what an imagination!! Can you just imagine what could have been if he had perfected the issues Addressed here....???

I thought it was some kind of Winnebago or something of that nature where you could travel and stay in it by the looks of it.

Thank You for the article, enjoyed reading it and learning something new..👍👍👍

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May 23, 2020 20:58:46   #
permafrost Loc: Minnesota
 
lindajoy wrote:
Wow, what an imagination!! Can you just imagine what could have been if he had perfected the issues Addressed here....???

I thought it was some kind of Winnebago or something of that nature where you could travel and stay in it by the looks of it.

Thank You for the article, enjoyed reading it and learning something new..👍👍👍



He was an awesome man, or at least had awesome ideas..

I knew nothing of this until ran across the photo... He felt people would be able to drive the thing out of a garage, reach the street and take off to fly the thing across the country..

would have been exciting for sure..

He also designed that dome.. probably other things also..

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May 23, 2020 21:25:34   #
lindajoy Loc: right here with you....
 
permafrost wrote:
He was an awesome man, or at least had awesome ideas..

I knew nothing of this until ran across the photo... He felt people would be able to drive the thing out of a garage, reach the street and take off to fly the thing across the country..

would have been exciting for sure..

He also designed that dome.. probably other things also..


Oh I’m sure he did... Probably one of those minds that never turned off.

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May 24, 2020 00:59:07   #
Kickaha Loc: Nebraska
 
permafrost wrote:
Such a fun looking "car".. it was a piece of art.. that was one of the poorest designs for a car ever..

Only 3 were made and all 3 sold.. one still exists..

from wickie...

The Dymaxion car was designed by American inventor Buckminster Fuller during the Great Depression and featured prominently at Chicago's 1933/1934 World's Fair.[4] Fuller built three experimental prototypes with naval architect Starling Burgess – using donated money as well as a family inheritance[5][6] – to explore not an automobile per se, but the 'ground-taxiing phase' of a vehicle that might one day be designed to fly, land and drive – an "Omni-Medium T***sport".[7] Fuller associated the word Dymaxion with much of his work, a portmanteau of the words dynamic, maximum, and tension,[8] to summarize his goal to do more with less.[9]

The Dymaxion's aerodynamic bodywork was designed for increased fuel efficiency and top speed, and its platform featured a lightweight hinged chassis, rear-mounted V8 engine, front-wheel drive (a rare RF layout), and three wheels. With steering via its third wheel at the rear (capable of 90° steering lock), the vehicle could steer itself in a tight circle, often causing a sensation.[10][11] Fuller noted severe limitations in its handling, especially at high speed or in high wind, due to its rear-wheel steering (highly unsuitable for anything but low speeds) and the limited understanding of the effects of lift and turbulence on automobile bodies in that era – allowing only trained staff to drive the car and saying it "was an invention that could not be made available to the general public without considerable improvements."[2] Shortly after its launch, a prototype crashed after being hit by another car, k*****g the Dymaxion's driver.[12][13] Subsequent investigations exonerated the prototype.[12]
Such a fun looking "car".. it was a piec... (show quote)

Enjoyed the post. There are so many cool vehicles that were totally impractical. It is always good to learn the stories of some of them.

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May 24, 2020 10:01:18   #
permafrost Loc: Minnesota
 
Kickaha wrote:
Enjoyed the post. There are so many cool vehicles that were totally impractical. It is always good to learn the stories of some of them.



I have been getting quite a few of these.. an old high school buddy now living New Mexico.. Never knew these even existed..

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