tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post8191073975513389356..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Bubble-Top Car (1948)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-53667036236046322742008-06-08T14:18:00.000-04:002008-06-08T14:18:00.000-04:00I remember seeing a Ford two-door hardtop (a 1956 ...I remember seeing a Ford two-door hardtop (a 1956 Victoria, I believe) with a domelike Plexiglas front roof section that ended in a big chrome strip across the roof. The Plexiglas was heavily tinted (no A/C on most cars back then). And you sure wouldn't want to roll the car. I think the closest we get to a bubbletop these days is a sunroof, unless you count Donald Fagen's imaginary "cool rolling bubble" with the hydroponic garden and decaf coffee machine in his "Kamakiriad" concept-CD (1993) -- come to think of it, his single "IGY" (from "The Nightfly," 1982) was totally paleofuturistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-29512554618935691092008-06-07T09:18:00.000-04:002008-06-07T09:18:00.000-04:00My first thought was, "O.K., only a man can handle...My first thought was, "O.K., only a man can handle a task like driving a car...but that's fine, because the little lady needs to pay attention to making breakfast." The natural progression of my thought was that it wouldn't be any better if they had put the woman in the driver's seat and let the man sit in back dining while his 'helpmate' took care of his every need.<BR/><BR/>I'll buy the one where there's a robot driving and I get to hang in the back with my woman.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-83827919111275959402008-06-06T14:18:00.000-04:002008-06-06T14:18:00.000-04:00I really like the table (not to mention added leg ...I really like the table (not to mention added leg room because of the table) in the back seat. It's a bummer that crash standards probably wouldn't allow one there, because I could see a great use for one. Kids snacking in the back, card or travel board games on long trips, a laptop computer to watch movies or work. Maybe a table that collapses in a wreck as the airbags are being deployed, to take away the dangerous "guillotine" action that wutzke spoke of? Again, I really like this idea for long trips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-58574324770798675952008-06-06T13:56:00.000-04:002008-06-06T13:56:00.000-04:00The engine is in the back. That's luggage in an an...The engine is in the back. That's luggage in an an up-front trunk.<BR/><BR/>The guy is apparently using a cell phone!andyrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159984168903728374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-11497801164270048732008-06-05T11:03:00.000-04:002008-06-05T11:03:00.000-04:00Boy that back seat table's going to be a real guil...Boy that back seat table's going to be a real guillotine in a crash!<BR/><BR/>The schematic offers a few more funnies -- apparently the engine is a set of stacked stereo components, while some kind of tank discharges sand in front of the rear wheels (presumably for traction).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com